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Originally Posted by gtxrider
Just think how easy it would be to tap someones line.
Amazing isn't it what technology has brought. When we were young we had 1 phone, 1 TV (black and white), 1 car, NO BOAT and 3 kids sleeping in one room.....
We didn't have a party line but the aunt and uncle had one on the farm. I wondered why no body picked up the phone when it rang.
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GTX,
We did indeed have a party line when we first moved back in 1955. Although you and I were too young to be making calls, I remember the folks being upset since the twin teenagers in the house behind us shared our party line and hogged the phone. Back in those days they had a letter such as J or W after your number to indicate the exact party on the line. NJ Bell had both 2 and 4 party lines. They eventually died out due to attrition.