@saint: In the soviet era, some phones had no dial, keypad, or buttons. They were designed this way intentionally to only receive calls, not make them.

Agamaulli :

In fact, you could make calls with them, but instead of using the classic drum dial, you had to literally tap the numbers one by one using the button located under the phone receiver

🥕feastbeast🥕 :

saint is tiktok

virtuabox :

still life telephone

яишинка на торте :

Brynneleigh :

Ok? Their phone lines prob worked differently. Like picking up the phone would direct it to the operator then you’d tell them who you liked to call. Simpler, more durable design since there weren’t automatic switches.

VovatsE :

I actually have two of these

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿☭Plant🔻 :

these were only in government buildings and they connected to an operator so you couldn't make unauthorised calls

Rofl :

It was actually speech activated

DJEDIVER :

Поднимаешь трубку и просишь оператора соеденить с абонентом

Leyland :

that is false

Flamen _k8 :

ало

Siege777 :

call me

rlsangre :

Silly me thought they were backwards

articos :

Самое смешное, то что на нашей работе есть такой аппарат. Снимаешь трубку, на той стороне звонок.

бейби край :

😂😂😂