Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!gtfelix.gatech.EDU!gt5909b From: gt5909b@gtfelix.gatech.EDU.UUCP Newsgroups: mod.telecom Subject: Non-standard pay phones Message-ID: <8612180330.AA26387@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU> Date: Fri, 12-Dec-86 00:54:18 EST Article-I.D.: ucbvax.8612180330.AA26387 Posted: Fri Dec 12 00:54:18 1986 Date-Received: Thu, 18-Dec-86 06:33:31 EST Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: gtfelix!gt5909b (Richard B Dervan @ Georgia Tech) Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 8 Approved: telecom@xx.lcs.mit.edu Has anyone ever seen the types of phones that require you to put money in before even calling the operator? I was faced with one of these last week. Even though I had the money, I was wondering....couldn't you get the operator by flicking the switch hook 10 times? Sure enough, it worked. Is this normal or was it just the phone I was on? I know it works from home phones but am not sure about a pay phone that won't even dial the operator w/o money. -Richard gt5909b@gtfelix