Cory Doctorow
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@pluralistic Seen similar in Cockfosters Tube Station in the UK. Still illuminated mind. Not sure there are any public phones left in London at this point.
Martijn de Vrieze - TK69241@SHODAN @pluralistic
I do not recall seeing any functioning payphones in London, However I ran into this still functioning relic last year in Oxford.
I do not recall seeing any functioning payphones in London, However I ran into this still functioning relic last year in Oxford.
Charlie Stross@martijndevrieze @SHODAN @pluralistic BUSINESS STARTUP IDEA: Buy up empty phone booths, slap PV panels on top and a battery/distribution board inside, then rent them out as smartphone fast-charge charging points (with a lock-box to leave your phone in while it's sucking juice at £1/30 minutes).
"It's a phone box. You pay us for permission to leave your phone in it. You're welcome."
armadillosoft@cstross @martijndevrieze @SHODAN @pluralistic
Sadly, too late they are mostly gone now.
Also by the end there, they had gotten quite stinky.
snaprails@Armadillosoft @cstross @martijndevrieze @SHODAN @pluralistic They always were. Even back in 1979 when I worked with the payphones engineers the kiosks were known as the most expensive public toilets in the country.
It's also when I learned about always checking the handset before listening for dial tone - just in case someone had filled the mouthpiece with shit.
It's also when I learned about always checking the handset before listening for dial tone - just in case someone had filled the mouthpiece with shit.