There were many decades between the proliferation of home phones and cell phones. During that time many people may be away from home and need to contact someone over the phone. Payphones were installed in public places that anyone could use to meet that need. They took change in exchange for minutes using the phone.
PlexSheep@infosec.pub 20 hours ago
Wtf is a payphone
deeferg@lemmy.ca 25 minutes ago
Oh my god this is a real question and I’m getting old.
jaycifer@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
There were many decades between the proliferation of home phones and cell phones. During that time many people may be away from home and need to contact someone over the phone. Payphones were installed in public places that anyone could use to meet that need. They took change in exchange for minutes using the phone.
PlexSheep@infosec.pub 18 hours ago
So just telephone cells? Okay
TheBat@lemmy.world 10 hours ago
Landlines with coin slots. Insert coin, call someone. Insert more coins to keep talking.