What is Payphone?
[[Image:Verizon payphone on a street corner (United States) pd.3.jpg|thumb|A '''payphone''' in the [[United States]].]] A '''payphone''' is a [[telephone]] that lets the [[:wikt:public|public]] make phone calls if they pay for them first. Many payphones accept [[coin]]s, but some can accept [[credit card]]s, [[debit card]]s, and phone cards as well. In the 20th century they were very often used, especially in cities. When people used more [[mobile phone]]<nowiki/>s, payphones quickly became rarer in small towns, and later also in cities. ==Related pages== * [[Telephone box]] * [[Red box]] ==Other websites== {{Commons|Payphone|Payphone}} * [http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/data-watch/sdut-sdc-pay-phones-2016apr14-htmlstory.html Pay phones: Is That Still A Thing?] 2016 in the [[San Diego Union-Tribune]]. {{tech-stub}} [[Category:Telephone]]