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Somehow it seems that as soon as a child can hold one, they are intrigued with a telephone. They like to hear the ring of the phones, they like to make believe they are talking on one. It seems that they learn to use the telephone before they can walk or even talk. After all, they do not have to talk to hear the telephone itself talk. Yes, even the newest toy phones, have voices.
1-Use the landline phone, by picking up the receiver, and dialing the number from the base by pushing down each button of the number you are dialing. Always wait for a dial tone before dialing. Make sure you replace the phone onto the base after you are done talking. If there is no dial tone, the phone may not be plugged in properly, its source of power may be gone/inaccessible, or your service provider may be having difficulties.
2-Know how to use a rotary telephone in case you come across it in a hotel, or at someone's home. Lift the receiver off the phone, place your pointer finger into the opening in the keypad, in the letters or numbers that you want to dial. Then just turn the dial clockwise until your finger meets the fingerstop. Repeat for each number or letter you need to dial. This takes so much longer, because the dial pad has to return to the start, each time you dial a number. This is why this phone was replaced with the numerical key pad.
3-Use the wireless phone by merely picking up the phone itself, placing the receiver to your ear to make sure you hear a dial tone, and pressing each phone number you want. If there is no dial tone, you may need to press a 'Talk'/'On' button, commonly located in either the upper right/left corner of the buttons layout. If this is the case, you will need to press this button again to 'hang up'/end the call -- in some other cases, there is a separate 'end'/'Off' button used to terminate the connection. If there is still no dial tone, the phone's battery may be out of power (most wireless phones come with a cradle that acts as a charger), or missing. It is typically safe to leave the wireless phone outside of the cradle, but keep in mind that the batteries do need to be charged in order for the phone to work. Additionally, wireless phones only work within a certain range of its cradle/station; some phones have a longer range than others, but if you bring it outside of that zone, it may not function.
1-Use the landline phone, by picking up the receiver, and dialing the number from the base by pushing down each button of the number you are dialing. Always wait for a dial tone before dialing. Make sure you replace the phone onto the base after you are done talking. If there is no dial tone, the phone may not be plugged in properly, its source of power may be gone/inaccessible, or your service provider may be having difficulties.
2-Know how to use a rotary telephone in case you come across it in a hotel, or at someone's home. Lift the receiver off the phone, place your pointer finger into the opening in the keypad, in the letters or numbers that you want to dial. Then just turn the dial clockwise until your finger meets the fingerstop. Repeat for each number or letter you need to dial. This takes so much longer, because the dial pad has to return to the start, each time you dial a number. This is why this phone was replaced with the numerical key pad.
3-Use the wireless phone by merely picking up the phone itself, placing the receiver to your ear to make sure you hear a dial tone, and pressing each phone number you want. If there is no dial tone, you may need to press a 'Talk'/'On' button, commonly located in either the upper right/left corner of the buttons layout. If this is the case, you will need to press this button again to 'hang up'/end the call -- in some other cases, there is a separate 'end'/'Off' button used to terminate the connection. If there is still no dial tone, the phone's battery may be out of power (most wireless phones come with a cradle that acts as a charger), or missing. It is typically safe to leave the wireless phone outside of the cradle, but keep in mind that the batteries do need to be charged in order for the phone to work. Additionally, wireless phones only work within a certain range of its cradle/station; some phones have a longer range than others, but if you bring it outside of that zone, it may not function.
