Belfast Owl 2 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 https://www.balls.ie/football/steve-bruce-police-reverse-charges-phone-box-410612?fbclid=IwAR1td1za0TILq-_ctgoXIU6E-TlRMPMJsFBva7vWtixw4ZZtVlAxoFbPIiM 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronfield Blue Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 4 police cars for a transfer charge call? I know they are understaffed now (thanks Theresa) but they must have been massively over staffed then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 I do the same thing when I phone a D-Taxi.....no problems whatsoever yet.............. 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marconi Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 A herd of elephants were heading towards him, so he made a trunk call and reversed charges. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hougoumont Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Back at the dawn of time, when they had the old black bakelite phones in boxes, you could "tap" the phone and get a free call. Used to spend up to a couple of hours talking to my then girlfriend and never paid a bean Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 9 minutes ago, Hougoumont said: Back at the dawn of time, when they had the old black bakelite phones in boxes, you could "tap" the phone and get a free call. Used to spend up to a couple of hours talking to my then girlfriend and never paid a bean I take it you mean call box phone. go on then I've heard of it many times, but never seen it done, what was the m/o? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanningtonowl Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 10 minutes ago, dorian gray said: I take it you mean call box phone. go on then I've heard of it many times, but never seen it done, what was the m/o? You tapped the number out with the "pips"at the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hougoumont Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 4 minutes ago, dorian gray said: I take it you mean call box phone. go on then I've heard of it many times, but never seen it done, what was the m/o? Well, those old phones had a proper dial then, not push buttons...so you dialled your first number...say three...and you tapped the cradle rest three times before the dial got back to stop. You had to be a bit dextrous for eights and nines but practice made perfect. The alternative was to fork out 4d which was better used put towards 5 Park Drive. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 24 minutes ago, Hougoumont said: Back at the dawn of time, when they had the old black bakelite phones in boxes, you could "tap" the phone and get a free call. Used to spend up to a couple of hours talking to my then girlfriend and never paid a bean Mate of mine used to do it ...call to his brother in Australia....I was aghast.....he used to phone a number..tap the the disconnect tabs..in a certain way..then "Hiya mate..Hows things" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 13 minutes ago, stanningtonowl said: You tapped the number out with the "pips"at the top. on each dial, so if you dialled a 6, you tapped it 6 times? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adem Poric Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) Ken Griffey's grotesquely swollen jaw. We're talking Homer, Ozzie and The Straw. Edited May 25, 2019 by Adem Poric 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poite Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 1 hour ago, Dronfield Blue said: 4 police cars for a transfer charge call? I know they are understaffed now (thanks Theresa) but they must have been massively over staffed then. I remember watching 999 what's your emergency a few months ago. They had an elderly woman who had fallen down the stairs. They sent 2 ambulances and a helicopter to the scene. Understaffed my testis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dronfield Blue Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, Hougoumont said: Well, those old phones had a proper dial then, not push buttons...so you dialled your first number...say three...and you tapped the cradle rest three times before the dial got back to stop. You had to be a bit dextrous for eights and nines but practice made perfect. The alternative was to fork out 4d which was better used put towards 5 Park Drive. It was when the telephone exchanges were on what was called a strowger exchange. Tapping the switch hooks ( the thing the telephone handset rests on, acted like a dial) On the old dial type phone, the number you dialled opened and closed two contacts as the dial went back. For example, if you dialled an 8, the contacts opened and closed 8 times. It was known as pulse dialling. So in essence you tap on the switch hooks the number you would normally dial. It was known as loop dial. The mechanism did not recognise you were making a call, so did not promt you to enter any money. Then came MF dialling (multi frequency) which was a series of tones sent to the new electronic telephone exchanges and the tapping no longer worked. You could however buy a multi frequency tone generator and hold that to the handset and still by pass having to pay. All that has gone now, along with the phone boxes. Edited May 25, 2019 by Dronfield Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asteener1867 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 17 minutes ago, poite said: I remember watching 999 what's your emergency a few months ago. They had an elderly woman who had fallen down the stairs. They sent 2 ambulances and a helicopter to the scene. Understaffed my testis An Helicopter? How high were the f.ookin' stairs???????????????????? 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross owl Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 2 hours ago, Dronfield Blue said: 4 police cars for a transfer charge call? I know they are understaffed now (thanks Theresa) but they must have been massively over staffed then. There would be ten cars turn up now and then finding the time to tweet some genius comment about catching the phantom reverse caller . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
acquiescefc Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 14 minutes ago, asteener1867 said: An Helicopter? How high were the f.ookin' stairs???????????????????? Post of the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanningtonowl Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 4 hours ago, dorian gray said: on each dial, so if you dialled a 6, you tapped it 6 times? Exactly that. You didn't need to bother with the dialling code so no 0 was required. Just tap the main numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cognacbarnowl Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 6 hours ago, Hougoumont said: Well, those old phones had a proper dial then, not push buttons...so you dialled your first number...say three...and you tapped the cradle rest three times before the dial got back to stop. You had to be a bit dextrous for eights and nines but practice made perfect. The alternative was to fork out 4d which was better used put towards 5 Park Drive. Erm .…………………….. button "A" to let the money into the box and connect thecal, and, button "B" to get your money back if not connected. We used to push a bit of bogroll up the button "B" chute to stop the money coming out and then collect it later in the evening. Didn't take the adults long to suss that one out though, FFS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theowlsman Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 15 hours ago, poite said: I remember watching 999 what's your emergency a few months ago. They had an elderly woman who had fallen down the stairs. They sent 2 ambulances and a helicopter to the scene. Understaffed my testis Did they land the chopper in her back yard? I have a mental picture of the chopper’s blades whirling round along with a washing line, big knickers, and her bras 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dorian gray Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 11 hours ago, stanningtonowl said: Exactly that. You didn't need to bother with the dialling code so no 0 was required. Just tap the main numbers. so was the call time unlimited, or did you have to keep doing something to keep it going? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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