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Are there still landline phones these days?
Deng Senhai, an elderly man who lives in Changhong Community, Hangzhou
When he was younger, he was a telephone repairman
There are a lot of old things that he treasures in his house
It took the reporter back to that era at once
Deng Senhai: If the line is broken, I will check the line like this, so shaken, and the line here needs to be connected, and on the line, the line will not work, I will know it as soon as I try it.
Reporter: Is this equivalent to a testing instrument?
Deng Senhai: Yes, yes, yes.
The old antique that Deng Senhai was carrying
It was his partner when he used to be a telephone line repairman
Because it has long been useless
When I retired, I brought it home
Deng Senhai is 75 years old
Same age as the Republic
When he was young, he served as a soldier and an operator at an airport in Guangdong
This work
It was quite powerful in those days
Two people want to talk on the phone
Must be transferred by an operator
Deng Senhai: If you call in, which unit you want, if you say you want a communications team, I will transfer to the communications team, and I will transfer to whichever department you want.
Reporter: In that case, can you hear the dialogue between the two sides?
Deng Senhai: Of course you can hear it, but according to the confidentiality regulations, you can't listen to it.
Reporter: When they are talking, you put down the headphones first.
Deng Senhai: The headphones are worn, because I have to answer the phone, the wrench on this countertop, pull it down and turn it on, say hello and turn it off, they turn it off when they get through.
After retiring, Deng Senhai returned to his hometown in Hangzhou
Worked in Zhejiang No. 2 Light Rolling Mill
It's still the same job
Responsible for the transfer and maintenance of telephone in the factory
In some cases, it is also necessary to interface with the telecommunications department
He treasured a lot of old objects
Line maintenance machine, telephone, all kinds of accessories,
The most precious thing is a handwritten information book and a few photos
Deng Senhai: This is the wiring diagram of the line, your line comes over to my wiring frame, where is this line, I can find it according to this book. This is repairing the phone, the phone is turned on and it is being tested, and I am seriously repairing it.
Reporter: Is this work boring?
Deng Senhai: This is very interesting, why, a phone is repaired, you find the fault, it is easy to use, you don't need to buy it, just replace the parts.
Reporter: There are also large-sized ones.
Deng Senhai: This is a new plant, to install the wiring, let me see it, they took pictures of me, to see how the wiring is installed.
Deng Senhai's career
Experienced from manual transfer of calls to automatic transfer of calls
and then the wired telephone flew into the homes of ordinary people
It can be said that it has witnessed the development of China's communications industry
Now in retirement, he uses a smartphone
Send WeChat and brush short videos
But he said it was still a little harder
Reporter: Is it difficult to use a smartphone, or is it difficult to repair a phone before?
Deng Senhai: It must be difficult to use smartphones, as long as I have a continuous phone line, I can call back and forth, if this thing is said that I can't operate it, I can't use it. The phone can't be turned on, and sometimes it can't be turned on. Nostalgic, old comrades from before, it was interesting at that time, I did it myself, I feel very good, haha.