I recently was able to visit another Telephone Central Office. This one had the switch removed about a decade ago and is a remote terminal to a larger Central Office. Here’s a short video of this small CO:
Today I had the unique opportunity to visit the inside of a telephone central office building and receive a tour. It was very interesting to see the technology that makes our telephones and internet function. There was equipment ranging from the decades old DMS-100 telephone switch to modern fiber optic.... Read More
I found a really cool old phone the other day at a thrift store for $3! a 1960’s Western Electric Trimline with the original 4-pring plug. (I changed the modular phone jack for an old 4-prong jack) I also wired an old transformer I had onto the black/yellow wires of... Read More