Phones boxes, whats the story with them?

Zombienosh

Is their some law requirement to provide public phones?

They only people ive ever seen use them are junkies/scumbags and thats only as a toilet.

Why don't we just get rid of them.

starbelgrade

Zombienosh wrote: »

Is their some law requirement to provide public phones?

They only people ive ever seen use them are junkies/scumbags and thats only as a toilet.

Why don't we just get rid of them.

Then where would the junkies & scumbags piss?

MrStuffins

I like to call them portible toilets!

MrStuffins

starbelgrade wrote: »

Then where would the junkies & scumbags piss?

MrStuffins wrote: »

I like to call them portible toilets!

So THAT'S where those track-marks on my arms came from!

we'llallhavetea_old

do public phones take coins or call cards now? i can't remember the last time i saw a phone box...

Cavehill Red

MrStuffins wrote: »

I like to call them portible toilets!

Not very portable are they, being concreted into the ground and all?

Saila

MrStuffins wrote: »

I like to call them portible toilets!

yeah REAL portable

Stained Class

Where else could I change into my superhero costume?

zuroph

Zombienosh wrote: »

Phones boxes, whats the story with them?

Called a phonebook, Its more a list of names and phone numbers than a story.
read it once, by the end I was like "zzzzzzz"

Zombienosh

waitin on the bus today a junkie walks into the phonebox, picks up the phone as if hes on a call and then pisses away.

Saila

Zombienosh wrote: »

waitin on the bus today a junkie walks into the phonebox

I hope you laughed

Stained Class

zuroph wrote: »

Called a phonebook, Its more a list of names and phone numbers than a story.
read it once, by the end I was like "zzzzzzz"

I agree. Not much in the way of a plot, but what a cast!!!

Saila

Stained Class wrote: »

I agree. Not much in the way of a plot, but what a cast!!!

do they do casting for books now then

MrStuffins

Saila wrote: »

yeah REAL portable

Of course they're portible.

Why do you think they used to be everywhere and now you don't see any anymore?

DOC09UNAM

Saila wrote: »

do they do casting for books now then

That's just embarrassing.

Sinfonia

zuroph wrote: »

Called a phonebook, Its more a list of names and phone numbers than a story.
read it once, by the end I was like "zzzzzzz"

I was surprised to see that

Zoe Zwolensky

did it.

I was expecting

Aaron A. Aaronson right from the beginning!

Doc

Your battery has never run out on your mobile then, no? Or credit run out on a pre-paid phone.

God it must be great to always be so prepared for every eventuality like that.

Rockery Woman

do they take coins or cards???? I havent used one in years! I doubt the phone companies are making any money from them nowadays.

If you run out of credit on your phone its easy to top up using your laser or credit card or online.

As for the battery running out, sure you can always borrow someone elses mobile phone - thats why I havent used one since circa 1995!

But I would like to know if they take cards or coins?????

starbelgrade

Some public telephones in Spain owned by Telefónica double-up as mobile phone charging points.

Epic fact.

Zombienosh

even if i did run out of battery or credit and was stuck id call in somewhere and use the phone, i wouldnt use a pissy phonebox, the phones in them probly dont even work.

mikemac

Rockery Woman wrote: »

But I would like to know if they take cards or coins?????

You can buy an Eircom callcard. All newsagents sell them
I have one, most every one should have one.
Very handy and saves you messing with change to use a payphone.
If you don't have a callcard then change is fine too


And I'm old enough to remember a time in Ireland when people waited three months for Posts & Telegraphs to organize a landline for your house.

Lets forget the rost tinted glasses folks, the 1980's were a hellhole

Doc

Rockery Woman wrote: »

do they take coins or cards???? I havent used one in years! I doubt the phone companies are making any money from them nowadays.

If you run out of credit on your phone its easy to top up using your laser or credit card or online.

As for the battery running out, sure you can always borrow someone elses mobile phone - thats why I havent used one since circa 1995!

But I would like to know if they take cards or coins?????

Top up online when I’m out and about? Its much easier to put coins in a payphone to make one call then go somewhere to top up your mobile. Back when I had a pre pay phone I would often use a payphone when I ran out for a call instead of topping up.

Whose phone am I going to borrow? Would you give your phone to a complete stranger on the street? Because I know its very unlikely that I would.

Oh yea and most take coins..

zuroph

Sinfonia wrote: »

I was surprised to see that

Zoe Zwolensky

did it.

I was expecting

Aaron A. Aaronson right from the beginning!

I know right!? and as for the bonus section at the back, it just reeked of product placement.

Ruu_Old

Leave my house alone! I have it rented as an "efficiency apartment". :mad:

funk-you

Zombienosh wrote: »

Phones boxes, whats the story with them?

Dunno, I couldn't watch Colin Farrell past the first 10 mins. Something about knobbing some other bird.

-Funk

mikemac

You missed out Funk

Excellent film

Rockery Woman

Doc wrote: »

Top up online when I’m out and about? .... no... top up with your lazer card from your mobile when you are out and about... on-line when you go home!

I wouldnt lend my phone to a stranger - but surely most sensible people charge their phones when required!!!!

Mr Benevolent

Junkies use them because they've usually sold their phones. Most addicts can't keep a phone for more than a few weeks, so phoneboxes are essential.

orourkeda

Zombienosh wrote: »

Is their some law requirement to provide public phones?

They only people ive ever seen use them are junkies/scumbags and thats only as a toilet.

Why don't we just get rid of them.

Theres these new things called emergencies and people who dont have a mobile on them.

Echospace

I use them to stop International Spies from tracing my phone calls.

Doc

Rockery Woman wrote: »

I wouldnt lend my phone to a stranger - but surely most sensible people charge their phones when required!!!!

So your phone has never ran out of battery when you where out?

Rockery Woman

no I charge it in the car if needs be! Phone boxes are pretty scarce up the mountain anyway:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

stovelid

Rockery Woman wrote: »

no I charge it in the car if needs be! Phone boxes are pretty scarce up the mountain anyway:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

I assume the reason that you included three sarcastic smileys was to illustrate the fact that you actually get 10 phone boxes to a field up there?

Sea Sharp

The foreigners use them to ring home without the really expensive mobile phone rates.