With technology changing daily, I realized there are probably many young people out there who have never seen an old rotary dial phone. I'm confident they will need some instruction. In case they are stuck at Grandma's house and she keels over and the battery on their cell phone is dead, I'm writing this easy-to-understand article on use a rotary dial phone to make a call quickly.
Instructions
1. To use a rotary dial phone to make a call quickly, you need to be able to identify the rotary phone. Note the classic look. Pick it up and feel the weight.
Be aware that besides the standard black issue rotary, these phones were also available in several fashionable colors. Here is a picture of some stylish samples.
2. After you've found the phone, locate the dial (the round thing in the middle of the phone that has letters and numbers underneath it). Here's a picture. Study this next process well so you'll be able to make a call quickly using a rotary dial phone.
3. Pick up the receiver. Put your index finger in the circle above the first number you are calling (9) and move it all the way to the right until you hit that silver piece of metal. QUICKLY remove your finger and wait until the dial rotates back into starting position. Repeat this strategy using your next number (1) until all the numbers are dialed. 9 - 1 - 1
4. Now you have learned to use a rotary dial phone to make a call quickly, you can bring Grandma home from the hospital, buy her a Jitterbug, teach her to use it and sell that old phone on Ebay! (They're worth a mint these days!)
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