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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by rhino369 on Friday May 27, 2022 @12:09PM (#31531246)
Even if it were beneficial, nobody will pay to up keep them. And even if they did, without incentive to make sure they actually work, I suspect they'd fall into disrepair anyway since it wouldn't be a priority.
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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by Aperocky on Friday May 27, 2022 @01:20PM (#31532163)
Except they (more specifically, ads) pay for themselves.
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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by bogomipz on Friday May 27, 2022 @04:49PM (#31534699)
This just just supports the OPs point though. They may have paid for themselves but whomever was collecting that money(Titan mostly) was not maintaining the condition of the phones. The phone were almost always in disgusting and deplorable condition.
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