Outdoor Payphone Project

[FABphones]

Neighbors love the payphone,  and the neighbors kids have been playing with it,  So Lenny is getting a workout on my system. 

Really pleased for you. Well done.

[Hill Haven Telephone Company]

Well sad news guys.  Looks like ill be taking the phone and pedestal down.   Someone tried to break into the coin vault and cut the wires almost thru the phone from car light. 

Scrappers or methheads probably. 

Sucks.  There goes a ton of money down the drain. 

[Key2871]

Oh crap, some people have no respect for someone else's property.

[countryman]

Well sad news guys.  Looks like ill be taking the phone and pedestal down.   Someone tried to break into the coin vault and cut the wires almost thru the phone from car light. 

Scrappers or methheads probably. 

Sucks.  There goes a ton of money down the drain.

I feel your pain. They found it really quick 

[oldguy]

I watched the process & was thrilled with the outcome. Was sad that people are jerks.

[FABphones]

Well sad news guys.  Looks like ill be taking the phone and pedestal down.   Someone tried to break into the coin vault and cut the wires almost thru the phone from car light....

Shame you didn't get your cctv up in time to watch over it. Maybe it needed a sign in there saying 'No Coins Accepted/Coin Vault Empty' to deter vandals.

As the phone is already out there, is it worth a trial run with the cctv installed (and a sign for that in there too), then leaving it insitu without the vault door, no coin box?

[Pourme]

Good ideas, I hate to see all that effort go to waste.

Looking closely, it's hard to see any physical marks around the vault door. How did they gain entry to the vault?

Such a nice looking install too.

[RB]

Yeah, that is unfortunate.
After such a nice install.
Do you have a shot gun???

[david@london]

phr34k5h0w,

what a shame, it looked so great. After all your work.
Could you perhaps re-install it at the back of your place, out of view of the road?

[HarrySmith]

That really sucks! I would agree maybe worth one more try after all the work you put in? A sign saying no coins needed on the phone where the instruction card would go and another stating no money in phone and you are on video might help.

[Hill Haven Telephone Company]

Well we got another phone to put out there,  This old Jail phone,  no coin slot and it looks like a payphone,  we are also ordering some wifi trail cameras from amazon to put up. 

[HarrySmith]

Cool! That looks like a better choice for out there. I would still recommend signs though.

[Key2871]

Well it's another start, but I agree put up cameras and signs to let them know, no money inside and smile your being recorded by cctv.

[FABphones]

...we are also ordering some wifi trail cameras from amazon to put up.

Trail cameras are easy to steal so caution where you place them. If you want them in use at night take a look at the black LED version, the low glow will help make them less easy to spot. They also can eat through batteries and are almost certain to be flat just when you need to view an incident. Solar panels can be bought to charge them, but then their location becomes more visible.

If it were me I would use cameras which attach to the property and use their zoom facility. I would put at least two up. My cameras here run well into double figures and you would be surprised just how many it takes to properly 'follow'.

[Key2871]

Where i used to work, they used areal telephone conductors as camera feeds to a cctv screen at the front desk. So if you have a spare pair in your cable, that might work for you.