Payphone

A payphone in the United States.

A payphone is a telephone that lets the public make phone calls if they pay for them first. Many payphones accept coins, but some can accept credit cards, debit cards, and phone cards as well. In the 20th century they were very often used, especially in cities. When people used more mobile phones, payphones quickly became rarer in small towns, and later also in cities.

Payphone Media

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  AT&T payphone in San Antonio, Texas in 2006

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  A Bell pay phone.

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  Payphone booth in Kyoto, Japan, with figures etched into the glass

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  A typical BT payphone in Scotland

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  1C Payphone - Bell System, Made by Western Electric

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  Payphone in Munich, 2022

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  Payphone model U+I from 1964 to 1982

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  Payphone model G+M from 1982 to 1987

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  Payphone model Rotor from 1987 to 2002

• (video) Moving around a payphone in Japan, 2023

Related pages

• Telephone box
• Red box

Other websites

• Pay phones: Is That Still A Thing? 2016 in the San Diego Union-Tribune.