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Boom · 20th Nov 2009, 4:12 pm

These A/B boxes were perfectly secure and none (that I know of) ever got broken into. The threepenny bit ones that replaced these were a nightmare for the GPO/BT. They could be forced open with a small screwdriver and at one point almost every one in the country was attacked and out of order.

20th Nov 2009, 4:12 pm	#8
Boom Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Westbury, Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 2,451	Re: 'Button A-B' and grey payphones. These A/B boxes were perfectly secure and none (that I know of) ever got broken into. The threepenny bit ones that replaced these were a nightmare for the GPO/BT. They could be forced open with a small screwdriver and at one point almost every one in the country was attacked and out of order.