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Washington:

* indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

Working Phones:

  • REI Boathouse* @ Meydenbauer Bay Park Parking Lot (Working) - 425/646-9934 - 2 99th Av. NE, Bellevue
  • University of Washington Seattle campus across from Lewis Hall (Working) - 206/545-9737
  • Sultan Police Station (Working) - 515 Main St., Sultan
  • Camp Long Parking Lot (Working)- 3449 SW Dawson St., Seattle - 206/932-9606
  • Overlake Hospital Phones (Both have Dial Tone)
  • Washington State Fairgrounds Sip Shop (Working) - 253/848-0319
  • River Rock Tobacco & Fuel (Semi-Working, Gives Error Code)

    • Non-Working Phones, No Longer Existing Phones, and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Washington State Fairgrounds Blue Gate Restrooms (No Dial Tone)
  • River Rock Tobacco & Fuel (Semi-Working, Gives Error Code)
  • Kalaloch Lodge Booths (No Dial Tone on Both) - 360/962-2054 & 360/962-2321
  • Dollar Tree (No Dial Tone on Both) - 360/533-9620 & Unknown - 2600 Simpson Av., Aberdeen
  • El Puerto Latino (No Dial Tone on Both) - 360/533-9625 & Unknown - 400 E Market St., Aberdeen
  • Greenlake Tennis Courts (No Dial Tone) - 206/526-9247
  • Mobil Station (No Dial Tone) - 503 Boulevard Rd SE, Olympia
  • Mountain Loop General Store (No Dial Tone) - 32005 Mountain Loop Hwy, Granite Falls
  • 105 S. Lake Stevens Rd. (No Dial Tone)
  • Forks Chamber of Commerce (No Dial Tone) - 1411 S Forks Av., Forks
  • Forks Chamber of Commerce (Inside Museum) (No Dial Tone) - 1411 S Forks Av., Forks
  • 44th Market (No Dial Tone) - 21210 44th Ave W # A, Mountlake Terrace
  • S & S Grocery (No Dial Tone) - 41st St. & Hoyt Av., Everett
  • Noah's Grocery (No Dial Tone) - S. Alaska St. & 50th Av. S., Seattle
  • 37817 WA-706 Ashford, WA (No Dial Tone)
  • 3012 NW 61st St., Seattle

    • Enclosures Only:

  • Union 76 Station (Enclosure Only) - 180th St. NE & Rt. 522, Bothell
  • Elma Rest Area (Enclosures Only)
  • Northgate Transit Center (Enclosures Only)
  • The Lockspot Cafe (Enclosure Only)
  • Fairway Grocery (Enclosure Only) - 2501 Sumner Av., Hoquiam
  • Shell Station (Enclosure Only) - 3950 Leary Wy. NW, Seattle
  • Shell Station (Enclosure Only) - Market St. & 8th Av., Seattle
  • Shell Station (Enclosure Only) - 2303 Pacific Av. SE, Olympia
  • Safeway Station (Enclosure Only) - 14449 124th Av. NE, Kirkland
  • Safeway Station (Enclosure Only) - SW Admiral Wy. & 42nd Av. SW
  • Gordy's Pizza & Pasta - 1123 E 1st St, Port Angeles
  • 44th Market (Enclosure Only) - 21210 44th Ave W # A, Mountlake Terrace
  • Northshore General Store - 6384 US-101, Amanda Park
  • G & F Grocery (Enclosure Only) -
  • South Park Food Center (Enclosure Only) - 14th Av. & S. Concord St., Seattle
  • Skylarks Cafe (Enclosure Only) - 1308 11th St., Bellingham
  • 7-Eleven (Enclosure Only) - 4312 SW Admiral Wy., Seattle
  • 7-Eleven - 3200 NW 54th St., Seattle
  • Alaska General Seafoods Bldg. - 6525 NE 175th St., Kenmore

    • Phones That No Longer Exist:

