Just day after we notice themixed piece on the beautiful but preposterously price B&O Serene cellphonein the NYTimes , I discover GQ ’s vituperative declaration that the B&O BeoCom 2 is the worst landline earphone to ever hook up to POTS .
Even the most masochistic consumer will resent the two - column figure launch pad , a bewildering design choice that complicates what should be a wide-eyed enactment : dialing .
This is precisely why we necessitate the mainstream media ’s gadget coverage — to keep us on our toes when the gadget lecherousness comes in and uncouth good sense hits the fan .
Jump for my favorite land line French telephone out of the repose of the clause …
ITT 2500 Vintage Bell
The Bell 2500 Desk phone was last made in 1986 ,
prior to the heavy phone troupe “ shift - up . ” Since
the Phone Company was required to furbish up these
phones when they broke , they rarely did ! These
are possibly the stalwart telephone available
today . not bad for teenagers , rough environments ,
even line of work and manufacturing plant applications . They have
an adjustable genuine mechanical bell dead ringer .
Ghetto tech mythologic at $ 49 .
The Basic 2500 Desk Telephone – Vintage Bell[Custom Phones ]
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