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Topic: Pay phones

	Are pay phones out the door?
		One out of three are already gone, and in the past four years nearly 18,500 of Ohio's pay phones have been yanked out of their walls, put on the back of a truck and turned into scrap metal, to be born again as microwaves and fans.
		People who know pay phones (and track their numbers and talk about them at conferences and testify to the FCC about them) go back and forth on whether pay phones are simply declining or on their way to an eventual demise.
		Phone booths are long gone -- if Clark Kent came to town, he'd have to go Kramer's Bar and Grille to change into Superman in the privacy of one of Dayton's few remaining phone booths -- and pay phones may not be far behind.
	www.azcentral.com /ent/pop/articles/0625payphone25.html (795 words)

	Pay phones with immediate public access (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		If due care is not taken with the pay phone design the manufacturers and therefore the telecommunication operators may unwittingly be excluding a sizeable proportion of the population from using their pay phone with the risk of losing potential revenue.
		Pay phones may vary in design, both within a country or region, and to an even greater extent across borders.
		Public pay phones should be accessible to people with wheelchairs and people who cannot use their arms or hands.
	www.stakes.fi /cost219/payphones.htm (3316 words)

	Payphone Project: Pay Phone & Payphones from around the world (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Pay Phones Led Growth of All Ad Categories in 2004
		Pay phones versus cell phones: A major hang-up
		Boston Globe: Pay phones have become an old-fashioned hang-up
	www.payphone-project.com (297 words)

	Privately-Owned Pay Phones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Because the pay phone she chose was not owned by the local phone company, her call was subject to all sorts of hidden costs.
		Pay phones have become a lucrative business for the AOS industry, which sets the long-distance rates and adds surcharges for different services, pay phone owners, who add surcharges of their own, and landlords and business owners, who can earn commissions from pay phones on their premises.
		Callers can be sure that they will be charged a certain rate, according to the terms of the card, even when they use a pay phone serviced by another company, as long as the caller must dial an 800 number or access code to reach the phone service before making their call.
	www.newyork.bbb.org /library/publications/subrep12.html (1534 words)

	Pay phones a dying breed in cellular age - 03/14/04
		Across the country, lonely, little-used pay phones are meeting their demise, with cell phones getting all the love these days.
		The pay phone industry was vibrant and growing with no end in sight 16 years ago when Greg Andrick began his career with Great Lakes Telephone Co. in Center Line.
		Pay phones can be indispensable for cell phone users when no signal can be found or their battery dies.
	www.detnews.com /2004/technology/0403/14/c01-90877.htm (874 words)

	USATODAY.com - Pushing to save a new endangered species pay phones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		To the phone booth's defenders, it is more than a matter of simple nostalgia: It cuts to the roots of social equality, public safety, and common sense.
		But the removal of pay phones, driven by a decline in their revenue from $2.2 billion in 1999 to half that last year, according to the FCC, can leave entire towns without a single public phone.
		It's a number that many expect will grow if pay phones keep disappearing — although those without phone connections may be the least aware of their options.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2005-04-10-payphone-save_x.htm (1090 words)

	Metroactive News & Issues \| Pay Phones
		With a mere 1.6 million pay phones scattered across the states versus the current 80 million cell phones in use, this could very well be the death knell of the public handset.
		According to Keane, pay phones cost $2,200-$2,500 per unit, and with installation, labor and location charges adding up to about $1,000, in order to pencil out, a pay phone needs to produce revenue from 500 to 600 calls a month to make a profit.
		Also, pay phones make their money both on the coin box and on the compensation, known as "dial-around compensation," that providers are supposed to receive from the carrier.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/metro/11.02.00/slices-0044.html (699 words)

	Wireless Pay Phones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The wireless pay phone is not only making an impact in Ghana and other developing countries, but also in major metropolitan areas such as New York.
		Industry executives expect the pay phone will evolve from a voice-only device to a multifunctional communications medium capable of sending and receiving not only sound, but video, still images, data and text.
		The potential of wireless pay phones was first spotted in developing countries where huge investments were needed to bring basic communications services to rural areas.
	wirelessreview.com /mag/wireless_wireless_pay_phones/index.html (1247 words)

