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To: Lane3 who wrote (2213)7/13/2007 1:38:49 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 2253
 
Well apparently many of those phones can all be used for other purposes, but you would have to have a credit card, and go through hassle, and then probably be pressured to sign up for service if you keep using them that way. So, not they don't meet what you want fully, but at least they somewhat useful and get you part of the way there.

Grocery stores usually have pay phones, but I recognize that doesn't eliminate your point, you could come up with several other examples where pay phones aren't likely to be handy (and I already realize that so you don't really have to list them)



To: Lane3 who wrote (2213)7/13/2007 1:59:28 PM
From: Constant Reader  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 2253
 
Great visual, that! My parents' service was probably like yours, grandfathered in. As long as they didnt try to update the phone, it was $15 per month. They never really used it anyway, but the battery finally died forever and the phone was so old that there was no way to find a replacement. My sister-in-law came up with the solution: add them to her account for $10 per month.


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