  • Space Needle (Both Gone)
  • Greenlake Boat Rental Shop (Gone)
  • Woodland Park Zoo near Bear Parking Lot Bathrooms (Gone) - 206/545-9611
  • Mt. Vernon Courthouse Parking Lot (Gone)
  • Kalaloch Campground Parking Lot (Gone)
  • Kalaloch Lodge Bldg. (Gone) - 360/962-2231
  • Beacon Hill Foods (Gone)
  • Enatai Beach Park Parking Lot (Gone)
  • Shell Station (Gone) - 9796 Holman Rd. NW, Seattle
  • Tesla Dealer (Gone) - 6920 NE 4th Plain Blvd., Vancouver
  • Union 76 Station (Gone) - 20409 Aurora Av., Edmonds
  • 920 River Rd., Puyallup (Gone)
  • Westwood Village QFC (Gone) - 206/932-9608 & 206/932-9616
  • Safeway Fuel Station (Gone) - 6850 NE Bothell Wy., Kenmore
  • Choice Deli & Grocery (Gone) - 6415 8th Av. NW, Seattle
  • Chevron Station - 14424 Greenwood Av. N, Seattle
  • Washington St. Convention Center Atrium
  • 611 S. Jackson St., Seattle (Gone)
  • 417 S. 6th St., Seattle (Gone)
  • 610 S. Maynard Av., Seattle (Gone)
  • 686 S. Jackson St., Seattle (Gone)
  • Safeco Field/T-Mobile Park (All Gone) - 206/682-1570 & 206/623-1331
  • National Bldg. (Gone) - 206/386-9212
  • Alki Beach (Both Gone)
  • California Av. S.W. & S.W. Alaska St. (Gone) - 206/932-9778
  • Lucky 5 Shell Station (Both Gone) - 8856 35th Av. S.W., Seattle
  • Shell Station (Gone) - S.W. Roxbury St. & 28th Av. S.W., Seattle
  • Miner's Drive-In (Gone)
  • Chopstix Resturaunt* (Gone) - 5901 California Av. S.W., Seattle
  • 1st Ave. Deli Mart* (Gone) - 1741 1st Av. S., Seattle
  • Short Stop Mini Mart* (Gone) - 6317 California Av. S.W., Seattle
  • Seattle Center & Pacific Science Center (All Gone)
  • Shell Station - 907 E. Pike St., Seattle (Gone)
  • HT Oak Tree Market (Gone) - 10008 Aurora Av. N., Seattle
  • Chevron Station (Gone) - 188 Pl. NE & Rt. 527, Bothell
  • Bartell Drugs (Gone) - 22833 Bothell-Everett Hwy., Bothell
  • Bothell Park & Ride (Gone) - 10320 Woodinville Dr., Bothell
  • Bellevue Transit Center (All Gone)
  • 145th St. Post Office (Gone) - 929 N. 145th St., Seattle
  • Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (All Gone)
  • Atlantic-Richfield (ARCO) Station (Gone) - Coal Creek Pkwy. & Newcastle Wy., Newcastle
  • Kenmore Junior High School (Gone) - 206/481-9949 - 20323 66th Av. NE, Kenmore
  • 2212 S. Market St., Seattle (Gone)
  • Gull Station (Gone) - Beacon Av. S. & Columbian Wy.
  • Kingsgate Library (Gone) - 12315 NE 143rd St., Kirkland
  • Bothell Library (Gone) - 18215 98th Av. NE, Bothell
  • Todo Mexico (Gone) - 1101 1st St., Snohomish
  • Snohomish Public Bathrooms (Gone) - Av. B & 1st St., Snohomish
  • Av. A & 2nd St., Snohomish (Gone)
  • Humptulips Grocery - 1935 Kirkpatrick Rd., Humptulips

    • New York:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed if broken

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:

  • Brooklyn Public Library (Working) - 347/422-1287
  • Brooklyn Public Library (Semi-Working)** - 347/420-9260

    • Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Lexington Ave. & 103rd St. subway station, NYC (No Dial Tone)
  • Penn Station near Track 19 (No Dial Tone)**
  • Union Sq. & 14th St. subway station, NYC (No Dial Tone)
  • W. 66th St. & West End Av., NYC (no dial tone) - 212/874-9588
  • Rockefeller Center (No Dial Tone)** - 212/246-8729
  • Grand Central Station (No Dial Tone)**
  • John F. Kennedy International Airport near Taxis/Uber/Lyft (No Dial Tone)
  • New York Transit Museum (No Dial Tone) - 718/624-9883 & 718/624-9865
  • Sterling Pl. & Saratoga Av., Brooklyn (No Dial Tone) - Near Sunrise Postal Center

    • Enclosures Only, Signs Only:

  • Ellis Island near Cafe & Restrooms (Enclosures Only)
  • Staten Island Ferry, Whitehall Terminal (Signs Only)

    • New Jersey:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:


    Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Hudson St. & 1st St., Hoboken (No Dial Tone)
  • Hudson St. & Newark St., Hoboken (no dial tone)

    • Enclosures Only, Signs Only:

  • Clinton St. & 3rd St., Hoboken (Enclosure Only)
  • Fifth St. & Willow St., Hoboken (Enclosure Only)
  • 100 County Rd. 681, Hoboken (Enclosure Only)
  • Grand St. & 7th St., Hoboken (Enclosure Only)
  • 1st St. & Washington St., Hoboken (Enclosure Only)
  • 3rd St. & Washington St., Hoboken (Enclosure Only)

    • Ohio:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:


    Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Scioto Park Parking Lot, Columbus (No Dial Tone)**
  • 11003 Superior Av., Cleveland (no dial tone)
  • 10917 Superior Av., Cleveland (no dial tone)
  • E. 105 St. & Superior Av., Cleveland (No Dial Tone)
  • Mobil Station (No Dial Tone) - 829 Parsons Av., Columbus
  • Bus Station - Parsons Av. & E. Columbus St., Columbus

    • Enclosures Only, Signs Only, No Longer Existing Phones:

  • Smoke Outlet - 1027 W. Broad St., Columbus
  • Steele Av. & Hague Av., Columbus (Enclosure Only)
  • 3229 S Hamilton Rd., Columbus (Sign Only)
  • 4th St. & 11th Av., Columbus (All 3 Gone)
  • High St. & Greenlawn Av., Columbus (Gone)
  • 2805 W. Broad St., Columbus (Gone)
  • Straight Up Convenience Store, Columbus (Gone)
  • Shell Station (Gone) - 1937 E. Livingston Av., Columbus
  • Shell Station (Gone) - 1937 E. Livingston Av., Columbus
  • Mobil Station (Gone) - 200 E. Rich St., Columbus
  • Exxon Station (Gone) - 2097 E. Livingston Av., Columbus
  • Exxon Station (Gone) - 693 E. 5th Av., Columbus
  • British Petroleum (BP) Station (Gone) - 825 Broad St., Columbus
  • Casa Villa Motel (Gone) - 3972 E. Main St., Whitehall
  • Honey Bee Drive Thru (Gone) - 21 E. Morrill St., Columbus
  • Honey Dip Donuts (Gone) - 4476 Kenny Rd., Columbus
  • 10507 Superior Av., Cleveland (Enclosure Only)
  • Beekman Market 3295 Beekman St., Cincinnati
  • 172 N. Broadway St., New Phiadelphia (Gone) - 330/364-9801
  • 150 S. Broadway St., New Philidelphia (Gone) - 330/364-9962
  • 2333 E. High Av., New Philadelphia (Gone) - 330/339-9911

    • Oregon:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:

  • Portland Union Station - 503/227-9413
  • Fred Meyer Station - 13625 SE McLoughlin Blvd., Milwaukie

    • Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Union 76 Station (no dial tone) - 5520 NE Martin Luther King Jr Blvd., Portland

    • Enclosures Only, Signs Only, No Longer Existing Phones:

  • 710 NE Broadway, Portland (Enclosure Only)

    • Texas:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:

  • San Antonio Airport Terminal B (Free Phone - Local & Toll Free Calls Only)
  • Sunset Village Convenience Store (Working) - 816 N Milam St., Fredericksburg

    • Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:


    Hawaii:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:

  • The Westin Hotel - 2365 Kaanapali Pkwy., Lahaina

    • Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Sakura Sushi (no dial tone) - 75-1027 Henry St #108b, Kailua-Kona
  • Kaloko-Honokohau National Park Parking Lot (No Dial Tone) - Hawaii Rt. 19, Kailua-Kona

    • Phones That Weren't Checked:

  • Shell Station- Hawai'i Belt Rd. & Lindsey Rd., Waimea
  • Hualalai Center- 75-170 Hualalai Rd, Kailua-Kona

    • New Mexico:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:

  • Santa Fe Dam
    • s

    Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Bandelier National Monument (Free Phone - No Dial Tone)

    • California:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:

  • Battery Cranston Parking Lot - Toll Plaza Southbound, San Francisco - 415/345-9785
  • Dwight Wy. and Shattuck Av., Berkeley (Working)
  • 16th St. Mission BART station (Working) - 415/865-9900
  • Daly City BART station (Working) - 650-991-9833
  • Hillsdale Shopping Center, under foodcourt escalator by Califonia pizza, San Mateo (Working) - 650/574-9381
  • Powell St Muni train station ticketing area, San Francisco, CA (Working) - 415/421-9101
  • Broadway Caltrain Station, Burlingame (Working) - 650-348-9718
  • Broadway Caltrain Station, Burlingame (Working) - 650-348-9620
  • Kaiser Permanente (Working) - 2238 Geary Blvd., San Francisco
  • Tyler St. & Pearl St., Monterey (Working) - 331/649-9415
  • Lake Arrowhead Post Office - 28150 CA-189, Lake Arrowhead
  • Dunnigan Northbound Rest Area

    • Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Christian Science Reading Room (No Dial Tone) - 69 E 4th Av., San Mateo
  • 16th St. Mission BART station (No Dial Tone)
  • Speedway Station (No Dial Tone) - 2195 Junipero Serra Blvd., Daly City
  • Balboa Fun Zone, Santa Cruz (No Dial Tone) - Next to Balboa Sweet Treats
  • Civic Center Muni station, San Francisco (No Dial Tone)
  • Lucky Deli & Dimsum (No Dial Tone) - 704 N Broadway, Los Angeles
  • Cheam Ly Heng Jewelry Co. - 812 N Broadway, Los Angeles
  • Office Depot (No Dial Tone1111 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena

    • Enclosures Only, Signs Only, No Longer Existing Phones:

  • Daly City BART train station, Daly City (Enclosure Only)
  • KBC Bakery (Enclosure Only) - 661F N Broadway, Los Angeles
  • Dynasty Center (Enclosure Only) - 811 N Broadway, Los Angeles
  • Bangles & Bourbon (Enclosure Only) - 446 Alisal Rd., Solvang
  • Sano Pecado (Enclosure Only) - 444 Alisal Rd., Solvang

    • Phones That Weren't Checked:

  • Pizza Hut 1219 Los Robles Av., Alhambra
  • Hong Kong BBQ Restaurant - 806 N Broadway, Los Angeles

    • Pennsylvania:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:

  • Bright Parking (Working)139-45 N 10th St., Philadelphia
  • S Fairhill & W Porter St., Philadelphia (Working)

    • Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • New Qing Garden (No Dial Tone)S 10th St. & W Ritner St., Philadelphia

    • Enclosures Only, Signs Only, No Longer Existing Phones:

