Coin Operated Public Phone at Jakarta

It's been ages that Tuko actually seen one of these. And surprisingly still in good condition. Are these two actually still being use regularly? Impressive.

Tuko still remember that back in around year 1990, this is a most seek out spot to spend minutes or even hours. Friends of Tuko back than even really prepare many coins, queue up and start spending the coins until they're all gone. Just for the sake of calling their crush. With no assurance the girl they were chasing will actually like them back, but they were willing to spend hours tiring time to stand up, bitten by mosquito, stared by passer by and spend lots of money to call.

There are even times Tuko heard from friend that when they were actually rejected, they got angry and actually slam the phone and beat up the phone booth. Some even say that they actually smelled piss inside the booth. Or in some extreme cases, on the phone itself.

Tuko used it before too for sure. No one have mobile phones back then. No public phone cards too before. There are also people finding ways to cheat the phone's system. Like using stringed up coin to jump start the phone and make free phone calls. Or using recorded dial tones and play it to the mouth piece. And so many others.

This is a very basic initial evolution of mobile phones Tuko thinks. Without this, people probably will still just be relying on the phones at home.

Tuko think that this technology must be preserved not use. The mobile phone is already very cheap and the charge is also not expensive. So there's no reason to go back into the old school. Unless for the sake of being nostalgic and remember the old days.