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From: andyr@inmos.com (Andy Rabagliati)
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Subject: Re: Cardphones (was: Polish Payphones Revisited)
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Date: 9 Dec 90 05:41:48 GMT
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In article <15118@accuvax.nwu.edu> dpfay@vax1.tcd.ie writes:

>The use of card phones is becoming increasingly common: in France
>coin-operated payphones (without a queue) can be hard to find.  I
>think the reason for their absence in the U.S. is their dependence on
>meter pulsing for billing.

Remember that the UK (and possibly the continent) has only recently
moved over to tone dialling.  I think the introduction of cardphones
was because credit card calling is a non-starter without tone.

Cheers,

Andy.