Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets

Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by dheera on Friday May 27, 2022 @12:49PM (#31531752)

There are emergency phones all over school campuses these days, that only dial emergency service.

I do believe cell towers have ways to prioritize emergency number calls if their capacity is reduced, but I'm not sure of the details.

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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by neartheplain on Friday May 27, 2022 @12:53PM (#31531812)

Are those emergency telephones, or the "press big button, speak into mic" public safety call posts? Can't order a pizza or call a cab on the latter I'm afraid.

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Re:Last public payphone removed from Manhattan streets by lizknope on Friday May 27, 2022 @01:04PM (#31531961)

I'm sure some college kids have tried to use it and classify it as a "pizza emergency"

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