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馒头大师
馒头大师：在那个年代，上海的弄堂口通常设有公用电话亭，这些电话亭除了提供公用电话服务外，最重要的是为弄堂居民提供传呼电话服务。当有人要找你时，他们会打电话到你家弄堂口的公用电话亭，然后门房间的阿姨或爷叔会跑到你家楼下喊你，让你去接电话。虽然接听和拨打电话本身不贵，但跑腿费还是要几分到一毛钱的。所以，每当楼下响起那种便携式电喇叭的叫喊声，整栋楼的居民都会竖起耳朵，因为这意味着有人有电话来了。如果是我家的电话，我的父母会探出头去回应，然后穿好外套、换好鞋，有时甚至要带上手电筒，步行五分钟左右去接电话。在那个时候，大家都知道，如果有人打传呼电话来，那肯定是有重要的事情，没有人会用它来闲聊家常。
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This chapter recounts the experience of using 'chuanhu' phones in Shanghai's弄堂(hutongs) in the 1990s. It describes how people relied on public phone booths and the neighborhood's help to receive calls, highlighting the inconvenience but also the sense of community.
- Use of 'chuanhu' phones in Shanghai's弄堂(hutongs)
- The process of receiving calls through public phone booths and neighbors
- The cost of 'chuanhu' service
- The social status of having a home phone
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