When was the last time you used a pay phone?

[remauto1187]

I use one weekly when I order my "Meds".

 

[Davegrave]

1997. My car broke down and I had to use a payphone outside my job to call my mom for a ride.

 

[9mmfan]

Can't even remember the last time I used one. I've had a cell phone for at least the last 12 years.

 

[Miller Tyme]

Within the past year, every now and then I run service calls to locations where there is no cell phone service and a land line @ the local 7/11 is all that is available.

 

[mrjarrell]

Almost 20 years ago, or so. I can actually remember it. Was calling my girlfriend, (now wife). Wow....

 

[indytechnerd]

Last week @ Phantom Ranch, at the bottom of the Grand Canyon. Used a calling card, but it's still a pay phone.

 

[perry]

In 1998 or so I was driving around Atlanta, GA, as a contractor for Sprint PCS. My job was to verify that the power company had set our meter and that our equipment had power. I was supposed to call back to the office a couple times a day to tell them what I found, ask questions, etc. After a week of plopping down quarters I went and got my first cell phone, with Bellsouth Mobility because we were helping Sprint get their network launched. We had pretty decent coverage inside the interstate loop and then for 30-40 miles along the interstates outside the loop with around 500 towers when the network launched.

 

[K_W]

Last time I can remember is 2004 in high school.

 

[E'villeGunner]

bout 20 yrs ago i spect.

 

[Booya]

Airport in Jordan, 2009. Called my wife to let her know the snappy plane I hopped in Germany actually made it! Worse yet, that plane was luxury compared to the one I hopped from Jordan to Baghdad!

 

[Mosinguy]

Never used one in my life.


So many old people in this thread.

 

[Arm America]

Pretty frequent use when I'm in Jail, sometimes 2-3times a week.

My cell, knife and other potential dangerous items are confiscated
when I'm inside and need to call out.

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As an outside Contractor, non resident.

 

[Mgderf]

In Iceland, 2009ish.

I was there, 1980'ish, but I didn't use a payphone.

 

[churchmouse]

Have not seen and operational pay phone in years.

 

[longbow]

A couple times each month. I like to mess with caller ID systems. It is less of an issue than using my toss away phones...........

Blocking your phone number is not that effective. Most business lines or the gov can see who is calling.

i get people asking me why I'm calling from a pay phone

 

[NYFelon]

a what?

No, but seriously, you'd be hard-pressed to FIND a pay phone around here to use.

 

[stephen87]

In December of 2002. It was a rotary pay phone at that.

 

[Sylvain]

a what?

No, but seriously, you'd be hard-pressed to FIND a pay phone around here to use.

Hey I found one in NYC.They are everywhere in airports.

 

[Colts]

March 2007 at the Atlantis Casino (my previous cell did not work there).

Not sure why I remember that?

 

[IndyDave1776]

Never used one in my life.


So many old people in this thread.

Who are you calling old?

Just because we can remember when you had to watch a rerun of Star Trek to see anything like that, that doesn't make us antiques!

Seriously, the last time I used a payphone was about 3 years ago in Evansville after discovering that I did not have my cell phone and had to call a truck stop in Cape Girardeau Missouri and had it confirmed that I did in fact leave it hanging on the hook in the restroom (I was very tired and afraid of dropping it in the john, so I hung it up while, well, patronizing the facilities).