5 ms·Did they have phones back then?by hnhg 2mo agoDid they have phones back then?dpark 2mo agoThat’s a great question for someone else. I didn’t say anything about phones.hnhg 2mo agoI'm not arguing, there are a lot of things at play, clearly.olyjohn 2mo agoYes in the mid to late 1800s, it was not uncommon in rural areas to have barbed wire phone networks.