Peter Mooney via Flickr/Creative Commons

The Daily Poll

Poll: Do you still use public pay phones?

Have mobile phones made the once essential public pay phone a relic of the past?

THEY USED TO be the only way to keep in contact when out and about.

When call cards were invented, we thought the future had arrived.

That was all before mobile phones, however.

Some pay phones still exist, although they are few and far between.

So today we ask: Do you still use public pay phones?

Poll Results:

Only if I had to (2800)

No (1617)

I would if there were more of them about (712)

Yes (75)

Yes
No
Only if I had to
I would if there were more of them about

Read: Vanishing phoneboxes doc represents Ireland in China fest >

Author

Paul Hyland

View 67 comments

Send Tip or Correction

Close

67 Comments

Defamation

Damaging the good reputation of someone, slander, or libel.
Racism or Hate speech

An attack on an individual or group based on religion, race, gender, or beliefs.
Trolling or Off-topic

An attempt to derail the discussion.
Inappropriate language

Profanity, obscenity, vulgarity, or slurs.
Spam

Advertising, phishing, scamming, bots, or repetitive posts.
Other

telephone boxes

News in 60 seconds

The Journal supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and the Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice. You can obtain a copy of the Code, or contact the Council, at https://www.presscouncil.ie, PH: (01) 6489130, Lo-Call 1800 208 080 or email: mailto:info@presscouncil.ie