GPO 746 Rotary Retro Phone - 1970s-style Landline Telephone with Curly Cord and Authentic Bell Ring - Azure Blue

I was almost put off by a negative review, thank goodness I ignored it and ordered up. Being in my sixties this was thee phone of the time. Ring tone, fab! Colour wonderful!I love it!

OMG! I'm loving this! When I was growing up in the 70's, my family had a red version of this phone and when I saw this on Amazon, I had to get one.I'm so happy with my purchase. It looks, feels, and more importantly, sounds just as I remembered!There is nothing flimsy about this phone. The chassis is a good quality build, nice and heavy. The handset is slightly lighter than the original phone in the 70's but that takes nothing away from it.The rotary dial isn't as tightly wound as I remember the original being, but again, this is not an issue, as it is adapted for pulse tone. There is also a # and * on the dial for use with telephonic menu options, i.e banks, etc.This has the actual bell as the ringer, which threw me straight back to the 70's when I first heard it. Loved it!There is an ON/OFF switch for the ringer and you have a choice of Normal or High for the ringer also. I keep mine on High, just because I love hearing the phone ring throughout my home :)The sound quality on the line is great. No distortion, no crackling and those I've called on it, have said that they hear me perfectly clearly. I also have a cordless phone plugged into another socket and there is no interference with either.GPO have made a quality product that I'm happy to recommend to anyone who is thinking of buying from this brand.

I really love this phone. I bought the black one as it best reminds me of "the old days". It is quite heavy and doesn't appear flimsy at all (and being black it is really shiny too!). I had wondered if it would be able to handle the modern day automated system of "press 1 for something, press 2 for something else etc.", but all you do is dial the 1 or 2 instead of pushing the buttons and it works the same. The only issue I have is that to dial any numbers higher than 3 you need to hold the base with one hand as it moves around too much, so you basically can't hold the receiver properly while you dial the number as you need that hand to hold the base steady. I don't know what we used to do in the past as this phone seems as heavy as the old ones were. Perhaps there are some kind of non-slip pads that can be stuck on the feet to hold it in place, which would make a world of difference. It comes with the cable, but the jack that goes into the OpenReach socket doesn't fit - the jack is the small square one but the socket is rectangular. So if you don't already have a phone to take the cable from, you will need to buy one. This was a bit disappointing because my old cable is grey and the black one obviously looked nicer, but it's no big deal. The phone is very basic. It is literally just a phone, no caller display or any other benefit that we have come to take for granted these days. But if it is authenticity that you are looking for, you will not be disappointed. It takes me back to my youth and makes me happy just looking at it!

I love this beautiful red retro landline phone.I received calls without problems and could hear people who called me better than on my previous modern landline phone, the line was very clear.I did not test it till a few days after being received when I had to make a call. Every time you dial a specific number there is a noise, I did not a noise that for number 3 and 8. As a result the number was not recognised and would not dial out. Yet when I dialed out the same number from my mobile it worked perfectly.If it had worked I would have kept this beautiful red retro phone but it is no use to me as it is.Amending this review 2 days after return to say that I have been told I have to wait up a maximum of up to 14 days from the day I returned it to get a refund. After enquiring as to why it has to take that long to be refunded I was refunded sooner.Amending on 16/02. Bought identical phone as loved 1st one that did not work to give it another chance. I paid for that second phone. I paid for the first one too and got refunded as faulty. This second identical one seems to work. I have noticed that when I dial out all numbers work ( # too. Have not tried the * yet ) the noise it makes when dialing a number is a lot faster than on the previous one. I suspect the issue with the first one was mechanical. I hear very clearly while I am on the phone on this one. I posted some photos, it is a gorgious red. The phone line is red and supposed to be connected to the phone but as I have a call blocker I have to connect it to the call blocker instead.

The media could not be loaded. I've been looking to go "old school" with the landline for about 6 months now. Looked at, and read LOTS of reviews. I finally decided to buy this one and oh my days...I LOVE IT!! It's not as heavy as they were back in the day, but everything else is so authentic. Took literally minutes to set it up. Love that there's volume control and that the ringer can be switched off. I LOVE IT!! Jane 😍UPDATE...the rotary dial isn't as solid as they used to be. Feels a bit flimsy but it works well. Does not change my overall review, Jane 🤩

Well it works and it looks the part, but the rotary dial springs back way too fast and it feels really light, so light it moves easily while dialing, so in an attempt to fix the rotary dial speed I took it apart and was immediately disappointed with what I saw.Here is the an original rotary and A picture of the one I received.

Easy to install, comes with all cables and connectors needed. No buttons has old style dial. I was expecting to pay more. Same size as original 1970’s phone, great quality but not as heavy as original. Bell not too loud but again different to original. Worth every penny. Can switch bell on and off.