Prices to double or payphones will disappear...

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I really don't think that a dollar for a local call is that bad. When you think of the tremendous cost associated with purchasing and maintaining pay phones, especially the costs behind the scenes, a dollar is a bargain. I do find a bit of humor in the fact that people don't want to be bothered with 'old technology' until they the discover the vulnerability of the cell phone infrastructure.

I rarely carry cash anymore and having four quarters in my pocket is even less likely. A pay phone with a card reader built-in seems to be the only way to survive in today's market.

The answer is a dollar coin ;-)

Authorisation/processing for low value transactions is disproportionately expensive using payment cards.

We already have dollar coins. What's your point?

I liked this article:
https://abcnews.go.com/blogs/business/2012/11/pay-phone-makes-a-post-sandy-comeback/


LOL

Payphones will disapear???? Someone show me 1 hear in NY
There gone already.

What would "Allison" have done if that payphone had been Rotary Dial?!

And somebody in that article was complaining about the poor sound quality from a payphone!

Too much time on a cell phone means he thinks a clear conversation is a bad thing.

Payphones have gone the way of the beeper. I had over 500 payphones in the day. All gone, no money to be made with them any more. Cell phones have replaced them. Thats progress, not good, not bad, just different.

Hmmm, is there an application for call by call rental of a cell phone? Set up a booth where payphones used to be and collect the money?

Good idea, but everyone has a cell phone now.

Good grief. Keep the politics out of it.

I didn't see any political references in this post, Bill have you taken your meds today?

Jeff E-

Do you see this?

Edited by justbill (09/11/12 10:35 AM)
Edit Reason: political content








That means the offending info was editted out.

Not "EVERYONE" has a cellphone. And a lot of the NJ and NY folks have no way to charge the one they have right now. (Charge service?) And some of the towers are down for 1 carrier but not another. There's always a way to make a buck from someone else's loss. I know, not the 'Christian' attitude, but someone's gonna do it. Why not me? Or you?

Good idea, but how about a cell phone charging station. Portable would be good.

Two problems with that, Ken.

1- Too many different chargers. (why can't they all be the same :bang:, and

2- Too many "pick-pockets"

I was at a trade show recently where they had a universal charging devise where for a small fee you would buy the correct adepter and get a fast charge. I think the adepter was $2.50 and i used it for 3 days charging my phone. I should have paid more atention to it.

I've been using an "Octopus" charger that runs off a USB power supply to charge an assortment of cell phones that my extended family seems to be unable to hang onto the chargers for. If it fits, it works. Has a dozen or so different connectors.

I think it's time we got this one back on topic.

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