How to Use a Telephone - 1927 Documentary

[@basinstreetdesign5206]

I grew up with the black dial telephone. Even being able to put a call on "hold" was a strange luxury in the 1960's. It astounds me now that young people nowadays would actually need to see this doc to understand how to use the old dial phone.

[@jockoharpo2622]

When my dad got a wrong number incoming he would tell them they must have put their finger in the wrong hole.

[@sammysoppy3361]

Why does this have the most dramatic and depressing music ever lmao

[@WoahNiceCrocs]

steph soppanish XD

[@Neelt2001]

It's foreshadowing the death of telephones in the 21st century.

[@Enochulate88]

So was the past that's why

[@jockoharpo2622]

Because everybody saw things in black and white then color was invented.

[@faheyplayer]

So Suzy could finally have a world wide audience, on that cassette.

[@osvalcs_]

It's astounding this documental is almost 100 years old

[@cellytron]

When my family moved into my grandma's house in 2004, the phone upstairs was an old rotary phone from the 60s or so. For about 2 years I continued to use it. At first I was really bad at dialing with it, and could have used this instructional video!

[@scott3805]

When is this device going to be available? And will this end the telegraph?

[@alexmontgomery255]

I remember having to wait up to one hour to get a line to my family in Argentina in the ‘60s and early ‘70s.

[@choudharyrk2404]

true

[@TomboyCEO]

Finally! I can now use these new-fangled devices!

[@hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156]

I'm really enjoying the second part, seeing how the original first cables were installed with the huge plows across fields and forests, very impressive!

[@DecipherEncrypted]

I actually never knew how to use these types of telephones. Thanks.

[@Vyansya]

Same

[@howzhwz]

Me too, this video really helped me

[@perrybarton]

In later decades, you would dial 411 to reach Information, rather than dialing 8.

[@alphonsocarioti512]

I found this very helpful and exciting. No more talking to operators!

[@Psychodermia]

Where's the part about how to take a photograph with it?

[@BeckVMH]

Grew up in the 60s and for years still always hated getting that dreaded “busy signal.”

[@roysterfutrell8889]

Through the early to mid 20th century these advancements were viewed with amazement and their affect on quality of life was understood and appreciated. People knew hardship because they lived it. Everyone did. No exceptions. Now people born since 1980 say, live every moment of their lives floating in a sea of every kind of high tech gadgetry. It is accepted as normal and something they have a right to expect. I cant explain exactly why, but this makes me feel uneasy. A very big fall could happen and I dont think the average American could handle it.

[@purplev2791]

I hate to break your thoughts, but it's not like mankind always existed with the technology the 20th century began with. An average human being of the mid 20th century accepted the newest everyday advantages of those days as normal, too. Every generation evolves and every new generation profits from these accomplishments. What you're saying has always been said and will always be said.

[@markolinostyle]

I read your comment and I think I understand you. I'm not from the USA (Spaniard actually), but I'm from that generation you're talking about. I VOLUNTARILY served as a missionary for two years for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 2008-2010 (the standard period a missionary serves). During my time we were allowed to connect to the internet for 1 hour a week for the exclusive purpose of sending emails to the family and friends and were allowed to do a 30-45 minute call to the family only for mother's day and Christmas. I learned a lot from that experience. Long story short: You're right, the average people won't handle it under that scenario. If you think YOU or someone else can, that person should try to be as helpful to their neighbors as possible. Sometimes calming down others would be the simplest way to do it.

[@Someguy8047]

Think about it people... you can pick up a piece of metal and plastic and talk to a person on the other side of the planet. Amazing. We just take it for granted. You can literally talk to the other side of the planet... Crazy.

[@MeaHeaR]

the latust teknologei alow you to be do real times videos two as well

[@CaptchaNeon]

Yeah if you wanted to pay more money than your life is worth. They didn’t even have out of country calls then

[@anthonybrancato8524]

This is awesome! I wish it was still done this way.

[@radic888]

Thumbs up if you have actually in your life used a dial phone to call someone.😊

[@faarsiiz]

R.i.p to those people in the film ❤❤❤ may god be with u

[@staypress]

Fab Now I know how to use one .Actually we were using this type of dialling until the mid 80s then the push button phones came in .The US had been using push buttons since the 60s

[@PatrickSmith]

Whenever someone doesn’t know how to use one, show them this handy instructional video.

[@maalhanif1446]

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[@udcentrepreneur]

you made my day! can't stop laughing 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@FuttBuckerson87]

who woulda thought that eventually one of the key advices for a phone would be "best porn sites without a virus"

[@mercermouth7571]

I think it would be equally interesting to compare the advancement of telephone service to other nations at the same time. Did 'Ma Bell' have a monopoly of the whole world or were we other companies developing elsewhere...?

[@donghai110]

I want to know who is the pianist that played the Schubert's piano sonata at the beginning.

[@billsimpson604]

I worked with a man who worked as an operator. When I asked him why he quit for a lower paying job, he told me that he couldn't take the verbal abuse he sometimes got.

[@vivichwan9108]

everyone's so patient

[@CaptchaNeon]

You didn’t have anything else to do. It was like lockdown because no one could afford anything. Also keep in mind many of these people came from a time where you had to wait weeks to get mail from a relative because they lived on the other side of the country and there was only horse and buggy.

