Organization:TubularPhone

TubularPhone was a teenager-marketed dynamail-based communication service, which started operating in 11970 GHE. Their machines were designed to record voices onto a wax cylinder, and then send the voice message to a private dynamail receptacle.

The service proved popular over the first 10 years of operation, but technologies such as telephones and 8-track tapes quickly made this original service obsolete after 11980 GHE and usership plummeted between 11981 and 11983 GHE.

In 11984 GHE, TubularPhone opened a voicemail telephone number that could be called to place cheap long-distance calls. Using the dynamail pipes as a digital radio transceiver, TubularPhone hoped to gain a loyal userbase by using the d-mail infrastructure as a cheaper alternative to then-expensive phone providers.

Unfortuately, while the new service proved successful, the company was unable to achieve financial stability due to maintenance costs and the interest on outstanding loans. TubularPhone gave a sad farewell to their customers and closed shop in 11988, much to the dismay of a userbase who would gladly keep paying for the service.

The TubularPhone system and the rights to the various "dead end" d-mail pipes was bought by SuperShop in 11990 GHE, given new life as the CapSeller Network but disappointing loyal former TubularPhone users.