📞 Dial into Nostalgia with a Modern Twist!
The Opis 60s Cable Rotary Phone is a beautifully crafted vintage telephone that combines classic design with modern functionality. Made in Germany, this phone is available in 8 stunning colors and features a genuine metal bell ringer, ensuring an authentic retro experience without the hassle of radio waves. Perfect for adding a touch of nostalgia to any interior while providing reliable landline communication.
C**R
This is a very nice landline phone...
Complete with a rotary dial which produces touch-tone sounds! I'm really enjoying using this phone which mixes nostalgia with modern convenience of touch tones every time you dial a number. I give this phone, designed in Germany but built in China 5 stars! LOVE it! 😁
E**.
Love this phone
We love this phone for our “landline.” It works well and our kids have a blast dialing. I appreciate how the turn dial is actually real instead of just buttons to push. I do wish it had a volume button to control the listening volume, but otherwise, we love it!
C**E
Very happy with both the corded and sim-card models. Have already used both in Europe the past couple of years.
I was happy to see these phones become available in the US. Having spent considerable time in Germany, I've had the chance to try out both the wireless and corded models several times there at the homes of a friend and an aunt over the past couple of years. Both these phones worked flawlessly in Germany, so I was eager for mine to arrive here in the USA. (I bought one of each.)Setup was a breeze on both phones. The included setup procedures are clear and precise. Naturally the corded model was the simpler of the two to setup. It was literally "plug-n-play". The sim card model involved only a few extra steps. In only a few minutes, I had both phones up and running. Once setup was finished, the phones literally behave (as advertised) like vintage 60's rotary dial phones. Just pick up the receiver and dial. It really is just that simple. (That simplicity makes it ideal as a gift for an elderly relative.)While I use the sim model as a replacement for my home phone land-line, I love taking it with me to the coffee shop. It's a real conversation starter! (OK... There's a pun hidden in there somewhere.)I'm giving my elderly aunt the corded model, as she has never liked push-button phones. I checked out it's functionality on my old (still active for now) land-line and it works fine. Now that I have the sim model to replace my old land-line phone, I'll disconnect the line and save the monthly fee!One thing worth mentioning is the "feel" of the phones. They have that same overall substantial feel that the phones in the 60's had. The handsets feel perfectly hefty in the hand and not at all like a plastic toy. If you were born after the advent of push-button phones, you missed out on that "satisfying feeling" using a rotary dial provides. There's just something cool about the feeling the rotary action gives that is indescribable until you give one a try.In case you are wondering, the dial (on both models) includes an extra "#" finger hole (the one noticeable concession to modern technology), making it fully compatible with dial-up services, such as those used by banks and other businesses.(Just a side-note edit here... When I was a 10 year old kid in the 60's, I loved to play with the phone dial. I'd not always let the rotary dial return by itself to its fixed position, but rather would yank the dial backwards as hard as I could to see if I could speed up the process. Yes... I should have had my "ears boxed" for that. The phones back then were virtually "kid proof". While the dials on these retro phones function well enough, I don't think they would stand-up quite as well to the type of abuse I would dole out when I was a kid. Just use the dial sensibly and you should have no issues.)There's not a whole lot more to write. Both the corded and sim card models are simple devices that do the jobs they are designed to do. If you are looking to simplify your life a bit and miss the look/feel of the old 60's phones, you would be hard pressed to find a better product for the job.Just one last comment here. The phones have no digital display at all, eliminating the possibility of texting. I personally like this authentic nature of the phones. Were you really texting with your 1960's phone? "Don't think so", in the parlance of our time. For me the relaxed nature of the phones is reward enough. I can't imagine trying to send a text message from a slow rotary dial anyway. So I cannot fault the phones for that lack of a display screen, but rather applaud them for keeping to the authentic simple classic theme. (Yes I also have a smart phone... I refer any texting to that device for which it was designed.)Happy dialing!
D**N
Absolutely perfect in almost every way
Great phone, plugs into your wall jack or router and works basically as VOIP. Only issue is the ringer: no way to turn down the volume and it’s LOUD. Great if you’re outside the house; bad if it’s on your desk right next to you. Otherwise it’s perfect and exactly as advertised.
M**A
Phone
Nice phone if it was actually blue. Received a black phone in a box marked blue. Phone will still be used in the office.
M**2
Rotary doesn't work
The rotary turn style is very poor quality. The circles don't always line up with the numbers and it won't consistently place calls.
S**E
I love this phone!
I bought this phone to reduce EMF exposure. I put my cell phone on call forwarding to the home number and I keep my cell phone on airplane mode while at home. This phone looks and sounds great. There is a bit of a transition to make when you take a call from this phone rather than a cell phone. With this phone you really need the handle right in your ear, almost pushed in to hear well. But knowing there is no EMF exposure offsets any negatives. I'd rather have this handle close than have my cell phone an inch away from my face. The seller was also very courteous and professional. I told them I got an insert for the phone that was not as shown on the website (they send a bunch of inserts), and they mailed me new ones free of charge. I would recommend this seller and this phone wholeheartedly.
C**N
Sticker on the Back: Developed by Opis Technology Gmbh, Germany. Made in China.
I bought this a gag gift for my 11 year old daughter who is dying to get her own phone. I bought it with the understanding that it would immediately become mine upon her crestfallen discovery that there is no hidden touch screen, internet access, and to top it off has a horrible echo in the hand piece. The chocolate brown phone in my den that I found in a closet 20 years ago and commented, "whoa, this is older than me!", has stopped ringing and I need to replace it. This one advertised a loud ringer. The ringer, in reality, sounds like a mouse dragging a tiny tin bell across a metal register grate in the next room over. Also, there is no way to swap out the cord. You are stuck, for as long as the cord last, with a 6' range before things start sliding. Lastly, while sitting and writing this review, before boxing it back up, it has dinged 6 times. Just a quiet little maddening, ding....ding.ding....ding.ding....ding.
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