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AT&T's Internet Pay Phone

Posted by michael on from the please-insert-$75.00-for-the-next-one-minute dept.

temuchin writes: "Looks like AT&T officially announced their version of the Internet Payphone - the PP2000i. Slashdot ran a story about BT introducing a version of their own back in the summer of '99 (as reported by the BBC), but this seems to be a bit more ambitious to me, as many of them are already installed and in use. You can find more stats on the phones themselves here. I guess we'll see how it goes."

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  1. If AT&T were smart ... by Hrunting · · Score: 5

    I can't understand why this product isn't tied into their Worldnet service. What even bothers me more is the fact that their screenshot has a little AOL.com button down on the bottom buttonbar. What are the head-honchos thinking?

    Think about it. Sell your Worldnet service for $9.95 month or whatever the going rate is for generic dialup Internet service and give a special membership card with it. If you swipe this card in any AT&T Pay Phone 2000-i (aren't they a year late?) and you've immediately got access to Worldnet service, probably for a reduced rate or even for free. You've got your pay phones everywhere, so it's like free advertising. You have the opportunity to expand your userbase immensely, and maybe further take on the corporate megamonster AOL.

    I think AT&T's missing a golden opportunity to turn a public service into a cash cow.

  2. Nice name. by Mike+Schiraldi · · Score: 5
    the PP2000i

    Sounds like it doubles as a pay toilet.

    (Why do i get the feeling i'm going to regret not clicking the "Anonymous" checkbox?)

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