Phone box

Neewbie_noob

Does anyone use them any more? There used to be an abundance of them throughout the small town where I live, now there are none. Even in Dublin City Centre there are massively dwindling numbers.

Can you even still get those phone cards with the chip on it and pay with those unit things???

Haven't used a pay phone in YEARS (I'm 21).

kerry4sam

Neewbie_noob wrote: »

Does anyone use them any more? There used to be an abundance of them throughout the small town where I live, now there are none. Even in Dublin City Centre there are massively dwindling numbers.

Can you even still get those phone cards with the chip on it and pay with those unit things???

Haven't used a pay phone in YEARS (I'm 21).

I know tourists who still use them as they would be cheaper than using the phones in the hotel rooms.
Some even use them with those discounted value for use phone-cards dedicated with special rates for international calls.

Don't remember when last I saw locals use the phone-boxes though.

Sorcha16

Neewbie_noob wrote: »

Does anyone use them any more?

Only to put my Superman suit on

SafeSurfer

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I asked my nieces and nephews ranging in age from 13 to 19 did they ever use a payphone and non of them ever have.

I remember the old press A press B ones.

SEPT 23 1989

I dont enjoy the smell of p1ss and stale smoke

so no

billybudd

I tried to, but quiet frankly someone of them are very complicated, plus the junkies have made the headsets wireless for some reason.

Lando Griffin

Can you still reverse the charges?

Neewbie_noob

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Lando Griffin wrote: »

Can you still reverse the charges?

Dial 10 and get the operator remember that, stopped when I was 10 ... 11 years ago :P

Where To

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4asAOyglCc

Micky Dolenz

Have avoided phone boxes since I seen this documentary one night, where this fella went into one and this fcuked up sniper type give him a real rough time, he was in there for hours.

keith16

Have you seen "phone box"? Or THE RECRUIT? What about ALEXANDER THE BLEEDIN' DEADLY?

caste_in_exile

I still do, occasionally.

stupid, random motherf*#kers I want to play a game..... *settles on ps3 for tonite*

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Micky Dolenz wrote: »

Have avoided phone boxes since I seen this documentary one night, where this fella went into one and this fcuked up sniper type give him a real rough time, he was in there for hours.

Clark Kent?

gobnaitolunacy

I never did

Vaguely remember Bob Geldolf doing an ad campaign 'Phone wreckers are idiots' with some lad kicking the sh1t out of a phone box.
I think I used one in an airport last year when my mobile lost charge.

PS I bought an original concrete Telefon box a few years ago

Micky Dolenz

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Clark Kent?

Heh, thats super, man.

Soups123

Still jump in to dial my 999 call but hang up at 59 seconds so I'm not traced

Joey the lips

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Thought this was something to do with colin farrel

LordSutch

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Always a smell of wee & fags in the old box, and you never knew what might be lurking on the mouth/ear piece as you pressed it against your ear, door spring was always too strong, which always made it a real pain to open! Plus point > Good for sheltering on a cold and rainy night.

Loads of change needed too. Press button A now, or was it Button B? )

whiskeyman

The day we're all gonna feel real old is when you ask some young whipper snapper if they ever used a phone box and they reply,
"What use is the packaging?"

caste_in_exile

Last time I saw te classic telefòn booth was by the entrance of a London Irish hostel, and I trust it's still there..

And a Japanese video game, about Irish folklore. they are part of our heritage

Xavi6

One of Colin Farrell's best performances

LordSutch

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I remember the inside of London's boxes being plastered with prostitute sex adverts! add that to the smell of wee & fags

London telephone box > http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3626/3476920703_6ded3646e4_m.jpg

PizzamanIRL

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Only when I have no credit/battery is dead, which is rarely ever.