View Single Post
Old 6th Jan 2010, 8:18 pm   #33
DAVEHALL
Retired Dormant Member
 
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Coventry, Warwickshire, UK.
Posts: 339
Default Re: 'Button A-B' and grey payphones.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Richard_Newman View Post
Another point that I don't think has been mentioned is, as far as I remember, there was no limit to the length of the call! You could talk as long as you wanted for fourpence. Am I right or was there a limit?


Rich.
Seem to remember that is correct .Not that I ever did .( In Auto area).Insert key J ,take front of box ,move dial disable lever .Dial .On connection ,press buton B.
Bit different in manual area -the operators all knew me as staff.
The thing to watch out for was stacks of coin ,neatly layed out .In that case ,lift handset ,dial 0 ,and ask operator to witness found coin going in box .In most cases these coins were left as bait by By GPO investigation branch .
DAVEHALL is offline