Telephone
FunUse the telephone to call other telephones on the island!
| Ingredient | Quantity |
|---|---|
 Metal Fragments | 100 |
 Wood | 50 |
 Tech Trash | 1 |
Unlock
- 30 Scrap at a Research Table
- 30 Scrap via the Engineering Workbench tech tree
Recycler
| Output | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 60 | 100% |
| Wood | 30 | 100% |
| Tech Trash | 1 | 60% |
Safe Zone Recycler
| Output | Quantity | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Metal Fragments | 40 | 100% |
| Wood | 20 | 100% |
| Tech Trash | 1 | 40% |
| Source | Amount | Chance |
|---|---|---|
| Underwater Advanced Crate | 1 | 1.1111% |
| Underwater Lab - Normal Crate 2 | 1 | 0.4444% |
| Normal Crate | 1 | 0.4444% |
| Wagon - Normal Crate | 1 | 0.4444% |
| Outbreak Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Patrol Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Arctic Patrol Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Roaming Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Tethered Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Gingerbread Dungeon(2) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Gingerbread Melee Dungeon(2) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Scarecrow (Dungeon)(1) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Arena Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Scarecrow (Dungeon Static)(1) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Cargo Ship Turret Scientist | 1 | 0.2% |
| Cargo Ship Turret Scientist (LR-300) | 1 | 0.2% |
| Chinook Gunner | 1 | 0.2% |
| Bradley Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Airfield Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Arctic Research Base Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Abandoned Military Base Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Cargo Ship Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Deep Sea Ghost Ship Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Deep Sea Island Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Excavator Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Gingerbread | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Launch Site Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Missile Silo Outside Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Oil Rig Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Scarecrow | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Trainyard Scientist | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Tunnel Dweller | 1 | 0.1634% |
| Underwater Lab Dweller | 1 | 0.1634% |
Telephone is a fun item in Rust that stacks up to 1 per slot. Use the telephone to call other telephones on the island! It can be crafted using 100x Metal Fragments, 50x Wood, 1x Tech Trash. One of the more reliable places to find it is Underwater Advanced Crate. Dropped on the ground, it despawns after about 0.3 hours.
Frequently Asked Questions
Telephone requires 100x Metal Fragments, 50x Wood, 1x Tech Trash to craft.
The Telephone blueprint is unlocked via research_table for 30 scrap.
Telephone stacks up to 1 per inventory slot.
Recycling Telephone in a recycler yields 60x Metal Fragments.
Telephone can be found at Underwater Advanced Crate, among other locations.
Left on the ground, Telephone despawns after roughly 0.3 hours.