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dseymo1 · 20th Nov 2009, 5:06 pm

Is my memory deceiving me, or did A/B have some sort of remote system for coin return? I seem to remember that even if one had pressed button A, but the call turned out to be u/s (distorted, crossed line etc), one could call the operator, who would be able to return the coin.

20th Nov 2009, 5:06 pm	#14
dseymo1 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK. Posts: 3,051	Re: 'Button A-B' and grey payphones. Is my memory deceiving me, or did A/B have some sort of remote system for coin return? I seem to remember that even if one had pressed button A, but the call turned out to be u/s (distorted, crossed line etc), one could call the operator, who would be able to return the coin.