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Communications within the Empire |
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If you are ever in
need of emergency facilities, just look for one of those
bright red boxes located on
most streets. Most of these contain telephones. However,
don’t
be at all concerned about the phone ringing while you are
doing your business because London Public Telephones DO
NOT EVER WORK.
They are a lot like slot machines
in fact, with the notable difference that with slot machines
you sometimes
get something back after you put your money in. Long
story short, don’t put money into them, the call
will not go through, or if it does go through the party
you are
calling will not be able to hear you, and it is absolutely
possible
it will simply take your money and not even pretend to
call out. The coin return slots are purely decorative. |
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| As an added bonus, some of the newer public phones run
on Microsoft Windows. The first windows-phone I ever saw
is pictured here. Note please that the phone crashed. The
Tic-Tac-Toe feature, however worked flawlessly. |
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But if you need to make a call, all is NOT lost. I spent
10 limeybucks to learn the hard way. If you are wise you
will learn for much less. IF you take my advice and stay
at the Piccadilly Hotel, then there are some very expensive
payphones on each floor. I saw people with phone cards using
them. But I would not put actual money into them if I were
you.
There is a better alternative if you have only to make
a local call to a pretty girl who is studying to be a
lawyer (hi Swati!) |
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Go to the Internet Café on Piccadilly
Street next to St. James Church. It’s about an 8 minute
walk from the hotel. The cost is about 0.30 limeybucks per
minute if you are calling a local cell phone. That is significantly
cheaper than the rate for the public phones. Especially when
you consider that the phones at the internet café actually
work. |
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Gittin to the Internet Café: |
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| From Piccadilly Circus, go
down Piccadilly Street (to the right of Tower Records). About
150 yards or so down you will
see St. James Church on the left. The Internet Café is
in the Alley on the side closest to Piccadilly Circus. There
is a row of red toilet boxes near the door. You can also
buy phone cards there. |
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