Comments on: With the prevalence of cell phones, is there no role for payphones? https://ict-pulse.com/2017/07/prevalence-cell-phones-role-payphones/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prevalence-cell-phones-role-payphones&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=prevalence-cell-phones-role-payphones Discussing ICT, telecommunications and technology Issues from a Caribbean perspective Sun, 09 Jul 2017 06:41:03 +0000 hourly 1 By: kamutula https://ict-pulse.com/2017/07/prevalence-cell-phones-role-payphones/#comment-172135 Sun, 09 Jul 2017 06:41:03 +0000 http://www.ict-pulse.com/?p=100709#comment-172135 Rather it is the function of the payphone that needs to evolve ( like everything else around it ). The payphone is enjoys wide location across many regions.

For a few cents, therefore it can be used as:

1. Text sending point ( in addition to its age-old traditional functionality )
2. As an information source/centre ( public information, roads, locations, tourist centres, nearest fuel station etc )
3. Wi-Fi hot spot

If our Telcos were to be a little bit more innovative enough, the list above can be expanded enormously.

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