1) Began a call 2) Called on an old phone 3) Called up 4) Called, old-style 5) Gave a ring 6) Gave one a ring 7) Got on the horn 8) Laddie did it to call 9) Made a call 10) Placed a call 11) Pushed all the right buttons 12) Put in a call 13) Touch-toned 14) Used a rotary phone 15) Used a telephone 16) Used a vintage phone Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/dialed