• @[email protected]
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    141 month ago

    Cell phones didn’t exist. Kids need to call to get picked up after hours. There were payphones anywhere they would be used. Malls, Outside fast food restaurants, in shopping centers at gas stations.

    • Robust Mirror
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      91 month ago

      I like in Australia we never got rid of them. More or less every payphone I saw growing up is still here. But they gave them 2 amazing upgrades:

      1. They are now free to use

      2. They are additionally free Wifi hotspots

      Much better than dismantling them imo. They may not be widely used, but it’s worth it for those that do. I’ve even used it once when my phone went flat and needed to call my wife.