FOX News: FCC announces plans to upgrade century-old phone system

[Louis Mamakos]

On Nov 21, 2013, at 8:44 PM, Richard O'Neill <richardoneill at earthlink.net> wrote:

> On 11/21/2013 8:33 PM, Joseph Bento wrote:
>> I have a 50 year old (actually date stamped 1959) fire engine red 505 wall phone hooked up in the basement. 
> 
> I wish I had a fire engine red desk phone that sounded like this. http://www.rehorst.com/mrehorst/flintphone_a.wav

My little VoIP PBX at home plays that sound as the ring-back audio for incoming calls.  Some people think they have called a foreign country when they hear it :-)

My Bell 113 DATA-phone:  http://www.flickr.com/photos/lmamakos/sets/72157629720666571/  (Bell System Property - Not For Sale)

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