TELEPHONES
(See also Smartphones; Telephone Witnessing; Texting)
being put on hold:
messages from businesses: g92 3/8 29
Bell, Alexander:
proposal for photophone: g87 5/22 19-20
cell (mobile) phones: g 7/12 20; g 11/09 3; g05 2/8 18-20; km 7/02 3; g87 6/22 26-27
addiction: g 11/09 4-5; g 3/07 4; g04 9/8 29; g03 1/8 21
avoiding large debt from using: g02 1/8 29
bullying messages: g05 5/22 28; g03 5/8 28; g03 8/22 3
dangers on train platforms: g01 6/22 28
dangers while driving: g 4/11 27; g 11/09 5; g 3/07 22; g 4/06 29; g05 2/8 19; g01 2/22 9; g98 7/22 29; g97 9/22 28; g88 2/8 30
dangers while flying: g05 2/8 19-20
development: g 3/10 3
during field ministry: km 4/13 2
during meetings: km 4/13 2
effect of eucalyptus trees: g03 3/8 29
effect on medical equipment: g96 12/8 28; g95 11/8 29
etiquette: g 11/09 8-9; g05 2/8 19; g97 9/8 29
integrated cameras used for spying: g04 4/8 28
interrupting sleep: g05 1/8 28
messaging applications: w21.03 31; w21.12 15
Muslim prayer phone: g05 2/22 29
prevalence: g 9/12 27; g 2/10 30
reporting crimes (New York City): g 6/09 29
steeples used for transmitters: g 4/07 30
texting (SMS messages): ijwyp article 10; w18.08 3-5; g 7/14 8-9; g 2/13 2; g 9/13 2; g05 2/8 18-19; g05 7/8 28
youths: g 6/14 2; g 6/09 29; g 3/07 4; g05 11/8 28; g02 10/22 18-20
computer data bases searched over public phone lines: g89 8/8 26-27
connection and transmission: g01 5/22 19-21
dial-a-porn service:
income and number of calls: g86 12/22 4
electronic eavesdropping: g91 12/8 31; g88 5/22 4-5, 8-9
experiences: km 2/01 5-6; w00 9/1 25
calls to astrologer reach Witnesses: yb06 52-53
child’s random dialing contacts Witness: w89 7/1 15
public phone in isolated village hosts Bible studies: ijwex article 33
studies by mobile phone and candle: yb16 52-53
text messaging: ijwex article 31
translates phone call: km 1/07 1
Witnesses return found cell phone: w04 2/1 32
wrong number links man to convention: yb13 70-71
fax machines: g91 1/22 19-20
features added: g89 12/8 29
fiber-optic transmission: g87 5/22 20-22
capacity: g89 3/22 30
first Atlantic cable: g89 3/22 30
world’s longest cable: g90 7/22 29
first telephone (photo): jv 41
Grand Canyon’s emergency line: g87 7/8 31
hospitals:
disposable phones to reduce infections: g87 4/22 30
toy phone emits anesthetic for children in surgery: g88 6/22 30
hot lines for problems:
youths: g96 9/8 29
huge phone bills: g89 1/8 30
Jehovah’s Witnesses:
Central Tour Desk fax (U.S.): km 3/08 3
congregation listing in telephone directory: km 2/01 2; km 6/96 2
convention hookups: jv 267, 278
Legal Department (U.S.): km 6/96 7
meeting hookups: km 11/09 7
phoning to obtain Kingdom Hall addresses and meeting times (U.S.): km 4/08 7
Service Department (U.S.): km 6/95 3
United States: km 3/08 3; km 9/00 2; km 8/99 7
local service calls routed internationally: g03 12/22 28-29
manners: g97 3/8 30; g96 6/8 10-12
pagers: km 7/02 3
public phones:
burglarproof phones increase vandalism: g88 5/22 30
sexually explicit calls: ijwbq article 59; w11 11/1 7; w06 7/15 30
telemarketing fraud: g97 9/22 4-5, 8
telephone poles and woodpeckers: g88 5/22 31
telephone sex: g04 2/22 20-22; g04 12/8 30
Vatican’s 900 number: g92 5/8 28
youths:
helping to be responsible: g00 8/22 28