public telephones
Street calling stations
Public telephones are telephones available for general use, typically installed in public spaces and operated by coins, cards, or credit.
Once ubiquitous in train stations, airports, and street corners, they've largely disappeared as mobile phones became universal.
A phone booth or phone box is an enclosure housing a public telephone: She ducked into a phone booth to make the call.
- coin-operatedActivated by inserted currency
- payphonePublic coin-operated telephone
- dialGraduated circular indicator
- receiverOne who accepts transmission
- call boxPublic emergency telephone
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Portable wireless communication devices
cell phones · smartphones · cellular phones · landlines · cordless phones
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