On Tue, 03 Apr 2012 23:17:25 +0100, "
wrote:

On 02/04/2012 21:39, Owain wrote:
On Apr 2, 5:55 pm, wrote:
I've been told it's cheaper to arrange for a traditional pay phone at
a station as opposed to "help point speakerphone". The railway has to
pay for either one.

Yes, but the stations already get CCTV, long line PA, and information
screens, on the railway's internal IP network. The marginal cost of
the help points is quite small and they integrate into the other
systems in ways that a public payphone wouldn't (eg when the help
point is activated the CCTV camera automatically zooms to it and the
help operator can see the video). They are also less likely to be
targeted by vandals than payphones holding cash.

http://www.adt.co.uk/commercial-secu...ail-case-study

The cost of a local call in the US at a pay phone today is 50c. Long
distance rates vary greatly, and if a caller is not careful, can be
$25.00 for a quick call, which is ridiculous.

On a BT public payphone 60p minimum fee gets you 30 minutes, then 10p
for each subsequent 15 minutes or portion thereof, to a landline
anywhere in UK.

Owain


So, what is the cost on public payphones in the Channel Islands or the
Isle of Man?

Mann - 30p
as suggested by
http://www.manxtelecom.com/about/pay...l-charges.aspx

The lowest price mentioned by Jersey Telecom seems to be 40p.