Except in Brazil, pay phones have disappeared across most of America, especially in the US. The last time I was in New York I only saw a few left. This post ma

Except in Brazil, pay phones have disappeared across most of America, especially in the US. The last time I was in New York I only saw a few left. This post made me realise how much work and cost goes into keeping a public phone running, including painting, repairs, cleaning, replacing vandalised parts, paying for electricity, and even sending people out to collect the coins. (I didn't even know collecting coins was an actual job)