Qianjiang Evening News hourly news reporter Wu Chongyuan
Ever, would you ever walk up to a street corner public phone booth, insert a phone IC card, pick up the handset, dial the other person's number, or exchange information, or pour out your thoughts?
In the mobile era when everyone has a mobile phone, public telephone booths that are fixed to the side of the road have become less and less common.
This morning (March 29), reader Mr. Zhou reported to the Qianjiang Evening News hourly news client that there were two red-roofed public telephone booths at the intersection of Liuying Road and General Road in Hangzhou's Shangcheng District. "Listen to the residents on the side, they have been here for almost 40 years, will this be the last public telephone booth in Hangzhou?"
General Road is connected to a park in Hubin, a stone's throw away from the West Lake Scenic Area, which is quiet and quiet, and most of the old communities around it. At 12:00 noon on March 29, it was dinner time, and several uncles and aunts were chatting on the side of the road to enjoy the warm sun, which was very comfortable.
At the intersection of General Road and Nanshan Road, the reporter found a "Little Red Riding Hood" public telephone booth. The advent of this old-fashioned public telephone booth seems to immediately transport people back to the 1980s and 1990s.
Two IC card phones are set up in each phone booth. The reporter picked up the earpiece, and there was still a dial tone. The display of the telephone set shows that before dialing, the IC calling card needs to be inserted, and the number of the two phones is displayed to facilitate callback. However, because the reporter did not have an IC calling card in his hand, it was impossible to test whether it could be dialed.
"Can I still make this call?" In the process of the reporter's attempt, a young man passing by was very curious and also came up to inquire. The young man's surname is Zhou, 30 years old this year, and he is a tourist from other places in Hangzhou. He said, "Now that everyone has a mobile phone, there should not be many people using this kind of public telephone, and I have the impression that I have not seen this kind of thing for many years." ”
"These two phones have been here for many years, and four days ago I saw a middle-aged woman with a card stuck into the phone, I don't know if it's dialing." A big sister in charge of parking on General Road told reporters that the use of the two public telephones here is now very low, "It turned out that there seemed to be a public telephone booth on Qingtai Street next door, which was later demolished." ”
At the intersection of Liuying Road, not far from the nanshan intersection of General Road, the reporter found the public telephone booth where Mr. Zhou reported. As we saw before, it is also the appearance of "Little Red Riding Hood". However, one of the phones in the phone booth was broken, and the words "Equipment repair, suspension of use, please understand" was posted on the phone.
Nowadays, are these public telephone booths on street corners still used? Qianjiang Evening News hourly reporters waited for nearly an hour at the two telephone booths, and no citizens and tourists came forward to use them.
Regarding whether these phone booths are the last batch of public telephone booths in Hangzhou, will they exist next?
The reporter also inquired from various departments, but as of 15:30 on March 29, there was no definite reply.
(Thanks to reader Mr. Zhou for breaking the news)
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