+57317420274 & +57317423625, Gates 31, 32 and 33, Departures, Eldorado Airport, Bogotá, Colombia

Very busy pair of payphones here by this very busy departure gate. The numbers work and the payphones are callable. The bad news is that they do not ring or show any sign of an incoming call. If someone's was to answer whilst the Payphone is being called, you will be able to hear each other like normal. This is a sad fact of the majority of payphones in Colombia. Never the less this Payphone is still a busy one.

Penny Coin Box on Display in London

Just happened to discover this treasure in a BT Openreach (permanent) exhibition at the London Museum. Great to see such an important artefact in flesh. The museum is free and you'll find it in the depths of the basement. This I suppose, is where the payphone started.

La Cabina (1971) free Download or Stream

Here's something a little special for you payphone enthusiasts this Christmas. A film much like Phone Booth puts the humble payphone as the emphasis of the film. I would be very interested to hear what your interpretation of the film was? Let us know in the comments field below. If you have already you can also see another film that was posted about here a short while ago called Phone Booth. Enjoy it and have a Merry Christmas.



La cabina ("The Telephone Box") is a 1972 television film directed by Spanish director Antonio Mercero, and written by him and José Luis Garci. The film starred José Luis López Vázquez. It first aired on 13 December 1972 on Televisión Española. The film won the 1973 International Emmy Award for Fiction.

In the 35-minute film, a man becomes trapped in a telephone booth, while passers-by seem unable to help him.



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+441970880218, Cwm Rheido, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3NF, Wales, United Kingdom

+441970880218, Cwm Rheido, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion, SY23 3NF, Wales, United Kingdom

It has just been announced (2008) that up to 90 TCB's in Ceredigion (amongst many more across the whole of Wales) are to be closed. 21 will be closed without consultation as they are within 400 metres of another box. More controversially the remainder are in rural areas, including the one shown here in Cwm Rheidol, and are to be closed "subject to consultation" (probably just a rubber stamp exercise). Ironically, many of the rural boxes are in areas where there is no mobile signal. BT claim that the cost of running each box is £1000 but as many of the rural ones do not accept cash, maintenance costs are minimal. They say that they have not specifically considered the issue of mobile blackspots but nevertheless are trying to balance their "social responsibility" with commercial demands.

2015 Update

The kiosk escaped closure and even has a cash box again.

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+442073744897, +442075882139 and +442076061239, Moorgate Underground Station, Moorgate, London, EC2M 6TX, United Kingdom

+442073744897, +442075882139 and +442076061239, Moorgate Underground Station, Moorgate, London, EC2M 6TX, United Kingdom

A small series of payphones at the very busy Moorgate Underground Station. The first two here (+442073744897 and +442075882139) are at street level and have a decent ring to them both. There's two shops. One to the left (The Fresh Collection +442076284201) and another coffee shop opposite (Nero Express +442072566916) that has a bar at its window facing the payphones.

The other lone payphone (+442076061239) is situation underground by a newsagent (News Update +442072569056) and before the ticket gates. This one has a more shallow ring but as pictured you get some tourists looking at the information boards nearby.

A little interesting observation here is that all three area dial codes are different despite them being in the exact same postcode.

+61740948142, Almaden, Queensland, QLD 4871, Australia

Great big thanks to Iain Macaulay for this very remote payphone contribution to the site here. It wins the most remote and far flung payphone listed here to date. Great to know it's exact location and it's listed telephone number too. Unfortunately the number is not connected or accepting incoming calls. Looking at these recent pictures and the StreetView image from way back in 2008, you get a surreal feel of how destitute this payphone is. I really wonder how often it gets used. If anyone passes this outpost ever please establish if the payphone is still there and what it's working state is. Thanks again Ian for this gem.

+441508489476, Low Road, Forncett St Mary, Norwich NR16 1JN, Norfolk, United Kingdom

+441508489476, Low Road, Forncett St Mary, Norwich NR16 1JN, United Kingdom

It's looking quite sad now and it's difficult to see the phone number. I thought you may be interested to know that It's former 'colleague' in TM1692 situated just across the road from Forncett St Peter church has fared much better having been recently converted into a defibrillator box by the parish council – a couple of photos attached. The more modern box located in Forncett End is also due to be converted into a defibrillator housing in the near future.

Many thanks to Phil Whiscombe for this contribution.

+19724563701, Terminal A, Dalls-Ft Worth Airport, Ft Worth, Texas, United States

+19724563701, Terminal A, Dalls-Ft Worth Airport, Ft Worth, Texas, United States

 Inside the airport's secure area. Also, these few days will be the busiest days for travellers given the American holidays.

Thanks to NOMADCOWATBK (http://www.youtube.com/nomadcowatbk).

You can see more airport payphones here: https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-2524111611282152%3Ahq7atq-vst1&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=airport&sa=Search&siteurl=www.payphonebox.com%2F&ref=&ss=1279j358397j7#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=airport&gsc.page=1

+19729471035, +19729471027, +19729471047, Terminal C, Dallas Ft Worth Airport, Texas, United States

+19729471035, +19729471027, +19729471047, Terminal C, Dallas Ft Worth Airport, Texas, United States

These few days will be the busiest days for travellers given the American holidays.

Thanks to NOMADCOWATBK (http://www.youtube.com/nomadcowatbk).

You can see more airport payphones here: https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-2524111611282152%3Ahq7atq-vst1&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=airport&sa=Search&siteurl=www.payphonebox.com%2F&ref=&ss=1279j358397j7#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=airport&gsc.page=1

+19724562892, +19724562869, +19724562867, +19724560292, Terminal D, Dallas-Ft Worth Airport, Texas, United States

+19724562892, +19724562869, +19724562867, +19724560292, Terminal D, Dallas-Ft Worth Airport, Texas, United States

Great series of payphones here near gate 40. Inside the airport's secure area. Also, these few days will be the busiest days for travellers given the American holidays.

Thanks to NOMADCOWATBK (http://www.youtube.com/nomadcowatbk).

You can see more airport payphones here: https://cse.google.com/cse?cx=partner-pub-2524111611282152%3Ahq7atq-vst1&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=airport&sa=Search&siteurl=www.payphonebox.com%2F&ref=&ss=1279j358397j7#gsc.tab=0&gsc.q=airport&gsc.page=1