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Wtf... There are still places that have payphones? 😮
I mean, even the ones in airports weren't working last I tried.
My understanding is that phone companies in the US mostly just let them fail
they left them working as long as they were still functioning, but didn't maintain them.
Maybe this was some special case, if it was out of cell service and a popular place or something.
If not, that guy has ludicrously good luck. He walked away from a hundreds-of-feet fall, and then when his life probably depended on it, managed to find a payphone and the payphone was functional.
EDIT:
https://potsandpansbyccg.com/2022/12/30/bringing-back-payphones/?amp
EDIT2: I bet that that's not actually complete, though.
https://www.uslegacies.com/posts/the-decline-of-pay-phones-in-every-state
This has data from 2016, which is apparently the last time the US government actually tracked them. At that point, the state with the greatest decline from 2000 was Mississippi, with 188 functional phones remaining.
The one with the least decline was Hawaii, with 3,615 remaining.
EDIT3: The guy fell in Washington state, which as of 2016, had 1,730 remaining.
Every pay phone in Disney World is still working, yet not a single one is listed on that map.
Surprised they didn’t have a cellphone or cell-capable watch on them.
Parts of that region require sat phone.
The most recent models of cell phones can now send texts and SOS by satellite. I assume the SOS is like 911 and doesn't need the special subscription.
But if you're doing high-risk activities in a remote area, you should really have a spotter, a Garmin inreach, or both.
I know. But it's a big question here in Washington whether or not we want to add cell towers on / near Mount Rainier because they do not have service.
Most people don't keep up with the most recent model.
Only a minority of phones and providers by marketshare and only if it survived falling off a building essentially and had battery power
Haha my first thought.