[–] psim1 4y ago ↗ The pay phone was my way of calling for a ride in high school and calling home when I was in college.I tested out a homemade red box on one of the phones at the high school once and got a suspicious operator on the line.The pay phone and the booth have big roles in movies I loved: Superman, War Games, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure... [–] WalterGR 4y ago ↗ Didn't you have to clip a resistor in the handset or something to make a red box work?Another film comes to mind: Hackers. "It's in that place where I put that thing that time."There was a payphone installed in the vestibule of my high school.
[–] WalterGR 4y ago ↗ Didn't you have to clip a resistor in the handset or something to make a red box work?Another film comes to mind: Hackers. "It's in that place where I put that thing that time."There was a payphone installed in the vestibule of my high school.
[–] allears 4y ago ↗ I can still think of a lot of scenarios where a pay phone would come in handy, or even be a lifesaver. Sometimes a cell phone just isn't available, or has run out of charge, etc.
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[ 3.9 ms ] story [ 14.5 ms ] threadI tested out a homemade red box on one of the phones at the high school once and got a suspicious operator on the line.
The pay phone and the booth have big roles in movies I loved: Superman, War Games, Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure...
Another film comes to mind: Hackers. "It's in that place where I put that thing that time."
There was a payphone installed in the vestibule of my high school.