  • Uceta Mini Market III (Gone) - Snyder Av. & S 6th St., Philadelphia

    • Louisiana:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:

  • Band's Grocery - 445 Lafitte St., Mandeville

    • Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • The Gumbo Shop - 630 Saint Peter Street, New Orleans

    • Enclosures Only, Signs Only, No Longer Existing Phones:

  • 1401 Royal Street, New Orleans (Gone) - 504/947-9108, 504/945-9398, 504/947-9393
  • New Orleans Aquarium (Gone) - 504/581-9767, 504/561-9190
  • Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen - 621 Canal St., New Orleans - 504/523-9817, 504/523-0314, 504/561-9306, 504/523-9109
  • 110 Carondelet Street, New Orleans (Gone)

    • Colorado:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:

  • Mountain States Tel. & Tel. Bldg. - 931 14th St, Denver
  • KingSoopers Station (Working) - 490 E Bromley Ln., Brighton - 303/659-9559
  • KingSoopers Station (Working) - 30th St. & Arapahoe Av., Boulder - 303/444-0451
  • KingSoopers Station (Working) - 1750 W Uintah St., Colorado Springs
  • KingSoopers Station (Working) - 1085 S 1st St., Bennett - 303/644-9512
  • KingSoopers Station (Working) - 2395 W 136th Av., Broomfield - 303/255-6051
  • KingSoopers Station (Working) - 4600 Leetsdale Dr., Glendale - 303/355-2081
  • KingSoopers Station (Working) - 325 Crossing Dr., Lafayette - 303/666-9309
  • KingSoopers Station (Working) - 1611 Pace St., Longmont - 303/772-9759
  • KingSoopers Station (Working) - 1410 Hecla Wy., Louisville - 303/666-7766
  • Shell Station (Working) - 14936 CO-119, Black Hawk - 303/582-2086
  • Safeway Station (Working) - 201 E Jefferson Av., Englewood - 303/789-9022
  • Safeway Station (Working) - 1410 Hecla Wy., Louisville - 303/666-7766
  • Safeway Station (Working) - 1603 Coalton Rd., Superior - 303/494-9941
  • Village Coffee Shop (Working) - 1605 Folsom St., Boulder - 303/442-9689
  • Evergreen Station (Working - Free Phone) - 8722 Co Rd. 1, Florissant
  • Base Camp at Golden Gate Canyon (Working) - 661 CO-46, Black Hawk - 720/543-8618
  • Lookin’ Good Restaurant and Lounge (Working) - 66 Sheridan Blvd., Denver - 303/936-6075

    • Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Shell Station (No Dial Tone) - 680 E 84th Av., Thornton
  • Shady Grove Campground (No Dial Tone) - 309 Colorado Av., Seibert
  • Safeway Station (Enclosure Only) - 1535 Main St., Windsor

    • Phones That No Longer Exist:

  • Texaco Station (Gone) - 700 Industrial Av., Craig

    • Virginia:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:


    Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Valero Station/Clipper Food Mart - 5611 Williamson Rd., Roanoke

    • Enclosures Only, Signs Only, No Longer Existing Phones:


    Wyoming:

    * indicates that the business has closed and the address is provided in red text

    ** indicates that the phone is serviced by PTS, and will likely be fixed

    Red text without an asterisk is the address and/or number of the phone

    Working Phones:

  • Old Faithful Inn (Free Phone) - 3200 Old Faithful Inn Rd., Yellowstone National Park

    • Non-Working Phones and Enclosures Only:

    No Dial Tone:

  • Valero Station/Clipper Food Mart - 5611 Williamson Rd., Roanoke

    • Enclosures Only, Signs Only, No Longer Existing Phones:




    Canada

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    Victoria B.C. Toronto New Jersey

    Victoria B.C.

