How can you tell the call was for you?
By annavi23
@annavi23 (6522)
Philippines
May 27, 2012 3:05am CST
Hey guys, I've been wondering why most pay phones or phone booths in other countries are like this. I mean, how will you know if the call is for you when it is a public pay phone and you are just walking throught the street or where the phone is. And how about the person from the other line, how do they know which payphone are you standing at and how will they know what number to dial...
I am really confused in here. cause in our country, Philippines, we have payphones but then we can't receive a call from there. only outbounds, no inbound calls...
I'm really confused, I can't even sleep just thinking about it!
Oh, and about the movie, phone booth, why would you just answer a phone when you don't know if it was for you? It says, it's the only phone booth available in New York in that movie, so most probably, people also want to use it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_Booth_(film)
Oh, and about the movie, phone booth, why would you just answer a phone when you don't know if it was for you? It says, it's the only phone booth available in New York in that movie, so most probably, people also want to use it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phone_Booth_(film)2 people like this
6 responses
@Sanitary (3968)
• Singapore
29 May 12
Most public phones only allows outbound calls, never inbound calls, unless we go back in time when cellphones are not in used yet. In my younger days, i've seen people waiting around public phones for people to call back, especially in coffee house. However things are different now, numbers called from public phone are all blocked, meaning receiver won't be able to see the number and where it's coming from. As such, there's no way to do call back.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
29 May 12
Oh, is that so? well, I can see phonebooths do have generations and has changed for its own as well as cellphones huh?
So, if it's emergency, you won't be able to know where is the caller from and if he/she is calling for help, you won't know where it is...is that so?
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@jennyze (7029)
• Indonesia
6 Jul 12
Maybe in a developed countries they do have the nukmbering system set. And if the people know the number of the payphone/ public phone they can use it both to call and to answer. Of course the caller would tell the receiver first to expect the call at certain payphone/public phone.
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
7 Jul 12
yes, i do know now that people will learn to know that the call was for them when the other person talked or communicated to them that it was them that will call in that certain number and place. but then sometimes it seems weird to me specially when the phonebooths have too many phones in line...wondering what's the exact location of the certain person they will call...
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
9 Jul 12
See, you are not sure yourself huh?
I just remembered one movie which the caller knows what number to dial whether the cellphone is not in the hands of the owner...it's called eagle ye. have you seen that?
quite confusing and irritating cause the main actor is being trapped by the one who calls him for doing things he don't like to do...
@kun2349 (23381)
• Singapore
30 May 12
Of course i would know the call is for me because it has my ringtone.. lol 
Obviously it's simply if there's nobody standing there except yourself and you would know it. If it's like the movie, it's out of couriousity that u went to answer the call.. lol When such call comes in out of a sudden, beware, u are being watched or tracked.. haha If not, nobody is gonna know where u are and how would u be there unless it's GOD.. haha
Obviously it's simply if there's nobody standing there except yourself and you would know it. If it's like the movie, it's out of couriousity that u went to answer the call.. lol When such call comes in out of a sudden, beware, u are being watched or tracked.. haha If not, nobody is gonna know where u are and how would u be there unless it's GOD.. haha@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
31 May 12
Wack! Are you joking?
If it's your cellphone, well then you'll know that it was your ringtone in it...
Well there are movies like they are in a crowded place where there are phonebooths available. How will you know that call was for you when there are other people waiting for their call as well?
Are you joking?
If it's your cellphone, well then you'll know that it was your ringtone in it...
Well there are movies like they are in a crowded place where there are phonebooths available. How will you know that call was for you when there are other people waiting for their call as well?1 person likes this
@cloud31 (5809)
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27 May 12
I didn't watch the movie yet but I'd love to watch it too. Well in your question I've seen some movies before they have to tell the person they will gonna call to that booth then when it rang that was for them.Need to have an appointment sweety!!
Have a nice day!!
Need to have an appointment sweety!!
Have a nice day!!@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
27 May 12
The movie seems interesting. It was way back then. I have searched it was 2002 film.I just remember this because of the situation I was really confused to.. Turns out you have to make an appointment before answering such phone calls in public pay phones. Okay so now, I get it, I amybe able to sleep snoring tonight!
Actually, I just made this topic for thrill..and fun as well...
How aboput you sweety, have you had public phone calls before? Who is it that you have talked to?
Turns out you have to make an appointment before answering such phone calls in public pay phones. Okay so now, I get it, I amybe able to sleep snoring tonight!
Actually, I just made this topic for thrill..and fun as well...
How aboput you sweety, have you had public phone calls before? Who is it that you have talked to?
@luxlyangels (1286)
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27 May 12
Sometimes one can know the number on a pay phone or phone booth and if they want to reach you, they could give you a time and tell you to be around so they call the phone booth, and as for the movie, I really don't know why collin farrel answered thr call, the strange caller even questioned him why he did, very interesting movie though
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
27 May 12
Okay, so you're saying that two people have agreed to call in that certain phonebooth by a certain time of the day. How about the number on that phone booth? How will you know that?
I guess from the movie, he thought that the call was for him and since he did make the last call, isn't it? But really confusing as well, how did such stranger know about the certain person and his loved ones?
@annavi23 (6522)
• Philippines
27 May 12
Oh well, I guess those who uses more of it knows that they two people have to have communication first before being able to know if the call was for them or not.
ANd about the movie, Stu always uses the phone so the killer or caller really knows he is always there to call. Okay, nice one. But I hope you didn't copy and paste the whole thing from the site I provided..heheh
Have you watched the movie yet? I have watched few scenes of it but I easily got bored cause there was only one location and seems kinda boring and fear at the same time..and most of the time was shouting out loud and making bad words, so I didn't watch the entire movie! Though I know it was good suspense or thrilling or so. I just felt like I don't like it much...
Though I know it was good suspense or thrilling or so. I just felt like I don't like it much...@luxlyangels (1286)
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27 May 12
OMG you really need to go back and watch the entire movie, its so interesting , thrilling, suspense filled and enjoyable. You know the director of the movie was playing a mind game with the people he made the movie for,that's us, in that we would never know who the shooter is till the end. Just try to get it and watch, I promise you, you won't regret it.
@soorajsrs7srs (636)
• India
27 May 12
now in these centuries..most of the peoples have their own cell phones. so its a very rare situation u said in this discussion
