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There is an Amish-owned country store that I've been to in Pennsylvania that still has a working pay phone in the parking lot. They had GTE in that area instead of the Bell System so it's odd looking to my eyes. Even there, I doubt it gets much use. I've seen many Amish using cellphones.
We were at a National Park earlier this year and they had a 60's vintage phone booth built into the wall of the gift shop with the phone still there but a sign stating it was for decoration only. It also gave directions to a real pay phone located elsewhere in the complex. This was an area with very spotty cell reception.
It was a real hold-out for getting a cellphone. The final straw came when I made a deal to get some free vintage magazines that were posted online. The giver wanted me to call when I got close. I had to drive an extra 10 minutes out of the way to find a pay phone.
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Bryan
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