    Working Phones:


    Enclosures Only, Signs Only, No Longer Existing Phones:

  • Fisgard St. & Government St. (No Dial Tone)
  • Wah Lai Yuen Bakery (Enclosure Only) - 560 Fisgard St., Victoria B.C.
  • Victoria Conference Centre - Crystal Garden (Enclosure Only) - 713 Douglas St., Victoria B.C.

    • Toronto

    Working Phones:

  • Spadina Av. & Cecil St. (Working)
  • Wei's Bar and Variety (Working) - Queen St. E & Boston Av., Toronto
  • Jameson Av. & King St. W (Both Working)
  • Toronto Union Station (Both Working)
  • Biwon Korean Restaurant (All 3 Working)473 Dundas St., Toronto

    • Enclosures Only, Signs Only, No Longer Existing Phones:

  • Bloor Mini-Mart (No Dial Tone) - Bloor St. W and Dovercourt Rd., Toronto
  • Wei's Bar and Variety (Gone) - Queen St. E & Boston Av., Toronto

    • Telephone Numbers

    The Payphone Project:

    The Payphone Directory:




    Payphone Information

    3-Slot Phone Information:

    The 3-Slot payphones were the first type of payphones and were mainly in use from their invention in 1889 to their demise in the late 1970s. They were made by The Gray Paystation Co., Western Electric, and Automatic Electric.
    There are 3 types of 3-Slot payphones, which are:

  • Prepay - Prepay phones require a coin deposit to recieve dial tone.
  • Local Prepay - Local Prepay requires a coin deposit to dial, but gives dial tone when the reciever is picked up.
  • Postpay - Postpay requires a coin deposit to talk, but gives dial tone when the reciever is picked up and allows dialing without coins.

    • The coin chute of any 3-slot has a bell and a gong on it. These are used for signaling the operator that coins have been deposited. The signaling pattern is as follows:

  • Nickels - Signaled by one "ding" of the bell
  • Dimes - Signaled by two "dings" of the bell
  • Quarters - Signaled by one "gong" sound of the gong

    • For more information on 3-Slot payphones, click here, here, or here.

    Single-Slot Phone Information:

    The Single-Slot telephones replaced the 3-Slot phones starting in the 1960s and continuing into the 1970s. They are the phones most commonly seen in the 21st Century. They were made by Western Electric/AT&T, Northern Electric/Northern Telecom, and Automatic Electric/GTE/Palco.

    There are two types of phones, "dumb" payphones (phones controlled by telephone co. coin lines) and COCOTs (Customer Owned Coin Operated Telephones - these use standard phone lines).

    There are 3 types of "dumb" Single-Slot payphones, which are:

  • Prepay - Prepay phones require a coin deposit to recieve dial tone.
  • Local Prepay (Prepay - Tone or Emergency First) - Local Prepay requires a coin deposit to dial, but gives dial tone when the reciever is picked up.
  • Postpay (Semi-Postpay) - Postpay requires a coin deposit to talk, but gives dial tone when the reciever is picked up and allows dialing without coins.

    • For years, single slot payphones generated tones for coin deposit. These are used for signaling the tel. co. that coins have been deposited. The signaling pattern is as follows:

  • Nickels - Signaled by one "beep"
  • Dimes - Signaled by two "beeps"
  • Quarters - Signaled by three "beeps"

    • Nortel Millenium GTE 2200 Western Electric 1-Series GTE 120

    From Left to Right:  Northern Telecom Millenium     AE/GTE 2200     Western Electric1-series     AE/GTE 120-series




    Links

    Payphone Location & Number Websites:

  • The Payphone Directory
  • The Payphone Project

    • Payphone Part Distributors:

  • Triad Universal
  • G-Tel Enterprises (Payphone.com)
  • Graybar

    • GTE Bell System

    Grand Central Station Bell System Phone - Washington St. Fairgrounds CityBridge Phone - W. 66th & West End Av. Overlake Hospital Triad Universal

    Need to order parts for your AE/Palco/Quadrum phones? Triad Universal is a great place to order from.
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