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we still have a few $0.25 payphones in downtown Lancaster but most of them around here are $0.50 now. in some of the rougher neighborhoods the payphones are turned off after dark to discourage the crackheads from calling out for delivery.
i remember building a device known as a 'red box' in high school.. it generated the same tones as the payphone to signal money being dropped in - one beep for a nickel, two for a dime, five for a quarter. we used to place calls just for the heck of it but our fun ended somewhere along the line. instead of our 'free' calls going through, an operator would come on and ask us to try using real money. too bad, because college kids would pay upwards of $300 for 'em! =)
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![[Linked Image from newmedia.funnyjunk.com]](https://newmedia.funnyjunk.com/pictures/id-like-to-report-a-flood.jpg) btw, is this one in Cedar Rapids, IA?
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anyone know where i can find any internal parts for a W.E. single slot rotory dial payphone?
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 SP1KERZ. This is a two year old thread. I bet if you were to start a new thread in a forum like "Antique Phones" or use the "search" feature you may find what you are looking for.... And, 93mdk93, Cedar Rapids is at the north end of I380 in the NE part of Iowa. :toothy:
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But Ken! It's like it was only just yesterday!
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Originally posted by KLD: SP1KERZ. This is a two year old thread.
:toothy: Interesting discussion none-the-less. I'm pretty sure the last time I used a payphone was prior to 1992 when I had a 'car phone' installed in my '91 Astro. Then shortly thereafter, a cell phone on my hip full-time ever since...
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</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by dwflood: <strong> </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by KLD: <strong> SP1KERZ. This is a two year old thread. :dance:
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I have a few payphones in and around Calgary they make lots of coin. The moment the phone stops working it gets smashed LOL! They even make money when they don't work people still put coins in them. Here's picture of a payphone in need of repair https://www.contact-directconnect.com/Work%20Pictures%20026.jpg I love the picture of that antique payphone would like one in my garage :toast:
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