Topic: The $14,000 Rotary phone.

[Sirgod]

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/8457&docid=5357

AT&T has been fleecing an Ohio widow who's been leasing her black rotary phone since 1964.

The family of Ester Strogen reports she's paid $14,666.40 to rent two rotary phones over the past 42 years, even though AT&T allowed customers to opt out of the leasing option starting in 1985. Strogen's granddaughters realized the problem while helping her with her bills, and wonder how many other elderly are inadvertently paying $29.10 a month to rent phones.

Strogen, 82, now has a push button phone, and some regrets: "I'd like to have my rotary back. I like that better."

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Stephen

[Just plain old Punisher]

What in the hell is a rotary phone?

Now before you old folks start posting pictures of your bakelite, I'm kidding ! =P

[Sirgod]

What in the hell is a rotary phone?

Now before you old folks start posting pictures of your bakelite, I'm kidding ! =P

Just sits back while I whittles you one sonny.

Stephen

[IAF Lyrkiller]

Pun, in the early 70s the rotary phone was used. I had a blast using one.

Sniff, I miss it.

[Centurus]

Even I remember the old rotary phones.  We used to have one till the late 80s, same with my aunt.  Those things were the best.  Heavy as hell, durable, long lasting.  If you were to throw it against a wall, the wall would break and the phone would still be working.  The phones of today, you accidentally drop them, and they're screwed and beyond repair. 

I wonder if AT&T is gonna refund her money.  Hmmm....

[Commander Maxillius]

probably not since they took the phones

[Don Karnage]

Even I remember the old rotary phones.  We used to have one till the late 80s, same with my aunt.  Those things were the best.  Heavy as hell, durable, long lasting.  If you were to throw it against a wall, the wall would break and the phone would still be working.  The phones of today, you accidentally drop them, and they're screwed and beyond repair. 

I wonder if AT&T is gonna refund her money.  Hmmm....

that remind me of a old tv controler that was with a wire from jerold, that was solid, it keep ploging on the ground and it still work, phone are not made to last long, how the hell do you think there gona make money if your phone last forever?, well unless you want a new one, but if you phone break because of the heat of your hand was too much you will keep buying new one, i only have a cellular phone now, no more phone at home, m freee   

[Sirgod]

Free hell, That cell phone is more trouble then any land line.   I can at least unplug the land line, With a cell phone, I have to go out and mine the area around the cell towers, Pack support beams with C-4, make sure I'm a safe distance away... Or I guess I could just turn it off.

Stephen

[Just plain old Punisher]

Free hell, That cell phone is more trouble then any land line.   I can at least unplug the land line, With a cell phone, I have to go out and mine the area around the cell towers, Pack support beams with C-4, make sure I'm a safe distance away... Or I guess I could just turn it off.

Stephen

No, your way is best.

[Sirgod]

Free hell, That cell phone is more trouble then any land line.   I can at least unplug the land line, With a cell phone, I have to go out and mine the area around the cell towers, Pack support beams with C-4, make sure I'm a safe distance away... Or I guess I could just turn it off.

Stephen

No, your way is best.

  Work harder not smarter, that's my motto. 

Stephen