Vermont Engineer Restores Old Pay Phones with Free VoIP Calling
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Summary
Engineer Patrick Schlott is restoring old pay phones across Vermont and upgrading them with VoIP technology to provide free, public telephone service. Inspired by similar projects like Futel and PhilTel, Schlott has installed over half a dozen free-to-use pay phones at various locations. The project combines nostalgia with modern technology, giving obsolete pay phones new relevance as free communication tools.
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· 2 pulledPatrick Schlott, 32, is an electrical engineer by training who works at the South Burlington, Vt.–based eVTOL maker Beta Technologies.
Inspired in part by the free-phone projects Futel and PhilTel, he's restored and installed free-to-use pay phones at over half a dozen locations across Vermont.
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