	CNN.com - Old pay phones sold as novelty items - Mar. 4, 2004
		Pay phones have lost so much market share to wireless, it's no longer a moneymaking business, he said.
		When BellSouth became the first major phone company to shutter its languishing pay phone business two years ago, volunteers with the phone company decided to refurbish the phones for home use and resell them to raise money for charity.
		The total number of pay phones nationwide has dropped 29.5 percent in the last five years, including a 32.9 percent drop in pay phones operated by local phone companies, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
	www.cnn.com /2004/TECH/ptech/03/04/relic.phones.ap (498 words)

	Wired News: Anybody Remember Pay Phones?
		As prices drop and cellular phones become ubiquitous, companies that own traditional pay phones are scrambling for ways to compete against a rapidly growing mobile industry.
		Some companies that own pay phones admit the mobile industry has cut into their profits, but they deny that cell phones will trump their terminals to extinction because not everyone owns a mobile phone.
		Bell Atlantic, which operates 90 percent of public pay phone booths in the Northeast, is braced for the fierce competition from mobile phones.
	www.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,37257,00.html (684 words)

	Antique Telephones & Pay Phones
		Phone has volume controls for ringer and receiver and is tone/pulse switchable.
		Unlike the heavy wall phones that were used in the 1920s, this lightweight replica is under 10 pounds, making it easy to hang on a wall.
		The 302 Series Phone was introduced in 1937 and was the first in the collection to incorporate the bell in the base of the unit.
	www.gameroomantiques.com /SIGHT.HTM (926 words)

	Pay Phones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		When I answered my phone it was only someone breathing into it, then hung up on me. They continue calling back, and when you go to call them back, it rings up as Summer Bay Resorts, and will tell you their message box is full.
		The phone number "(416) 628-2869" is a Toronto, ON based phone number and the registered carrier is Norigen Communications Inc. However, due to number portability, some numbers have been transferred to a new service provider other than the registered carrier.
		The phone number "(415) 656-1073" is a Snfc Junpr, CA based phone number and the registered carrier is Pacific Bell.
	www.payphone-directory.org /discussion/sub2.html (15578 words)

	Pay Phones - TWAcomm.com, Inc.
		Used for mounting Stellar 310 pay phone to wall....
		Commercial pay phone looks just like those you’ve seen at gas stations and malls everywhere.
		Black, microprocessor based, line powered phone designed to read the information encoded on the magnetic strip of any ABA Track-2 credit card, and transmit the data via DTMF tones....
	www.twacomm.com /catalog/dept_id_167.htm (298 words)

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	Pay Phone Directory
		This is the original Pay Phone Directory, offering thousands and thousands of pay phone numbers in the United States, Canada, and other countries, far more than any other pay phone number website on the internet.
		The areas in red are places where no pay phone listings are presently available.
		See how many pay phones are listed in each state/province/foreign country.
	www.payphone-directory.org (244 words)

	from Telemarketing Scum Page - Playing with Pay Phones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The advantage of pay phones is that they have the potential for entertaining someone who is probably Waiting for Godot somewhere..
		Choose a pay phone which doesn't disturb the host business when it rings.
		The idea is it should be fun and entertaining for the person answering the pay phone.
	www.scn.org /~bk269/payphones.html (510 words)

	pay as you go wireless phones -- pay as you go wireless phones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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	findcellularphones.com /payasyougowirelessphones (4105 words)

	Pay Phones for Sale
		A 1940s wood phone booth with working light and fan.
		It even has a working vintage pay phone wired so you can just plug it in.
		Unlike the old pay phones which are quite heavy, this replica phone is a lightweight 7 pounds.
	www.gameroomantiques.com /PhoneBooth.htm (194 words)

	Amazon.co.uk: Electronics & Photo / Phones / Pre-Pay Mobile Phones / All Pre-Pay Mobile Phones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Nokia 1100 (dual-band GSM 900/1800) phone is a robust mobile phone that provides reliability and simplicity to first time users.
		The swivel action screen enables the phone to look and feel like an actual digital still camera, and with the 65,000 color display, images are displayed in rich and...
		The Nokia 1600 phone continues this tradition with a new, highly intuitive user interface that makes full use of graphical icons and large font sizes all displayed on a 65,536 colour display.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/tg/browse/-/590754 (1252 words)

	The Payphone Project: Pay Phone Number Lookup (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		AREA CODES CHANGE: If you are looking for a number with an area code that you know has recently changed, try entering the phone number without the area code, or trying entering the number with the old area code.
		The Payphone Project database is not connected to any official telephone company database, and area codes in this database are not updated when the phone companies change them.
		If you want to search for a range of payphone numbers, try typing just the area code and the first 3 numbers of the payphone number.
	www.payphone-project.com /search.html (242 words)

