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minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoAnd it still says “Bell” on it, too. There is one functioning pay phone that I know of and pass regularly on my rounds, which is outside of Lancaster in Georgetown, Pennsylvania right at the dog-leg on 896. There are like three locals reading this who are nodding right now. See if you can spot it here: https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9379651,-76.0834154,3a,75y,265.49h,94.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slPUAv70kFlzKxWs1vhQ3PQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu You’ll also readily spot why it’s still there.
minus-squareCorngood@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months ago And it still says “Bell” on it, too. If you’re referring to pre-breakup American Bell, this one appears to be Bell Canada, which tragically still exists.
minus-squareNotSteve_@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoThis looks like a Bell Canada phone which is still a company (unfortunately). You do still see these exact same phones around occasionally
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·8 months agoI imagine it does see some use from them, yes.
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And it still says “Bell” on it, too.
There is one functioning pay phone that I know of and pass regularly on my rounds, which is outside of Lancaster in Georgetown, Pennsylvania right at the dog-leg on 896. There are like three locals reading this who are nodding right now.
See if you can spot it here:
https://www.google.com/maps/@39.9379651,-76.0834154,3a,75y,265.49h,94.81t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1slPUAv70kFlzKxWs1vhQ3PQ!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu
You’ll also readily spot why it’s still there.
If you’re referring to pre-breakup American Bell, this one appears to be Bell Canada, which tragically still exists.
This looks like a Bell Canada phone which is still a company (unfortunately). You do still see these exact same phones around occasionally
Is that for the Amish?
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I imagine it does see some use from them, yes.
Is that what you meant, though?