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They are replacing the payphones with LinkNYC kiosks that include a phone that makes free US calls
by gnopgnip 4y ago
They are replacing the payphones with LinkNYC kiosks that include a phone that makes free US calls
- tempest_ 4y agoThose look really cool. How do they work in practice? Do they get vandalized a lot? Do people actually charge their devices with them?
- iamphilrae 4y agoWe have those in London too under the name InLink and are run by BT (the main telephone company here). BT used to offer free calls on them, but they had to stop because it was mostly being used by purchasers of drugs as an anonymous means of putting in an order. In terms of charging, they’re well used by homeless people. - https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/News_events/2019/April_2019/Calls_for_InLink_phone_lines_to_be_permanently_switched_off.aspx https://www.towerhamlets.gov.uk/News_events/2019/April_2019/...
- tstrimple 4y agoInteresting. I hadn't seen these before (not a NY resident and very rarely a visitor). https://www.link.nyc/ https://www.link.nyc/
- jck 4y agoFormer NYC resident. Those things are everywhere in Manhattan and in surprisingly good condition most of the times.