The Old Telephone Company,  Essex, England
Established in 1986
Exclusively old telephones and parts for over 20 years

  Ring back memories with Home Page    an old bakelite telephone

 
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   I AM CONNECTED TO A NEW DIGITAL LINE, OR A CABLE TV LINE. WILL THE TELEPHONE WORK?

Using dial telephones on today's telephone lines. Please read this important notice.
Changes are taking place on Britain's telephone network that may affect the way old dial telephones work. This applies to all dial telephones alike, those bought from us and all others. Until recently all telephone lines allowed you to call using either a traditional dial telephone or a modern push-button tone-calling instrument. Increasingly new BT and cable company (NTL, Telewest) lines accept tone dialling only (although in some cases you can ask to have the line altered to enable dial phones to be used as well—ask to have the line enabled for pulse dialling).
 
The bottom line is this: it is now no longer possible to guarantee unconditionally that our (or anyone else's) dial telephones will  dial numbers correctly. Nevertheless, the telephones will still ring and let you answer incoming calls. I appreciate that this may sound confusing and could deter a few potential customers. I believe in honesty and integrity, which is why I make this unique offer: if after twenty eight days of purchase, satisfactory dialling out cannot be achieved, I will give a refund subject to the telephone being returned in good condition.

Don't forget that with today's long telephone numbers and voice menus that ask you to press * and # buttons, most of my customers for practical reasons use an alternative push button telephones for most outgoing calls. If you have any queries or doubts, please call me on 01245 400601.

 

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I prefer payment by all the usual Credit/Debit Cards.

If you wish to place an order, or have an enquiry, please read all of this section before trying to contact me.

I much prefer it you to call me (Gavin Payne) by telephone if you wish to place an order, or have an enquiry. I can be reached during normal office hours seven days a week. Calls in the evening are not appreciated and could make me very grumpy. The number is 01245 400601, or if calling from outside the United Kingdom (44)1245 400601.

Emails to gp@theoldtelephone.co.uk . Due to the high levels of spam mail I receive, the spam filter is at maximum followed by automatic email deletion. Some genuine emails are being detected as spam and deleted. If you do not receive an answer to an email in a day or so, please call me on the telephone number above.

By post to The Old Telephone Company, Battlesbridge Antiques Centre,
 Battlesbridge, Essex SS11 7RE.

If you have a telephone in your possession that you want to know more about, or have repaired or converted, please have it right next to you when you call. It is not sufficient just to have a note of any markings or to rely on memory. It may be useful to have a selection of small flat bladed screwdrivers to hand.

The Old Telephone Company respects your privacy, and will not divulge any information about you to a third party.
Copyright © 1998 to 2008 by The Old Telephone Company
Last modified: November 20, 2008

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