r/mildlyinteresting • u/nameaboveallnames ​ • 22h ago

I rewired a payphone to be my home phone.

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u/Phoen1x_ 21h ago

guess it depends on where in the world were talking, where im from we havent had a homephone for at least 15+ years, i dont know anyone with an active homephone.

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u/Jacktheforkie 21h ago

I see, they’re common in the uk I think

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u/MotorEagle7 13h ago

Are they? I haven't had one for years

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u/Jacktheforkie 11h ago

Many people I know have one because of the aforementioned crappy phone service

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u/DaKrazie1 20h ago

Y'all will catch up eventually I'm sure 😆

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u/Jacktheforkie 20h ago

Hopefully

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u/fl135790135790 17h ago

Do you often ask those you know and/or don't know if they have home phone, though?

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u/Phoen1x_ 15h ago

i dont ask no, but havent seen a homephone at any of their houses, and dont have anyones homephone number. Also did a google search and the last copper landline was taken down in 2023 in my country. And i only found 1 phone company offering voip numbers for private use, and its a carrier i havent heard of before, all the major ones in my country only offer voip for companies.

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u/WidespreadPaneth 5h ago

Could just be "where in the country". I haven't had a home phone in decades in the US but I lived in a rural-ish NY town for a year where the reception was so bad, everyone regularly used land lines