Users online have reported that some landlines still allow them to use their rotary phones. Rotary phones use what is known ...

We suspect kids today — and some adults — are confused about phone terminology. In today’s world, “hanging up” and “dialing,” for example, are abstract words without the physical reference that older ...

[Yaymukund] made an interesting observation. Old-style rotary phones were made to last and made for service. Why? Because you didn’t own them, the phone company did. There was no advantage for them ...

Janet McFetridge says the act of dialing a rotary phone really takes her back. "You’re at church and you’re calling for a ride home and so you dial that number and I’ll bet almost all of us remember ...

Dialing a rotary phone, waiting for a page to load, sending a handwritten letter. Before instant messaging, streaming, and 24/7 notifications, life naturally required patience and presence. According ...