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Not Impressed With iPhone or VoIP?MILFORD, Conn., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- AbleComm, Inc. sells the latest 21st-century telecom technology. But for people who miss the simpler 20th century, the company also sells rotary dial phones made in the 1970s, with no antennas, no batteries, no GigaHertzes, and bells that actually ring. AbleComm started selling phones and phone systems in 1977. In the mid 1980s, the business changed faster than they anticipated. People stopped buying basic phones, and AbleComm still had hundreds. They couldn't sell them and didn't give them away or throw them away; they just put them away. After a couple of decades, what was old became new again. People started asking for old-fashioned phones. Some wanted to re-create a mid-20th century room. Others liked the feel and sound of a rotary dial, or wanted phones in colors that weren't made anymore. Some just thought the older, heavier phones were made better than newer models. The staff at AbleComm blew off the dust, unpacked the old cases, sorted and tested the phones, came back to the future, and set up http://www.frillfreephones.com/ The company has "New Old Stock" phones, as well as refurbished phones, and reproductions. Styles include desk and wall phones, Trimline and Princess phones, multi-line phones for home and business, and even payphones and "candlestick" models. They also make unique phones, including a red hotline phone with the presidential seal, and a 1960s-style broadcast studio phone with a flashing "beehive" light. Shipping is free to all 50 states. For people who want something basic and reliable, but more modern, the company has brand-new touch-tone phones, with five-year warranties. The FrillFreePhones.com website also has vintage Bell System ads, phone history, parts, and tips for updating old phones. While the company gets requests for colors ranging from lime green to chocolate brown, the most popular are basic black, and hotline red. Company president Michael N. Marcus says, "Everyone wants a red phone. It makes people feel important. Maybe they expect a call from the White House, the Kremlin, or Batman." AbleComm, Inc. - "the Telecom Department Store" - is based in Milford, CT and operates over 30 websites and has been in business for nearly 30 years. The company supplies a wide variety of phone equipment to customers ranging from homeowners and entrepreneurs to major corporations, government agencies, hospitals, educational institutions, and the military. Toll-free phone number is 1-888-225-3999. AbleComm, Inc. CONTACT: Michael Marcus of AbleComm, Inc., +-1-888-225-3999 Web site: http://www.ablecomm.com/http://www.frillfreephones.com/ |