💰📞 payphones ✨☎️Mar 24

😻 I saw a payphone today!

#PayPhones #PublicTelephones

Show threadGehtsoMar 13

and mail coaches will soon be back

In Russia It Was Proposed To Revive The Network Of Payphones Because Of Internet Blackouts

" The idea was put forward by an odious State Duma deputy.

In Russia, against the backdrop of mobile Internet shutdowns, Russia should return to installing phone booths in major cities, where "safe" Internet will be connected. This was stated by Igor Antropenko, a member of the State Duma's trade and industry committee, who previously called for reducing working hours for women to increase the birth rate, writes The Moscow Times. "

https://charter97.org/en/news/2026/3/13/676817/

#WarOfAggression #Europa #Ukraine #Payphones #Duma #Internet #Blackouts #army #war #Russia #WarCriminal #invaders #occupiers #defenders
#перемогаYкраїни

In Russia It Was Proposed To Revive The Network Of Payphones Because Of Internet Blackouts

The idea was put forward by an odious State Duma deputy.

Stefan BohacekMar 8

If you live in California, here's a fun game to try.

"California still has 2,203 working payphones. Can you find 'em all?"

https://walzr.com/payphone-go/

via @waxy

#payphones #california #PayphoneGo #game

Payphone Go

Front PageFeb 18

A 'social experiment' lets people from Texas and San Francisco randomly connect on a payphone

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/experiment-connects-texans-and-californians

HowToPhil (Phillip R)Feb 6
I think that cities should replace some of the vanishing #payphones with #courtesyPhones for the citizens and visitors to use when needed. Can someone ping #Mamdani in #NYC with my idea?
DoomsdaysCWJan 5

I came across this outside the local grocery store. And yes, there was a dial tone, despite the rust!

#PayPhones #Landlines #WorkingRelic #OldSchoolTech

IEEE SpectrumNov 30
Old-fashioned and free-to-use #payphones are back in rural #Vermont, thanks to Patrick Schlott, an electrical engineer. How did he do it? spectrum.ieee.org/payphone-voip
sb arms & legsNov 10
Show me your #local #payphones!
Show threadJesse Alexander, WB2IFS/3Sep 26, 2025
@W6KME @ai6yr There used to be a crowd sourced website that listed all of the working #payphones. I as I recall most of them were in #bars and #libraries.
Daniel DvorkinSep 2, 2025

Not posted for agreement, if you share from my post please leave my commentary intact, terms and conditions apply, see your local grumpy scientist for details ...

This type of "#humor" is shit.

"#Cardcatalogs were our #Google! #Polaroids were our #Instagram! #Payphones were our #iPhones!"

NO THE FUCK THEY WEREN'T. They were very useful in their time, but the modern versions are *better*. Which is why it's difficult to find a card catalog or a Polaroid camera these days, and a payphone is practically impossible.

Grow the hell up.