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Offline CactusIndianapolis

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Personal Payphone
« on: April 08, 2009, 05:26:00 PM »
I don't know where to put this...

But,
Guest: "Can I use your phone? I forgot my cellphone."
You: *points to payphone*

http://www.payphone.com/shop/catalog/Personal_Pay_Phone-p-16186.html
« Last Edit: May 10, 2009, 04:30:03 PM by rbcp »
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Offline greenhippo33

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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2009, 05:40:58 PM »
Quote from: CactusIndianapolis on April 08, 2009, 05:26:00 PM
I don't know where to put this...

But,
Guest: "Can I use your phone? I forgot my cellphone."
You: *points to payphone*

http://www.payphone.com/shop/catalog/Personal_Pay_Phone-p-16186.html

OMGzzz That is amazing I have never seen anything like that wowzz  ::)
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Offline ApprenticePhreak

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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2009, 05:45:33 PM »
I've got two sitting in my living room right now. Well, two and a half. Have the coin box and the shell for one, but none of the actual phone stuff.

Need to actually make that table I made mention of a while back.
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2009, 05:55:50 PM »
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2009, 07:31:35 PM »
Quote from: CactusIndianapolis on April 08, 2009, 05:26:00 PM
http://www.payphone.com/shop/catalog/Personal_Pay_Phone-p-16186.html

From the description:
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The Personal Payphone is a real commercial payphone converted for home use.
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THIS ITEM DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR FREE SHIPPING. FREE SHIPPING IS FOR COMMERCIAL GRADE, WORKING PAYPHONES ONLY."

I guess since it is a "real commercial payphone" it must not work. Otherwise, you'd get free shipping.

Oh, wait. "- Refurbished to working condition." I think there is some deception going on here somewhere...
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #5 on: April 10, 2009, 06:01:19 PM »
Quote from: Godot on April 08, 2009, 07:31:35 PM
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The Personal Payphone is a real commercial payphone converted for home use.
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THIS ITEM DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR FREE SHIPPING. FREE SHIPPING IS FOR COMMERCIAL GRADE, WORKING PAYPHONES ONLY."

I guess since it is a "real commercial payphone" it must not work. Otherwise, you'd get free shipping.

Oh, wait. "- Refurbished to working condition." I think there is some deception going on here somewhere...

Heh. Though it does say it has a real working phone jack and it's ready to accept coins.
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #6 on: April 10, 2009, 09:15:07 PM »
The pay phone I bought from Bell South doesn't need coins, but it'll take them and drop them into where the coin box should be.  If you pick up an extension phone while you're dropping in coins, you'll hear the appropriate red box tones.  It's basically a giant, heavy, coin-operated red box.  I could lug that thing around to pay phones and make free calls with it.  Bell South sold me a toll fraud device.  I bet I could technically be arrested for having it.
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2009, 07:37:38 PM »
Quote from: rbcp on April 10, 2009, 09:15:07 PM
The pay phone I bought from Bell South doesn't need coins, but it'll take them and drop them into where the coin box should be.  If you pick up an extension phone while you're dropping in coins, you'll hear the appropriate red box tones.  It's basically a giant, heavy, coin-operated red box.  I could lug that thing around to pay phones and make free calls with it.  Bell South sold me a toll fraud device.  I bet I could technically be arrested for having it.

I want to see this in picture form. Do it. Revive the red box. Again. Or something. Did it ever really die...?
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2009, 07:55:29 PM »
Quote from: ApprenticePhreak on April 11, 2009, 07:37:38 PM
I want to see this in picture form. Do it. Revive the red box. Again. Or something. Did it ever really die...?



And here's a pic from when I was hanging it up:

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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #9 on: April 12, 2009, 09:52:13 AM »
How did you score that from bell south???
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #10 on: April 12, 2009, 11:25:24 AM »
Quote from: CerealKiller on April 12, 2009, 09:52:13 AM
How did you score that from bell south???

In 2004 they removed all their pay phones and sold them to the public.  I think I paid just $100 for it, including shipping.  And probably half of that money was for shipping.
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #11 on: April 12, 2009, 12:58:24 PM »
Now get a picture of you lugging said phone to another phone and then duct taping the mouth and ear piece together for the sake of clarity with your pay to use red box.

Also drag a 40,000' phone line with you so you can use the phone in case of emergencies.
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2009, 05:45:42 PM »
Quote from: rbcp on April 11, 2009, 07:55:29 PM
Quote from: ApprenticePhreak on April 11, 2009, 07:37:38 PM
I want to see this in picture form. Do it. Revive the red box. Again. Or something. Did it ever really die...?



And here's a pic from when I was hanging it up:



THAT IS awesome. Good work.
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #13 on: April 14, 2009, 06:14:11 PM »
Quote from: rbcp on April 10, 2009, 09:15:07 PM
If you pick up an extension phone while you're dropping in coins, you'll hear the appropriate red box tones. 

Now all you need is a green box and you're good to go.
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Re: Personal Payphone
« Reply #14 on: April 14, 2009, 08:58:39 PM »
Also, RBCP looks like he has a nice house. At least his kitchen area looks pretty sweet.
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