Donation Pay Phone Project

The Donation Pay Phone Project aims to organize and help create by-donation pay phones. These phones are installed and maintained by volunteers, and utilize an internet connection to make Voice Over IP phone calls. However much money is donated via the donation box at each phone determines how many minutes for toll calls are available for anyone to use. Here is the list of active phones:
We started the project because, with the proliferation of cell phones, pay phones are increasingly expensive and hard to find.

If you'd like to create a phone in your neighborhood, we can help you set it up. All you need is an internet connection, a regular phone and an analog telephone adapter, the cheapest of which cost about $40. Contact us at phone AT pedalpeople DOT com, or call 413-825-6795 x20.

Also check out Alternative to a cell phone with the Bike Path Phone system.

Bike Path Phone - (413) 825-6795 x21 [map] ($15.52 remaining)

The Bike Path Phone is a by-donation pay phone located at 927 Ryan Bikeway in Florence, Massachusetts, between Straw Avenue and Chestnut Street. Call 413-825-6795 to access the phone system remotely. Here are the menu options:
  • 00 = main menu
  • 20 = call 8 High St, Florence
  • 21 = call bike path phone
  • 51 = Northampton weather forecast
  • 52 = caller ID lookup and readback
  • 53 = Northampton address entry test
  • 54 = Monkeys (say hello to them 1st)
  • 56 = hear the current time & date
  • 57 = call or sign up for the Question Phone
  • 62 = Hilltown Rideshare Phone
  • 90 = check voicemail
  • 91 = directory
  • 98 = statistics about the phone
  • 99 = request new voicemail account
  • 300-499 = voicemail boxes
However much money we receive in donations is how much is available in minutes for anyone to use. The cost for local and long-distance calls is between 0.5 and 1.4 cents per minute. It's free to call toll-free numbers and the local extensions. When you place a toll call from the phone, you'll hear the amount of money left.

Right now, $15.52 in donations remain (about 1108 minutes at the most expensive rate). In the last two weeks, people have made 93 toll calls and used 151 minutes. The total amount donated since the phone was installed is $329.89.

Dial 99 to create a free voicemail account. Voicemail can be accessed at the phone, via the access number (825-6795), or online.

If you have comments or something's not working right, stop in and see us at 8 High Street, Florence, Mass. You can also call extension 020 or e-mail phone AT pedalpeople DOT com.

Check voicemail online
This phone system can also be accessed via Free World Dialup at 857357.

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