	Become.com - Shop results for pay phones
		Slip this sleek cell phone in your pocket, and you'll always have a camera on hand to snap photos of any adventure.
		With this cell phone there's no need to dial to reach your friends to let them know where the party's at.
		Introduced in the 50 s, this prepay style is reminiscent of the old fashion phone booths and 10 cent...
	www.become.com /shop?q=pay+phones (227 words)

	Slashdot \| Recycling Pay Phones into Terminals
		It was aptly named "Requiem for the Pay Phone." Basically, it argued that as cell phones use increase, pay phones are retired from the streets.
		Maybe people like me would use the pay phone more if it were 10 cents per a call, not 50-75 cents like it is now.
		I live in Germany where there's a _lot_ more cell phones than in the US, and I thought pay phones were doomed five years ago, so I scooped slashdot by a long shot.
	slashdot.org /articles/03/01/12/1527204.shtml?tid=99 (3022 words)

	Payphone.com : Not Just Pay Phones
		The Elcotel Series-5 is a brand new phone complete with a 2 year warranty.
		The Armored Coinless Phone is a small, stainless steel telephone designed for use in locations where protection and durability are needed.
		This phone can be easily wall mounted without the need for a separate mounting device.
	www.payphone.com (351 words)

	pay phones - Find, Compare, and Buy pay phones at Shopping.com
		See all Cellular Phones matching "pay phones" (18)
		Free phones, plans as low as $39.99 with activation, restrictions apply
		Tell us why our search results for pay phones were not helpful.
	www.shopping.com /xGS-pay_phones (161 words)

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		One Stop Phone Shop has a huge selection of free mobile phones with discounted line rental, free line rental, cashback, free next day delivery and 3 months free insurance.
		Mobiles.co.uk stock phones for all major UK networks, and offer great deals with free items.
		Sign up for a free mobile phone and a free digital camera or DVD player.
	www.pay-phones.co.uk (257 words)

	DeafWeb Washington: TDD Phone Nbrs for Government Agencies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		All phone numbers are for TDD use unless otherwise indicated.
		Unless otherwise noted, the area code is 360 for all Thurston County phone numbers.
		Unless otherwise noted, the area code is 360 for all Mason County phone numbers.
	www.deafweb.org /govphon.htm (619 words)

	Payphones of the World (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In addition, those early payphone photos that appeared on page 2 of 2600 will now be seen in color for the first time.
		We're always looking for pictures of phones from around the world.
		The best way to get them to us is through the mail as photographs.
	www.2600.com /phones (325 words)

	Queen's Researchers Invent Computers That 'Pay Attention' To Users; Reduce Interruptions From E-mail, Cell Phones, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		New Memory For Computers -- University Of Utah Researchers Developing Nonvolatile RAM Technology (December 16, 1998) -- University of Utah researchers have announced a major breakthrough in the development of a new type of memory aimed at revolutionizing the computer industry and related fields.
		Carnegie Mellon Researchers Develop New Software To Detect Viruses In Cell Phones And Other Embedded Systems (April 5, 2005) -- New types of insidious programs are burrowing into a variety of embedded systems in cars and cell phones, wreaking all sorts of problems.
		HML researchers are addressing the problem of the barrage of messages people receive from large numbers of digital appliances.
	www.sciencedaily.com /releases/2003/04/030402072712.htm (1062 words)

	Antiques - Antique Phones (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Antique phones - We carry antique telephones, old phones / pay...
		Pays an unspecified amount for cell phones collected and provided to the program.
		Phone Vault.com: Sell and service antique and novelty phones...
	www.antiquespeople.com /antiquephones (643 words)

	emails2go.com - pay phones
		Payphones-Direct.Com supplies payphones, payphone accessories, and pay phone parts nationwide since 1992.
		Pay Phone Direct supplies payphones, pay phone parts and payphone accessories.
		Find Pay Phone products and anything you are looking for on Ebay.
	www.emails2go.com /Pay-Phones.aspx (263 words)

	Technology - Making Pay Phones Pay - Intro - FORTUNE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Technology - Making Pay Phones Pay - Intro - FORTUNE
		Converting public pay phones into terminals for " Wi-Fi" Internet connections.
		When was the last time you used a pay phone?
	www.fortune.com /fortune/technology/articles/0,15114,405456,00.html (92 words)

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