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Did anyone ever actually use those phones built into airplane seats back then?

Never used one or saw one used iirc I bet they were expensiv...
Curious iridescent potus
  12/15/25
First class cabins typically had one handset per seat. Some ...
Mind-boggling insanely creepy space
  12/15/25
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1a4JmfBm9o
Mind-boggling insanely creepy space
  12/15/25
yes, last time was probably 20 years ago
Deranged stage
  12/15/25
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sinister rebellious area keepsake machete
  12/15/25
You know where we are? 30,000 feet above your head, you bast...
disgusting senate roommate
  12/15/25
I never used one or saw anyone use one. I think some of the...
swashbuckling hateful old irish cottage national
  12/15/25
I’m old and flew a lot of first in the 90s as a kid wi...
Spruce bateful fortuitous meteor kitty cat
  12/15/25
I love that the kike who invented them also included a credi...
flushed thirsty resort
  12/15/25
seriously what did women do in old times when they couldnt p...
bisexual dull ticket booth people who are hurt
  12/15/25
They just talked to whoever they could IRL. Seatmates and FA...
Spruce bateful fortuitous meteor kitty cat
  12/15/25
Yeah, it was kind of crazy because everyone just listened to...
Awkward Jet-lagged Hominid Lodge
  12/15/25


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Date: December 15th, 2025 2:08 AM
Author: Curious iridescent potus

Never used one or saw one used iirc I bet they were expensive. Also how did they work

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Date: December 15th, 2025 3:33 AM
Author: Mind-boggling insanely creepy space

First class cabins typically had one handset per seat. Some planes had one or more bunkbed mounted phone stations with cordless handsets that the passengers could use, instead of the multiple wired handsets. Airfone phone calls were usually quite expensive compared to ground-based telephone calls, costing $3.99 per call and $4.99 per minute in 2006.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airfone

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Date: December 15th, 2025 3:39 AM
Author: Mind-boggling insanely creepy space

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1a4JmfBm9o

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Date: December 15th, 2025 10:15 AM
Author: Deranged stage

yes, last time was probably 20 years ago

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Date: December 15th, 2025 10:20 AM
Author: sinister rebellious area keepsake machete



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Date: December 15th, 2025 10:16 AM
Author: disgusting senate roommate

You know where we are? 30,000 feet above your head, you bastard!

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Date: December 15th, 2025 10:17 AM
Author: swashbuckling hateful old irish cottage national

I never used one or saw anyone use one. I think some of them even had telephone jacks on them that you could theoretically use to send a fax or hook up a modem or something.

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Date: December 15th, 2025 10:59 AM
Author: Spruce bateful fortuitous meteor kitty cat

I’m old and flew a lot of first in the 90s as a kid with family. Never saw one used. Brother and I used to play with them as toys

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Date: December 15th, 2025 11:01 AM
Author: flushed thirsty resort

I love that the kike who invented them also included a credit card swipe built into the handset

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Date: December 15th, 2025 11:03 AM
Author: bisexual dull ticket booth people who are hurt

seriously what did women do in old times when they couldnt post pics of themselvfes or talk to becky all day long on the phone.

they couldnt even watch movies. just had to sit and contemplate or read Books. a whole other universe

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Date: December 15th, 2025 11:10 AM
Author: Spruce bateful fortuitous meteor kitty cat

They just talked to whoever they could IRL. Seatmates and FAs

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Date: December 15th, 2025 11:04 AM
Author: Awkward Jet-lagged Hominid Lodge

Yeah, it was kind of crazy because everyone just listened to you. Like $5-10 a phone call.

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