tedfred404 Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 hi, i need help starting a payphone business. I'd like to buy an existing one, which is hard. Call me crazy, but I've always wanted to. Any ideas? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orsd Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 But…why? There is basically no market for payphones anymore outside of tiny niches. And even in their heyday they were owned and operated by the local phone company. You would almost certainly lose money, if you could even get a phone connection from the local telco for the purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedfred404 Posted November 29, 2021 Author Share Posted November 29, 2021 5 hours ago, orsd said: But…why? There is basically no market for payphones anymore outside of tiny niches. And even in their heyday they were owned and operated by the local phone company. You would almost certainly lose money, if you could even get a phone connection from the local telco for the purpose. Honestly the only reason is because it’s been a dream for me. I don’t care about the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AZVendor Posted November 29, 2021 Share Posted November 29, 2021 Not a dream, but a nightmare. You will do nothing other than lose money as no one will use a payphone. After deregulation there were millions of aftermarket payphones put out but do you see any now? Of course not. You would be more successful selling burner cell phones from a vending machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vendo Mike Posted November 30, 2021 Share Posted November 30, 2021 I saw one in New Orleans a month or so ago and was surprised it was in one piece., In our current world of COVID and 99 other nasty things out there, I can't imagine putting my face near the headset. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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