The Old Telephone Company,  Essex, England
Established in 1986
Exclusively old telephones and parts for over 20 years
I have personally restored and sold over 3000 old telephones

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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 cable company (NTL, Virgin for example) 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).
I am not yet aware of any problem with a BT line.
if you are using an ancillary service such as SKY or TalkTalk, there should not be a problem.
 
It is now no longer possible to guarantee unconditionally that our (or anyone else's) dial telephones will  dial numbers correctly especially on a cable tv line 
Nevertheless, the telephones will still ring and let you answer incoming calls.


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.
I recommend that a push button telephone is retained on the premises.
If you have any queries or doubts, please call me on the number below.

 

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If you wish to place an order, or have an enquiry, please read all below.

Please call (Gavin Payne) by telephone if you wish to place an order, or have an enquiry.  I can usually be reached 9.00am to 5.45pm including weekends. Calls in the evening are not appreciated and could make me very grumpy. The number is 01245 400601.

I am in the shop most Saturday and Sunday mornings between 10.00 and 12.00. Conversions and repairs are often carried out while you wait.

If you have a telephone that you want to know more about, or have it repaired or converted, please have it right next to you when you call. Please also have a selection of small flat bladed screwdrivers to hand.
 I do not give advice for DIY repairs or conversions or valuations of any kind over the telephone or by email. Please bring the telephone to my shop for assessment, but always call me first before bringing it in.

Emails to gp@theoldtelephone.co.uk .

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

The Old Telephone Company respects your privacy, and will not divulge any information about you to a third party.
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