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I find it fascinating that not only are there still public telephones in Sydney, they are actively being deployed.
by rblatz 4y ago
I find it fascinating that not only are there still public telephones in Sydney, they are actively being deployed.
- guidedlight 4y agoCalls from public telephones are now free, they now also provide free wifi. It does seem that the legal benefit of free space and electricity, and the commercial benefit of high foot traffic locations is too great for Telstra to simply give up these installations.
- caf 4y agoThe electricity is not free (it would be paid under a low consumption unmetered arrangement, similar to things like public BBQs or traffic lights). Telstra is contracted to provide payphone service under the Telstra USO Performance Agreement with the Federal Government, at a cost of $44 million.
- mcosta 4y agoToday I learned there are public BBQs in Australia.
- rv3392 4y agoNot just Sydney, but all across Australia.
- dalanmiller 4y agoI’ve never seen one being deployed. Nor have I ever seen anyone use one. Telstra makes use of existing ones as wifi APS for their subscribers. This is all fear mongering imo
- lkois 4y agoI recently discovered that they have their own phone numbers, and you can ring them up
- CTDOCodebases 4y agoHow do you find out the number of a particular phone?