[@Totttty55]

Like in Star Trek 4: From his seat at the Bounty's helm, Sulu recognizes San Francisco and tells everyone he was born there. McCoy remarks that it really doesn't look all that different from the San Francisco of their time. The phones are fancier now, but you can see the same basics. Dials, numbers, and talking.

[@theoneandonlyK]

that guy would've loved to see transistors go on to create the fantastic technology we're all relying on now to watch this video

[@zachwatson319]

91 Years Ago....

[@thesoulforge3607]

93

[@choudharyrk2404]

94

[@NexusNightcoreMusic]

95

[@perrybarton]

96

[@randomrainbow8423]

97

[@jockoharpo2622]

The moral of this story is one musnt ever dial the dash.

[@BeckVMH]

Haha yep, thought the same.

[@jockoharpo2622]

@@BeckVMH I wonder if anyone ever called the operator and asked where the dash was on the dial.

[@jockoharpo2622]

@@BeckVMH My dad would answer an incoming wrong number by telling them they must have put their finger in the wrong hole.

[@hdibart]

Is that Hugh Beaumont at 10:47?

[@perrybarton]

Nope, that's not Hugh. 😎

[@CaptchaNeon]

He would have been 18. It does favor him a lot

[@Hooftimmer]

I wonder if all those coax corridors are still right-of-ways or get dug up making people scratch their heads.

[@bobbysands6923]

Fabulous history. The intro doc is likely from 1927--the rest is much later. Still, great history..thanks!

[@ovalwingnut]

Very interesting & COoL. I find it funny that it basically makes trying to call someone a bit of a hassle i.e. busy, no-answer, call information etc. I guess it sucked back then too :O)

[@thetooginator153]

I grew up in the sixties, and it was easy. No voice mail of course, but it is only “necessary” in an emergency. Most people used the phone just to make plans to get together, so, calls were pretty quick. My mom would talk on the phone for hours with her friends though. If you got a busy signal, you COULD ask the operator to interrupt the call, but this was only done in SERIOUS emergencies (I never did it). Virtually everyone answered the phone because the only people who called you were your friends and relatives (no spam, junk calls).

[@ovalwingnut]

@@thetooginator153 Very COoL. I actually forgot about "requesting a emergency cut in".. I only went as far as to asking the O if they could tell me if the line is in use or off the hook. Also, calling the O and asking the "cost per min" to a specific number. I was in So. CA and we were adding area codes at a alarming rate (no pun intended). Thanks for the input. It's true what the others are saying, you RoCk :O)

[@maxpayne2574]

Where I live now my father grew up with no electricity or telephone available. Anyone else remember you could call the operator and ask "time please" lol

[@kathieharine5982]

I remember when this was new technology. Before dialing, we gave an operator the number we wanted.

[@Sauraphonic_Beats]

How did they do animations in 19s

[@dblo01]

Hey Siri, call mom.

[@avalanche9026]

Yea we forget these important services just how massive improvements were .. back then.

[@Kgio-2112]

Now we need a tutorial on how to look at someone in the eyes and speak.

[@Akdcacac]

The music’s a bit too dramatic for a telephone instruction video 😐

[@TheDennys21]

I'm not really sure about this "telephone" device, i don't think it's gonna take off. I think i'm gonna stick with my telegraph thank you very much.

[@marxjenn1]

Now our "phone operators" are the customer service call center people at our phone service providers. No operators anymore. Between about 1980-2000 most people dailed 911 for emergency vs calling 0 for the Operator to connect you to help prior to these times.

[@altfactor]

Dial 711 to reach your local bootlegger.

Woah, this document is old as our house!

[@storywriter7952]

Guessing on the music being depressing ppl don't know how to use it

[@jockoharpo2622]

Is the number ten a 1 and the letter O?

[@perrybarton]

No, at least in the US, the letter "O" was one of three letters (MNO) grouped with the number 6 on the dial. The 0 (zero) was the last hole. Dialing it by itself when you took the handset off the hook would connect you with a local operator.

[@Kanishkx7]

Wow

[@alexlarams]

Bring back candlestick phones PLEASE!!!!!

[@CaptchaNeon]

Candlestick phones are still available to buy and install in your house

[@Jennycookie314]

I played roblox on 1987😢😢 rest in peace

[@apanda2087]

Cool

[@marxjenn1]

And rhose long distance calls cost a lot and jacked up your phone bill

[@raidenstark315]

So no whatsapp installed yet?

[@pmx5684]

anybody here because of Peaky Blinders.

[@masercot]

A brief history of the telephone: morepotatoes.com/2018/04/04/a-history-of-the-telephone/

[@MaximRecoil]

That woman at 21:44 is gorgeous.

[@lovelisa3305]

👍

[@MeaHeaR]

thiss be look all tôõ HÃŘĐ

[@bobsmith284]

This "telephone" fad will never catch on.

[@skillworldwide]

UFO is laughing at earth still using 5G.❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@stevetaxpayer6664]

Joe Biden and AOC want to know if there are there's a KZbin clip that explains how to work doorknobs and another one that explains how to work light switches.

[@cathydowns5442]

Showing a ringing bell in a silent movie - really funny!