OLE@SRI-NIC.ARPA (Ole Jorgen Jacobsen) (12/24/85)
Any one know where I can find a faceplate for a 2500 phone set (the piece of plastic with the phone number and 12 holes for the keypad)? AT&T repair won't send out parts, but will take your phone and "fix" it for $16 plus shipping which seems rather unecessary for such a small item. Ole -------
telecom@ucbvax.UUCP (12/27/85)
> Any one know where I can find a faceplate for a 2500 phone set (the > piece of plastic with the phone number and 12 holes for the keypad)? > AT&T repair won't send out parts, but will take your phone and "fix" > it for $16 plus shipping which seems rather unecessary for such a > small item. Try a Graybar Electric store near you; Graybar is a large national organization with outlets in all major cities. While Graybar claims to be wholesale only, chances are they will sell to you cash over the counter. Graybar handles ITT and Northern Telcom, and no doubt can find an identical faceplate from one of the above vendors. ==> Larry Lippman @ Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, New York <== ==> UUCP {decvax|dual|rocksanne|rocksvax|watmath}!sunybcs!kitty!larry <== ==> VOICE 716/741-9185 {rice|shell}!baylor!/ <== ==> FAX 716/741-9635 {G1, G2, G3 modes} duke!ethos!/ <== ==> burl!gladys!/ <== ==> "Have you hugged your cat today?" ihnp4!/ <==
telecom@ucbvax.UUCP (01/15/86)
I needed one of these faceplates--the one on my phone cracked when I tried to file out two new squares to accomodate the * and # buttons on the new dial I had just installed (but that's another story). I went to my local Bell phone center store, chose a salesperson of the opposite sex, and smiled a lot while asking if they knew where I could get one. At first, they recommended I try the AT&T repair center (a mere $16), but then (seeing my crestfallen look), walked over to a cardboard box with a bunch of junk phones in it, pried off a faceplate, and gave it to me. It wasn't the right color, but the price was right ($0). You may have to try more than one phone center store before this technique will work for you. At least these places are listed in the phone book nowadays. If you are ugly, I recommend you coach a good-looking friend into helping you. Good luck.