I had 2 spam calls yesterday claiming to be the CDC wanting to know if I’d answer some questions about C19 vaccines.
The voice mail said, “hello I’m calling from the centers of disease control and prevention. We are conducting a national immunization survey, a survey about vaccinations for C19 and other diseases affecting adults, teens, and children. Would I please call them at 8772204805. Thank you”
I am not returning that call! Has anyone else got this phone call? This call was made to my cell phone.
In NYC, they removed all of the public payphones on the street and replaced them with expensive and unreliable wifi kiosks. There's a tablet on the kiosk that can make local phone calls, on speakerphone...
I see privately operated payphones sometimes still, but they're getting rare.
I've seen some telco-placed payphones in National Parks with questionable cell service recently... Paradise visitors center in Mt Rainier, WA and Hawaiian Volcanos NP visitors center on the Big Island, Hawaii come to mind...