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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by bombcar on Friday May 27, 2022 @12:17PM (#31531338)
The call boxes alongside US highways are starting to disappear also - so many people have cell phones and most highways are patrolled at least once a day, so the cost of keeping them working is not worth it as much.
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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by cwwc on Friday May 27, 2022 @02:10PM (#31532800)
Interestingly — these call boxes are still prevalent along highways (along with these odd S.0.S. Pull offs every km/ half km or so) throughout much of northern Italy (and if my memory serves.. also in Germany, as of this past fall).

I think there may be a a divide between toll/non toll roads tho — curious if anyone knows why this is.

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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by silisili on Friday May 27, 2022 @12:55PM (#31531842)
Wow... I'd actually forgotten these even ever existed until I read this comment, so I guess you're right... What a blast from the past!
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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by JJMcJ on Friday May 27, 2022 @12:36PM (#31531551)
This is 100% gone for urban freeways in California.
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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by asdff on Friday May 27, 2022 @04:30PM (#31534507)
They have them on the freeways in LA
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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by JJMcJ on Friday May 27, 2022 @07:09PM (#31535970)
Hmm, didn't notice. In Bay Area, definitely gone.
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