I thought this was amusing, a couple Canada Payphone Corporation COCOTs with a large Telus ad looming above. Excuse the crappy picture quality, my camera was having issues. (26/02/04)
While walking down Broadway, I wasn't finding any pay phones that rang when called. I was almost back to my car, when out of the corner of my eye, I saw a Telus owned GTE AE 120. After dialing its number, I discovered it rang. That number was 604-737-9608. Its located at Columbia Academy. (26/02/04)
I recently took a visit to Stanley Park in Vancouver. If you ever get the chance I suggest visiting, its a beautiful place. I took a picture of the two payphones at Second Beach. They are right up next to concession stand. Too bad they don't accept incoming calls as with most Telus phones. Here it is for your viewing pleasure. (26/02/04)
It was snowing the Greater Vancouver area last week, so I thought this would be a good opportunity to take some pictures in the snow. The first one here is the fortress at a beach in Tsawwassen, and the second is located near the George Massey Tunnel. (10/01/04)
Today I was walking by Langara Golf Course when I noticed a payphone enclosure just sitting on the ground. (26/11/03)
Well Telus you thought your Millennium here couldn't accept calls, I proved you wrong in french and english, eat it. (19/11/03)
Someone or a group of people have been vandalizing a bunch Telus payphones around the city of Vancouver and Richmond. On the Millenniums, they remove the card reader and on the Fortresses, they push the keypad upwards and remove whatever they are taking out of the phone. They never seem to steal the coin box. I came across a Millennium which has been recently repaired. Telus has placed a sticker on all their replaced card readers that say "Anti-Theft". I'm skeptical this will deterr the tefts, but lets hope it does. I'm not too impressed with all this. What could they possible need 50+ card readers for? I hope they are caught, fined and spend time in jail. (11/11/03)
At Langara College people enjoy destorying pay phones. Someone really went to town on this one, oddly they didn't take the coin box, guess money wasnt the motive, or they were too stupid to realize where the money goes. There also used to be another phone next to it, it was either removed or stolen, looks stolen. (24/10/03)
This picture is for those who still believe a Millennium cannot ring. This is Telus Millennium somewhere in Vancouver, BC. (23/08/03)
A wonderful little phone here. This is a Fortress located at Kits Beach, wonderfully, it does accept incoming calls just like the one other payphone at Kits Beach. The number of the one in the picture is 604-734-9951. The other phone although in the picture, is damn near impossible to see. Its number is 604-734-9685. (22/08/03)
This is a Fortress located near Subway on Oak Street. This phone DOES accept incoming calls so you can call it if you please, 604-734-9687. (22/08/03)
Here's four phones near the Skywest Entrance at the Vancouver International Airport, no incoming. (06/08/03)
A Millennium with a modem plug. (06/08/03)
Here's a Millennium in an old English style booth. I like these booths very much, wish there were more around. (06/08/03)
Here's two phones (back to back) at Seven Eleven at W 70th and Granville Street in Vancouver. They don't take incoming calls, as usual around here... (06/08/03)
Here's a group of three Millenniums and one Fortress at BCIT in Burnaby, BC. Nothing special here, none of them accept incoming calls, bah! There is one phone I didn't take a picture of that did accept calls of the incoming variety, 604-433-9016, in the parking lot. (28/07/03)
Representin' the Payphone Directory! (28/0703)
Here are two unusual Telus fortresses. They have unarmored cords. I guess it doesn't matter too much because they are inside the Burnaby General Hospital. They will accept your incoming calls at 604-433-9991 and 604-433-9915 respectively. (28/07/03)
Here's a cluster of Telus Millennia at the UBC Bus Loop. Obviously no incoming calls, damn Telus. (21/07/03)
Count em, thats 1...2...3...14 payphones in a row! Most I've ever seen in an unbroken chain. Being that they are owned by Telus, none of them accept incoming calls. Sure would be some good ones to call, what with "Pit Night" every Wednesday and busy Fridays and Saturdays. Oh well. (21/07/03)
Here is a Fortress at a Mexican Restuarant called Las Margaritas. It DOES ring, so I suggest you take advantage of this and phone it; you could ask for Lady Margarita. I would assume this phone has a steady flow of people going by in the evening time, particularly Fridays and Saturdays. Anyhow, the number is 604-734-9698, phone it. (07/07/03)
To see more than two booths in a single location is a bit rare around here. The other day however I did come across a bunch of three. They are all Millenniums and none of the accept incoming calls. (25/06/03)
