From Newsgroup: uk.telecom

"VoIP Brings Back Old-Fashioned Pay Phones to Rural Vermont Dial zero
for a direct line to the engineerwho installed them

"Remember pay phones? Those relics of telecomrCOs distant past were once everywhererCoon many busy street corners, in bars and restaurants, even
built into airlinersrCO seatbacks. Now, an engineer in Vermont is aiming
to give the old-fashioned device some present-day relevance.

"Patrick Schlott, 32, is an electrical engineer by training who works at
the South Burlington, Vt.rCobased eVTOL maker Beta Technologies. Inspired
in part by the free-phone projects Futel and PhilTel, herCOs restored and installed free-to-use pay phones at over half a dozen locations across
Vermont. "

https://spectrum.ieee.org/payphone-voip
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From Newsgroup: uk.telecom

On 18/05/2026 09:53, Richmond wrote:

"VoIP Brings Back Old-Fashioned Pay Phones to Rural Vermont Dial zero
for a direct line to the engineerwho installed them

"Remember pay phones? Those relics of telecomrCOs distant past were once everywhererCoon many busy street corners, in bars and restaurants, even
built into airlinersrCO seatbacks. Now, an engineer in Vermont is aiming
to give the old-fashioned device some present-day relevance.

"Patrick Schlott, 32, is an electrical engineer by training who works at
the South Burlington, Vt.rCobased eVTOL maker Beta Technologies. Inspired
in part by the free-phone projects Futel and PhilTel, herCOs restored and installed free-to-use pay phones at over half a dozen locations across Vermont. "

https://spectrum.ieee.org/payphone-voip

BT are busy installing Street Hubs

https://business.bt.com/public-sector/street-hubs/street-hubs-for-the-public/

There is one outside our local train station, you can make free phone
calls, connect to wifi and gaze at the latest crucial must-see
advertising for Dolmio pasta sauce....

Oh on that, also found a chance to buy your own historical telephone box
and accessories

https://www.x2connect.com/RedPhonebox/Telephone-Box-Pricing

Is this an investment thing?
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Adrian C
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Adrian Caspersz <email@here.invalid> writes:

On 18/05/2026 09:53, Richmond wrote:

"VoIP Brings Back Old-Fashioned Pay Phones to Rural Vermont Dial zero
for a direct line to the engineerwho installed them
"Remember pay phones? Those relics of telecomrCOs distant past were
once
everywhererCoon many busy street corners, in bars and restaurants, even
built into airlinersrCO seatbacks. Now, an engineer in Vermont is aiming
to give the old-fashioned device some present-day relevance.
"Patrick Schlott, 32, is an electrical engineer by training who
works at
the South Burlington, Vt.rCobased eVTOL maker Beta Technologies. Inspired
in part by the free-phone projects Futel and PhilTel, herCOs restored and
installed free-to-use pay phones at over half a dozen locations across
Vermont. "
https://spectrum.ieee.org/payphone-voip

BT are busy installing Street Hubs

https://business.bt.com/public-sector/street-hubs/street-hubs-for-the-public/

There is one outside our local train station, you can make free phone
calls, connect to wifi and gaze at the latest crucial must-see
advertising for Dolmio pasta sauce....

Oh on that, also found a chance to buy your own historical telephone
box and accessories

https://www.x2connect.com/RedPhonebox/Telephone-Box-Pricing

Is this an investment thing?

Street Hub sounds useful, but the FAQ doesn't say where they
are. Searching on Google suggests the nearest one to me is about 50
miles away.
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