how to open pay phones

[Dark Warrior]

Does anyone know the inner workings of the average pay telephone. I have
noticed that alot of the phones have three different locks on them, one
in the coin box and one or two on the side. When trying to open the coin
box something is moving inside the phone on the side, do you have to
unlock the side first and if so are ther any tricks to this.....

DARK WARRIOR

[Christopher D. Colvin]

In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.950326...@smartsun.smartnet.net>,

I know opening one will land you in jail
--
Christopher Colvin cdco...@rahul.net N6GDL

[Bill Pervisky]

"Christopher D. Colvin" <cdco...@rahul.net> wrote:
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>In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.950326...@smartsun.smartnet.

net>,
>Dark Warrior <flsh...@smartsun.smartnet.net> wrote:
>>

>I know opening one will land you in jail
>--
>Christopher Colvin cdco...@rahul.net
N6GDL

Thanks for stating that obvious :)

[Douglas R. Floyd]

In article <3l7v3k$s...@usenetw1.news.prodigy.com>,

Bill Pervisky <AGS...@prodigy.com> wrote:
>"Christopher D. Colvin" <cdco...@rahul.net> wrote:
>>
>>In article <Pine.SUN.3.91.950326...@smartsun.smartnet.
>net>,
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>>

>>I know opening one will land you in jail
>>--
>>Christopher Colvin cdco...@rahul.net
>N6GDL
>
>Thanks for stating that obvious :)
>

A friend of mine works for the phone company, and opens those things
all the time. He is not in jail yet... ;-)

The lock that the local Bell uses seems to be a type of lever lock,
similar to those on safety deposit boxes. I haven't tried picking
one (Don't own a pay phone and I am not going to risk jail sentence by
picking a public one), but they are supposedly a bear to
pick. Drilling is hard to do as the locks are on the side of the case.

I also have seen Abloys and Medecos on various COCOTS (private pay phones),
and they are pretty hard to pick as well.

[Arnie Bell]

Here are some pay phone facts:

1. They're all keyed differently. Don't think for a second that there's
some "master key" that will open all pay phones in a given area. The
phone companies aren't that stupid.

2. You can forget about picking the locks. And even if someone gave you
a key for an hour, odds are very great you couldn't make a working copy.

3. There are ways to forcibly break into certain brands of pay phones,
but it's a lot of work for a relatively small amount of change. And most
pay phones are built like miniature vaults--they're not easy to get open.

Short answer is, get a job and earn some money legitimately. Pay phone
theft is difficult, risky, and doesn't pay that well, even if you do
manage to stay out of jail.

[Iomi]

best bet DARK WARRIOR is to call a legitimate Locksmith

[jfs.s...@gmail.com]

Thanks for unsolicited motherly warnings people but some of us OWN our payphones and are still trying to break in.

[sarduyg...@gmail.com]

Hi, I myself own a public payphone, have as a decoration in my son room, about 25 years old/ always wanted to know how to open the coin box, any useful insights?

[lockw...@gmail.com]

On Sunday, April 7, 2019 at 8:01:40 AM UTC-4, sarduyg...@gmail.com wrote:
> Hi, I myself own a public payphone, have as a decoration in my son room, about 25 years old/ always wanted to know how to open the coin box, any useful insights?

I have gotten into the top lock on a Western Digital payphone, and I can tell you it was NOT an easy task. As for the coin box, forget about it. If you really want to get in, find someone that restores old pay phones. It won't be cheap. These things were built like miniature Fort Knox vaults for a reason. To be honest, it may be cheaper to sell the one you have and buy another that has working keys for it. Ebay is a good place for both of these tasks.

[arianah...@gmail.com]

Will my t key open the lower face lock

[Jeff Kiral]

On Thursday, January 16, 2020 at 6:37:53 PM UTC-5, arianah...@gmail.com wrote:
> Will my t key open the lower face lock

Not without the other key to open the coin box compartment