hosted.ap.org — With rising cell phone use and vandalism and neglect taking their toll, pay phones are disappearing around the nation. Consumer activists and advocates for the poor have protested the drop in numbers - saying that public phones are necessary in emergencies and represent a lifeline for those who can't afford a cell phone or even a landline.
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Closed AccountJul 28, 2006
Around me, many pay phones have been replaced with FREE phones. I forget if it is a 4 or 7 minute call, that automatically disconnects, but it is totally free. There is advertising under the phone, but you don't have to listen to any ads or anything before the call goes though. And you can call anywhere in the US.
grayappleJul 28, 2006
I would still use a phone box if I fun out of pre-paid airtime on my mobile, plus the phone boxes with Internet access and WiFi are f**king handy.
Closed AccountJul 28, 2006
Pay phones cost huge amounts of money to use and every few min you get reminded that your call will be cut off unless you insert 20 dollars in change or something. I guess dropping the price will never happen, so then get rid of them
Closed AccountJul 28, 2006
Yeah, we should outlaw cellphones. Where's obviousman when you need him? Duh. Do we really need an article to point out the obvious? What article would we see next? Typewriter market collapsing because of the increase in computers?
roberto_deneeroJul 28, 2006
OMG how old is this one??? 5 - 7 years.NEWS FLASH -- Reliable sources tell us that the floppy diskette may be on the outs. There is a new technology on the rise called a ZIP drive. We'll continue to wait for further information on this innovation. Stay tuned.
socokoolaidJul 28, 2006
yeah maybe thats cause it's 80cents for 3 minutes...and phone cards get damn near a $1 extra fee/tax per call for use from payphone...and half the time the thing don't work and eats your money.
sclozzaJul 30, 2006
I am a bit stuffed at university. At the start of the year, there were 14 payphones on campus. Over the summer break, they culled 9 and the remaining ones were in the highest usage spots (as you would expect). The reason was given that increased mobile usage was the cause.The problem is, that mobile phone coverage is non existent on campus.
zaresteJul 30, 2006
Ha, I communicate with everyone over the internet. In my case I have no use for a landline phone at all - lucky me. My phone bill is the 50 cents I spend at the pay-phone every month when I use it to pay other bills.
globalunlockJan 11, 2010
This is correct that pay phones now are seldom used especially that there are millions or billions of cell phone users now.