Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agoWhat technologies were ubiquitous ten years ago and are much less common now?message-squaremessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down11
arrow-up1131arrow-down1message-squareWhat technologies were ubiquitous ten years ago and are much less common now?Interstellar_1@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square138fedilink
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 days agoHere in Australia, they are all free now. I presume the phone company realised nobody was using them and preferred to keep them as free billboard spaces.
minus-squareNorah (pup/it/she)@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agofun fact: they don’t have private numbers anymore, so you can gather a bunch of random payphone’s numbers for shenanigans.
minus-squarevividspecter@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoThey tend to have free wifi too so are somewhat useful.
minus-squarehitmyspot@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoI think I tried that once and you needed to download a Telstra app or something so I noped out. Ive seen the signs though.
Here in Australia, they are all free now. I presume the phone company realised nobody was using them and preferred to keep them as free billboard spaces.
fun fact: they don’t have private numbers anymore, so you can gather a bunch of random payphone’s numbers for shenanigans.
They tend to have free wifi too so are somewhat useful.
I think I tried that once and you needed to download a Telstra app or something so I noped out. Ive seen the signs though.