I found an old dial phone from the Swiss Post office at a thrift shop..looks like it's from the 70's, and I got it working with the help of a technician from my phone provider. ( cost me all of 20 Francs which is about 20 US dollars) He was crazy about it too. The rings make my day, and my students who come to me for lessons all want one now. They love it and like to role play with it in drama. I really miss the land line phone ringing often at home...so many people do not have one now. I try only to text on the cell phone, and hardly ever use it. Like I said, I keep it mostly for taking photos. Will have to buy an old camera too. :-)