When Did You Stop Using Rotary Phones?

[michele2042]

Like many others I have no idea when we actually switched over to push button.  I know I grew up with rotary phones.  Can't help but wonder if people dialed fewer wrong numbers with rotary.   Would love to have one for nostalgic reasons.   

[vg7405]

I didn't even think they had rotary phones in the 1990s, LOL. I know my mother used to use one of those phones in the mid-1980s in a telephone booth, however.

[vickysue]

We used a rotary up until we moved in 1969 and then we had a push button. Wow thought we were uptown. But i also remember back in the mid 1950's we moved to a small town in  Ohio and the house we lived in had the old fashioned phones box where you  cranked a handle and got a live operator who would plug in a number for to to someone else. We thought that was great.

[quietpal]

I don't know how long ago it was but I was still living at home. There was one in my parent's room and one on the kitchen wall.

[jenniferhoder]

Gosh probably the 80's I would guess?? It's been way too long !

[Liquidfire_43]

I think in 2011 when I started college

[schoolvan]

Wow  that was a really long time ago I can't even guess.

[dbsaus1]

I cannot remember. We bought this house in the mid 80's,so maybe around than.

[lhz123]

Can't remember anymore been to long.

[bretay]

oh gosh its been so long ago i couldnt tell you...i do remember them though...

[oldbuddy]

We still have a Mickey Mouse rotary phone.

[dwggs]

It's been so long I can't even remember ... had a push button phone probably since they first came out which seems like forever

[Gerianne]

when I was a girl we had them (in the '60's).
Personally, I only remember them in the 60's. .....not sure about the '70's.
advancements take place so fast with many things in this world that I too do not remember when the changeover happened either.
I could guess or look it up.
They were taken away and brought back in the '80's in pay phones.
you don't see very many pay phones around, do you?
are there pay phones at the 7 Elevens, Circle K's and such stores?
I just looked it up;  In February 2012, the last rotary phone was uninstalled. (NYC)

[gsdoss]

In the mid 70's

[sak4kat]

When I moved out of my parents home is probably the last time I used a rotary phone.  I know she still owns it.  In fact  it's still connected in a basement or garage.  Occasionally when I talk to her I can tell she's one of em' cause there is so much static in the line.