My new phone

[Barman]

Of course it's a sign of he times that 6 year olds are now almost expected to have a phone.  Was talking to a teacher at the weekend, her view is no issue as long as they do not use them in the classroom or for bullying and it's the camera that becomes the problem

I must have been 12 or 13 before we got a land-line...

[Steve]

Of course it's a sign of he times that 6 year olds are now almost expected to have a phone.  Was talking to a teacher at the weekend, her view is no issue as long as they do not use them in the classroom or for bullying and it's the camera that becomes the problem

I must have been 12 or 13 before we got a land-line...

You were lucky!

Not til I was 17     

[Barman]

Of course it's a sign of he times that 6 year olds are now almost expected to have a phone.  Was talking to a teacher at the weekend, her view is no issue as long as they do not use them in the classroom or for bullying and it's the camera that becomes the problem

I must have been 12 or 13 before we got a land-line...

You were lucky!

Not til I was 17 

 

I remember going down the phone box with my four pennies... I only knew one person that actually had a telephone in the house... 

[Steve]

Of course it's a sign of he times that 6 year olds are now almost expected to have a phone.  Was talking to a teacher at the weekend, her view is no issue as long as they do not use them in the classroom or for bullying and it's the camera that becomes the problem

I must have been 12 or 13 before we got a land-line...

You were lucky!

Not til I was 17 

 

I remember going down the phone box with my four pennies... I only knew one person that actually had a telephone in the house... 

press button A, press button B.  What a pallaver that was

I blame the break up with my first real girlfriend on not having a phone at home.  Well that and that I was a bit of an erk with no money at the time and she (eventually) turned out to be gay. 

  nope, twas 100% the no phone to blame   

[apc2010]

Of course it's a sign of he times that 6 year olds are now almost expected to have a phone.  Was talking to a teacher at the weekend, her view is no issue as long as they do not use them in the classroom or for bullying and it's the camera that becomes the problem

I must have been 12 or 13 before we got a land-line...

You were lucky!

Not til I was 17 

 

I remember going down the phone box with my four pennies... I only knew one person that actually had a telephone in the house... 

press button A, press button B.  What a pallaver that was

I blame the break up with my first real girlfriend on not having a phone at home.  Well that and that I was a bit of an erk with no money at the time and she (eventually) turned out to be gay. 

  nope, twas 100% the no phone to blame   

Had a "party" line ( I think it was called ?? )..so sometimes next door where on phone when you picked up to call ...

[Steve]

Of course it's a sign of he times that 6 year olds are now almost expected to have a phone.  Was talking to a teacher at the weekend, her view is no issue as long as they do not use them in the classroom or for bullying and it's the camera that becomes the problem

I must have been 12 or 13 before we got a land-line...

You were lucky!

Not til I was 17 

 

I remember going down the phone box with my four pennies... I only knew one person that actually had a telephone in the house... 

press button A, press button B.  What a pallaver that was

I blame the break up with my first real girlfriend on not having a phone at home.  Well that and that I was a bit of an erk with no money at the time and she (eventually) turned out to be gay. 

  nope, twas 100% the no phone to blame   

Had a "party" line ( I think it was called ?? )..so sometimes next door where on phone when you picked up to call ...

We had one of those for a time, choice was that or no phone line.  What a stone age idiocy that was.  But you try explaining it to the youfs of today

[apc2010]

Of course it's a sign of he times that 6 year olds are now almost expected to have a phone.  Was talking to a teacher at the weekend, her view is no issue as long as they do not use them in the classroom or for bullying and it's the camera that becomes the problem

I must have been 12 or 13 before we got a land-line...

You were lucky!

Not til I was 17 

 

I remember going down the phone box with my four pennies... I only knew one person that actually had a telephone in the house... 

press button A, press button B.  What a pallaver that was

I blame the break up with my first real girlfriend on not having a phone at home.  Well that and that I was a bit of an erk with no money at the time and she (eventually) turned out to be gay. 

  nope, twas 100% the no phone to blame   

Had a "party" line ( I think it was called ?? )..so sometimes next door where on phone when you picked up to call ...

We had one of those for a time, choice was that or no phone line.  What a stone age idiocy that was.  But you try explaining it to the youfs of today

 

[Miss Demeanour]

And those phone locks that could be opened with a nail file 

The hours I spent in the hallway on the phone 

[apc2010]

Of course it's a sign of he times that 6 year olds are now almost expected to have a phone.  Was talking to a teacher at the weekend, her view is no issue as long as they do not use them in the classroom or for bullying and it's the camera that becomes the problem

I must have been 12 or 13 before we got a land-line...

You were lucky!

Not til I was 17 

 

I remember going down the phone box with my four pennies... I only knew one person that actually had a telephone in the house... 

That is just a lack of friends ..nothing to do with phones ...

[Barman]

Of course it's a sign of he times that 6 year olds are now almost expected to have a phone.  Was talking to a teacher at the weekend, her view is no issue as long as they do not use them in the classroom or for bullying and it's the camera that becomes the problem

I must have been 12 or 13 before we got a land-line...

You were lucky!

Not til I was 17 

 

I remember going down the phone box with my four pennies... I only knew one person that actually had a telephone in the house... 

That is just a lack of friends ..nothing to do with phones ...

 

[Darwins Selection]

Right into the early 70's, the Newbury area didn't have direct dialling. We had what looked like a normal "modern" phone but with no dial.



You lifted the handset and, after a few seconds, a lady said "Number Please".

[Grumpmeister]

Right into the early 70's, the Newbury area didn't have direct dialling. We had what looked like a normal "modern" phone but with no dial.



You lifted the handset and, after a few seconds, a lady said "Number Please".

 

[Barman]

Right into the early 70's, the Newbury area didn't have direct dialling. We had what looked like a normal "modern" phone but with no dial.



You lifted the handset and, after a few seconds, a lady said "Number Please".

 

[Nick]

Question

Vodafone says I am due for a phone upgrade (iPhone11) and I talked them into giving me a £5 a month tarriff reduction AND the new phone free of charge. It arrives tomorrow.

Can't be arsed to set up a new phone that I don't want, so thinking of flogging it online. How to do this and how much to ask (Flea Bay or other?)

[apc2010]

Question

Vodafone says I am due for a phone upgrade (iPhone11) and I talked them into giving me a £5 a month tarriff reduction AND the new phone free of charge. It arrives tomorrow.

Can't be arsed to set up a new phone that I don't want, so thinking of flogging it online. How to do this and how much to ask (Flea Bay or other?)

A pressie .....