Sweden's Telephone.

Gisborne Times, Volume LXVIII, Issue 10754, 27 November 1928, Page 5

Sweden's Telephone.

“WATCH” SYSTEM IS VALU • ABLE. STOCKHOLM, Sept. 26. The telephone service in Stockholm is at present undergoing the process of transformation to the ‘‘automatic.” This is being done, district by district, and will not be entirely completed before 1935. The Swedish telephone otters the public many conveniences in addition to its mam uses. For example, one may be awakened at any time desired for tho nominal cost of 20 ore (5 cents) added to the quarterly account. The exact time may he ascertained lor the same sum. Moreover, the system of what is called “telephone watch” is of inestimable value to those who have no servant tb take messages in their absence from home or to those on journeys or those? who do not wisli to be disturbed by the ringing of the telephone bell during certain hours. There are several sorts of telephone watch. The simple one is that by winch the person calling is informed when the client will return to his home,.'or that they', will he available for calls at a certain time. Tor this service a charge of 10 kronor per month is made. A more costly form of telephone watch, is that whereby the message and name of the' person -calling is recorded at tlie telephone central, so that, the client can ring up and obtain this information.' When certain numbers are much in demand, one may also be put on the waiting list to take one’s turn.