Telephone World is a hobby website devoted to the mysterious device known as the Telephone. People have used "the phone" for more than 140 years, yet very few of us know what goes on behind the scenes when we make or receive a phone call. This website should help enlighten you on this useful yet mysterious device that is in most every home and business in the industrialized world.
It's hard to imagine almost 30 years ago that the first Interactive Voice Response (IVR) systems were coming online to eventually replace operators. In fact, AT&T no longer has an operators. At all! They got rid of them several years ago. This video came out in...
Thanks to a contribution from a visitor, we have a new section - Various Virginia Telephone Recordings! Check it out!
A great video on the UK Speaking Clock and its history. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVeMNrwRO-A
Evan Doorbell is mentioned in an article about talkable busy signals back in the old days where impromptu conferences were found. https://onezero.medium.com/the-prototype-for-clubhouse-is-40-years-old-and-it-was-built-by-phone-hackers-71389d117cad