On occasion (or when we have time), we will add or change something here at Telephone World. Here is a listing of significant changes.
New Section – Various Virginia Telephone Recordings
May 24, 2021Thanks to a contribution from a visitor, we have a new section - Various Virginia Telephone Recordings! Check it out!
Read MoreThe UK Speaking Clock
April 27, 2021A great video on the UK Speaking Clock and its history.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVeMNrwRO-A
Read MoreThe Old Days -Talkable Busy Signals
April 6, 2021Evan Doorbell is mentioned in an article about talkable busy signals back in the old days where impromptu conferences were found.
Read MoreSite Updates – January 2021
January 31, 2021We've just completed our move to the new site. We're making updates and additions as we go!
Many more things will be added to the site as we go along. I've been keeping a lot of things in storage waiting to develop a new site to hold them all. That time is just about here.
Enjoy the new site!
Read MoreRecreating the Party Line Conference in 2021
January 9, 2021Is there such a thing as a time machine? Not yet, but here's a modern take on the infamous impromptu conference calls and "party lines" of the past.
A novelty recreation of the old "party line" conference calls is now up and running as of Friday January 8, 2021. For more details and some recordings of the first night's activities, check out the Novelty PSTN Party Line Conference January 2021 page. And feel free to dial it yourself at 872-838-9983.
Read MoreSite Updates – November 2020
December 13, 2020Some updates to the site as we continue our transition from our old site to this one:
The pages for Cellular Phone History have been completed. The section discusses pre-cellular (with MTS and IMTS), AMPS, 2G, 3G, 4G and now 5G.
Check out the section at the Cellular Phone History section page.
Read MoreSite updates – August 2020
August 22, 2020Progress is being made with site updates, migrating the old site to the new one, and also adding new content.
Updates include the Links of Interest page and the Stories pages.
Read MoreWebsite (re)construction in progress
August 16, 2020Welcome to the new Telephone World! We are making a brand new site from scratch. If you were a user at the old site, you'll see most of that site being recreated here, and new things added. LOTS of updates need to be made! So hold tight while the old site is being migrated over, page by page! Thanks!
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