POTD: [New Generation] Avaya Red Partner 6D Telset

Today’s Phone of the Day features a [Newer Generation] ahem “Euro Series II” Partner 6D set of a place where I spend a couple days a week with some people who help me get through my life.

I have not referred this to “Euro” or “Euro Series II” because those were obscenely bad greymarket rumors spread like motherfrecin wildfire on eBay in the early 2000s (“Euro”) and the 46xx like models in 2005 (“Euro Series II”.) I am the last to defend Avaya currently, but they would frown upon infringing the brand of the phone system. While it was common folklore that it was European inspired when AT&T did the design in 1994/1995, it’s never been officially confirmed by Avaya or it’s decedents. And yes you read that right “AT&T”. This model was released about 1995, over a year before the Lucent spinoff. Some sites like my old town’s library before to moving out in 2010 had these Euro series sets but with the AT&T brand.  So people, PLEASE do not call these sets like this one “Series II”. You’re spreading lies and misinformation!

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Phones @ Work – Avaya Red Partner 18 Telset – Leda Lanes

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This was taken recently at Leda Lanes, the local candlepin bowling alley. Consult the link if you are not a local of Coastal New England. Anyways I’ve frequented the place for a number of years and since I’ve gone here I’ve seen their Avaya Partner system. Over a decade ago, they added on and an adjacent building is for the younger demographic with glow bowl setup and I’ve seen Partner sets tied ether via IROB or maybe the switch is there. Just after the exposure, the two lamps for probably a trunk and station went out.