My first phone was a retro black Candle Stick model rotary dial I bought through Ma Bell having about $2.50 billed with my phone bill for a total of a huge $80.00 back about 1977. I remember the days of party lines and my old number was 325-2988, my CB number or my dad's was KOV-8179. I remember car phones from Motorola, not many people had those. The next town over, twenty miles away was long distance & it was not cheap to call long distance in those days. Dad talked to Germany on his CB radio in the 60's, but he had an expensive radio. He had QSL cards, their return greeting cards from radio operators all over the World. He eventually went to Ham radio.
Thank you for sharing your life experiences with telephones and communication devices. I'm, 36 but I grew up as a missionary so in Brazil the Jungle camp had one line for 300 or or so people. Radio calls were the main way to communicate with the closest city 45 miles away by boat only or water plane. The mid 2000s a single SATALITE phone was gifted by my grandparents.
@@Huels I have communicated for twenty years all over the world to people I see as my friends. I feel I am more worldly today for the ability. Knowing these people is a power for peace as I see it. The internet can be a good thing.
More time spent with neighbors and families; less internet and comparison to unreachably high standards of beauty, means more pride in one's appearance, and self-confidence. Listen to how the narrator talks about Catherine and the girls working with her; kind, encouraging, but proud: "We provide speedy, and accurate communication to the public." and "Picture who lies beyond every blinking light." encouraging them to see the value of their work to the community and society. Plus, she names every one of them and their service time; as if the hours of their work are a badge of honor - people cared and recognized good work back then; even a poor person could still achieve respect and honor in their local community through service. Also, without much TV or Internet, and with religious holidays, and Sundays and Saturdays enshrined, people had leisure time and spent it outdoors, they spent so much time running, walking, exercising and playing out and about. This with a bit of local public judgement, meant that most people who could be were fit and sociable. Sad, for people with issues or glandular problems; but very healthy for everyone else.
“I would like to be transferred to [inaudible], please.” “Could you repeat that?” “Could you transfer me to [inaudible], please?” “I’m so sorry, but I couldn’t catch that. Could you speak more slowly and articulate, please?” (…) - Nightmare of a telephone switchboard operator
Take me back to a time where you didn’t call certain numbers and all you’d hear is silence. How hard is it to say if a number’s disconnected or not? Annoying.
There are no Black-Americans, or Asian-Americans, or Latino-Americans, or American men working in this time frame. A bit of culture shock for Americans today
Notice how polite and courteous everyone is, how they dressed and carried themselves... There was pride in everyone everywhere. Coincidence? I think not.
I know what it is I know how to use it but I can't use it because I don't have landline service I'm a 13 yr old nerd for telephones computers history and more
yeah i'm pretty sure a persons worst nightmare could have been an operator that hated you. try to call your wife nope redirected to the town drunk or the garbage man or the morgue or to rue pauls house i think society still has the same problem. better buy that lady something nice or netflix might become no chicks. well at least i still have my porn mags damn it broke my glasses no this isn't fair there was time now. lol
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My first phone was a retro black Candle Stick model rotary dial I bought through Ma Bell having about $2.50 billed with my phone bill for a total of a huge $80.00 back about 1977. I remember the days of party lines and my old number was 325-2988, my CB number or my dad's was KOV-8179. I remember car phones from Motorola, not many people had those. The next town over, twenty miles away was long distance & it was not cheap to call long distance in those days. Dad talked to Germany on his CB radio in the 60's, but he had an expensive radio. He had QSL cards, their return greeting cards from radio operators all over the World. He eventually went to Ham radio.
Thank you for sharing your life experiences with telephones and communication devices. I'm, 36 but I grew up as a missionary so in Brazil the Jungle camp had one line for 300 or or so people. Radio calls were the main way to communicate with the closest city 45 miles away by boat only or water plane. The mid 2000s a single SATALITE phone was gifted by my grandparents.
@@Huels sounds like a boy scout camp. People in America use their phone to much.
@@Huels I have communicated for twenty years all over the world to people I see as my friends. I feel I am more worldly today for the ability. Knowing these people is a power for peace as I see it. The internet can be a good thing.
This is the operator ..... shout out to Mabel , Hazel and Rose
People back in the day operated switchboards in there homes to connect people's phones.
Wow that crazy compared to now
People back then dressed really well...n they r all look pretty...
Yeap then they get treated like slaves by their husbands when they get home.
why don't you dress like that, because no one wants to
They always look so good. Never ever sloppy. It's amazing to see.
@@HeyItsAvi90 no they don't.
More time spent with neighbors and families; less internet and comparison to unreachably high standards of beauty, means more pride in one's appearance, and self-confidence.
Listen to how the narrator talks about Catherine and the girls working with her; kind, encouraging, but proud: "We provide speedy, and accurate communication to the public." and "Picture who lies beyond every blinking light." encouraging them to see the value of their work to the community and society.
Plus, she names every one of them and their service time; as if the hours of their work are a badge of honor - people cared and recognized good work back then; even a poor person could still achieve respect and honor in their local community through service.
Also, without much TV or Internet, and with religious holidays, and Sundays and Saturdays enshrined, people had leisure time and spent it outdoors, they spent so much time running, walking, exercising and playing out and about. This with a bit of local public judgement, meant that most people who could be were fit and sociable. Sad, for people with issues or glandular problems; but very healthy for everyone else.
You had to be a damn octopus to handle that switchboard!
Seen that cartoon
“I would like to be transferred to [inaudible], please.”
“Could you repeat that?”
“Could you transfer me to [inaudible], please?”
“I’m so sorry, but I couldn’t catch that. Could you speak more slowly and articulate, please?”
(…)
- Nightmare of a telephone switchboard operator
same nightmare experienced by telemarketers
Take me back to a time where you didn’t call certain numbers and all you’d hear is silence. How hard is it to say if a number’s disconnected or not? Annoying.
Sounds like betty Davis
A brainstorming kind of communication s 🤣🤪
wow people spoke like that
LOL exactly my thoughts
Proper English is now a thing of the past, as is the Transatlantic accent.
Bless these women
The original telephone operator Manually.
Great voice over, wonder who it is.
There are no Black-Americans, or Asian-Americans, or Latino-Americans, or American men working in this time frame. A bit of culture shock for Americans today
towards the end you can see american men working the switch boards.
Notice how polite and courteous everyone is, how they dressed and carried themselves... There was pride in everyone everywhere. Coincidence? I think not.
You don't know Because your on Kronos time. Look up holocaust in america 1900s
These are the ladies of the confederacy
because it was a racist time
You had to be a multi tasker, cell towers do the job today.
Ham radios use a thing called a repeater radio towers 50 Miles apart unless it's gotten better.
And kids today can't even figure out a rotary phone.
I know what it is I know how to use it but I can't use it because I don't have landline service I'm a 13 yr old nerd for telephones computers history and more
why should they, its old outdated technology lol, of course they don't know how to use it.
@@TheBanjoShowOfficial Its not like its hard to figure out.
This look Like hard work
Why did it end so abruptly?
Lost footage or second video
yeah i'm pretty sure a persons worst nightmare could have been an operator that hated you. try to call your wife nope redirected to the town drunk or the garbage man or the morgue or to rue pauls house i think society still has the same problem. better buy that lady something nice or netflix might become no chicks. well at least i still have my porn mags damn it broke my glasses no this isn't fair there was time now. lol
Operator, number please...
so. much. *hotness.*