Hanging on to your old phone? Listeners share photos of their dated devices
Photos sent in after CBC story about P.E.I. resident who still uses rotary phone
In a world where the smartphone is ubiquitous, P.E.I.'s George Murray has no intention of replacing his rotary dial phone — and he's not alone.
After CBC News featured Murray in a story earlier this week, some of our audience members shared photos of their own old phones.
<a href="https://twitter.com/islandmorning">@islandmorning</a> we ordered this phone b/c we heard that a rotary phone might not work properly with digital lines. <a href="https://t.co/oh51088ZRo">pic.twitter.com/oh51088ZRo</a>
—@rosalynclaire.<a href="https://twitter.com/islandmorning">@islandmorning</a> Our cottage rotary dial phone. We no longer have a landline, but can't seem to part with it. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/retro?src=hash">#retro</a> <a href="https://t.co/kRIdz50oqT">pic.twitter.com/kRIdz50oqT</a>
—@traceycomeau<a href="https://twitter.com/islandmorning">@islandmorning</a> our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/rotaryphone?src=hash">#rotaryphone</a> had to get a retired Aliant rep to install. New guys didn't know how. <a href="https://t.co/Ts6laP3R32">pic.twitter.com/Ts6laP3R32</a>
—@AndrewMacKay8<a href="https://twitter.com/islandmorning">@islandmorning</a> this one still in our <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PEI?src=hash">#PEI</a> farmhouse kitchen. It's my favourite...it never rings! <a href="https://t.co/LA4nRDCAQ0">pic.twitter.com/LA4nRDCAQ0</a>
—@chlpeiEven those who don't use landlines expressed their nostalgia — one has an old fashioned phone headset she plugs into her cell for long chats.
For those long conversations <a href="https://twitter.com/islandmorning">@islandmorning</a> I often plug in a phone handset <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/girltalk?src=hash">#girltalk</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/phonechats?src=hash">#phonechats</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/conversation?src=hash">#conversation</a> <a href="https://t.co/s3pJ7lzvqm">pic.twitter.com/s3pJ7lzvqm</a>
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