That depends on why there was no telephone. Is this a world that never developed the telephone, or one that has moved past it? Or, actually, both?
A world that never developed the telephone could theoretically have gotten stuck technologically, so it might look like a world rewound to the technological level before telephones.
A world that has moved past telephones technologically... maybe much like the current world, but the people in this alternate world have brain implants instead of phones, so they can communicate with others without any external device. They just use sub-vocalizations to call and talk to anyone, whenever, without disturbing the people around them.
If it were both, perhaps it would be a world that developed telepathy instead, and it might be a very quiet world, because there is no need for communication by voice when you can communicate mind-to-mind.
A world without Buddhism.
The world would suck without skate boarding because without it what would be fun?
the world will be like a body without soul
alot telephone poles are like $20,000
like the would will be useless
You could not communicate unless you visited each other in person. But luckily, it was finally invented.
Without money the world would have been dominated by barter trade
it would suck
One word to describe 'What this world would be without rules' would be chaotic.
It would have been like a river without a fish
The world would be dark, hungry, dirty and desperate without oil and gas
Bad.. =/