3 ms·
I’ve actually started using them a bit since I noticed they were free. I take the time to quickly call my mum or something I also noticed you can call the numb
by ace2358 4y ago
I’ve actually started using them a bit since I noticed they were free. I take the time to quickly call my mum or something
I also noticed you can call the number back (from your phone) and the pay phone rings!!
So cool haha
- buran77 4y agoDoes Australia have KYC laws for mobile operators? Can you get SIMs without showing ID? If so how does it work with essentially anonymous terminals like a public phone? Same question goes for the philtel case. BTW, are they still payphones if you don't have to pay? :)
- nine_k 4y agoWith a voice-only phone fixed on a street one can do less that with a mobile communication terminal. These phones are likely watched by CCTV cameras, too. So KYC is not necessary.
- zoklet-enjoyer 4y agoLast time I was in Adelaide the payphones were wifi hotspots. This was in 2016
- nine_k 4y agoI wonder if connecting to wifi from a phone somehow identifies it, or requires to receive an SMS that links the session to a known phone, and thus piggybacks on its KYC.
- evolve2k 4y agoLast I checked, the free wifi point that’s been installed in many Australian pay phones is only freely available to Telstra customers as customer benefit, although once off access may be purchasable. The pay phone offers free calls and awkward free SMS sending via the standard phone key pad.
- toast0 4y agoThe US doesn't have KYC requirement for phones, mobile or otherwise. Some carriers are hard to get accounts with unless you do a credit check, which is adjacent to KYC, but you can buy most prepaid sims with cash and activate from the phone with no ID.