squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
- Location
- For now, just Florida
Things you won't find anymore...
- Thread starter Fyrefox
- Start date
jimintoronto
Well-known Member
Things that you don't find much anymore ? Working pay telephones in the USA. JIMB>
squatting dog
Remember when... thirty seemed so old.
- Location
- For now, just Florida
You just have to know where to look.
Working pay phones still exist in the USA, though they are rare, with estimates suggesting fewer than 100,000 remain nationwide. Mostly found in rural areas, transportation hubs, and correctional facilities, (I swear I'm not familiar with these),
. Some independent, functioning phones persist, and a few are being restored for community use, including in Vermontjimintoronto
Well-known Member
Way back in the mid 90's, I was a long distance cross border owner/operator for a Toronto based direct door to door courier company. We had 1-800 sat pagers, and when we were finished with a delivery in the USA, we had to call back to the company dispatch office in Toronto, using a pay phone. Even back then, finding a working pay phone was a challenge. So many were trashed, had the wires cut off, or the entire phone was missing from the phone booth. Even the ones in the truck stops were a hit or miss kind of situation. JIMB>You just have to know where to look.
Working pay phones still exist in the USA, though they are rare, with estimates suggesting fewer than 100,000 remain nationwide. Mostly found in rural areas, transportation hubs, and correctional facilities, (I swear I'm not familiar with these),