This phone is at a Shell Gas Station and is a Millennium. (25/06/03)
The phone in the foreground is a Millennium at a Shell Gas Station. There is actually another payphone in this picture, can you see it? Neither of these phones accept incoming calls. (21/06/03)
This is a pair of Millenniums at the Brentwood Bus Terminal. They don't accpet calls. (12/06/03)
The other day I was at the Brentwood Center Skytrain Station, here is a picture of a Millennium there. (12/06/03)
For payphones to stay competitive in today's world of advancing technology, they need to expand their abilities to serve the general public. The eMillennium is one step in the right direction offering internet access as well as traditional phone use. (06/06/03)
In Burnaby, these eight Millenniums can be found outside the Real Canadian Superstore. (06/06/03)
I can't say that I've seen a Telus booth with their white sign that is until I saw this one. Sadly, this phone doesn't take calls, oh it's a Protel. (06/06/03)
This a Telus office building. It has payphone out front, it is a Millennium and does not take incoming calls. Here is another picture of it. (06/06/03)
Today we have a pair of Telus booths in busy downtown Vancouver. These two booths are at the corner of Cambie and W. Broadway. This location is high traffic so luckly the phone on the right accepts incoming calls. It rings nice and loud at 604-872-9475. Call it up talk to someone. (30/05/03)
This is an old GTE style keypad. I haven't seen many of these around at all, Unfortunatly the phone it is on does not accept incoming calls. (28/05/03)
This a Millennium and Protel combination at Parker Place in Richmond. No incoming calls. (22/05/03)
Here's a Fortress at Steveston in Richmond in the dark of night. This phone does ring and I think this area is moderatly busy during the day. Call it and find out, 604-275-9961. (22/05/03)
Here is an instruction placard telling the user how to opertate Telus's TDD service. (22/05/03)
And here is a couple Millenniums at the beginning of the Pier in White Rock. Once again, these don't take incoming calls. (19/05/03)
This pair is at a Chevron Gas Station on Hwy 10 in Delta. Again, no incoming calls, sadly. (19/05/03)
Here's a couple Millenniums in White Rock, BC at the Public Washroom building. This is very busy place, too bad they don't take incoming calls. (19/05/03)
Judi's Market at the corner of No. 3 Road and Steveston highway seems like an unlikely spot to find a payphone, but there is one, click here to see it. (15/05/03)
This is a fortress at Roger's Video on No. 1 Road in Richmond BC. (15/05/03)
These phones are at Kwik Mart in Richmond. The one on the left rings the one on the right does not. (15/05/03)
Here is a phone only about 15 or 20 paces to the Canada/USA border. It is located on the Canadian side at the border house. It does accept calls, so phone it at 604-943-9567. (10/05/03)
Here's a Protel 4000 (09/05/03)
Another rare piece of Telus equipment is the white sign payphone enclosure. This one is in Vancouver on West Broadway at Mac's. It is back to back with a regular purple Telus enclosure. The actual phones are both Milleniums. (07/05/03)
This is a rather rare kind of booth, I've only ever seen one, this one. It contains a chair and a Protel 4000 model that has a chirpy ring (which can be found below). This phone in particular does ring once, then you are treated to modem sounds. Feel free to call it, 604-734-9091. (07/05/03)
This picture shows a Nortel Desktop Millenium payphone. (07/05/03)
Here's a shot of the marina behind a Telus Millenium. (07/05/03)
Here in BC, its very rare to hear a Nortel Millenium phone ring. Infact I have never found a Millenium that is capable of rining. With the help of El Jefe from www.payphone-directory.org and the exploitation of a certain flaw in the GTD-5 switch, I have captured the sound of a Millenium ringing. The Millenium that was made to ring was this one. I also captured the sound of a Protel 4000 ringing. (07/05/03)
A BC Tel "Reward" sticker. Here is the same sticker with a Telus logo. (05/05/03)
Here are a few pictures of a Telus fortress in a very odd location, This phone is at Kingsway and Prince Edward Street. It's number is 604-872-9310. 1 2 3 4 5 (05/05/03)
Here are two clusters of Telus phones. The first cluster is a lot of six at Lansdowne Center. The second cluster is outside of White Spot on No. 3 Rd in Richmond. Theses phones do not take incoming calls. While we're talking about phones that don't take calls here's another one, a Paytel Astratel in what you could easily mistake for a Telus enclosure. (24/04/03)
Here is the first payphone that actually rings that I have found in Richmond, BC. It is at a Shell Gas Station on Garden City Road. The number is 604-278-7022. (24/04/03)
Here are some pictures of some assorted broken phones that I came across today. 1 2 3 4 (24/04/03)
This nice little location houses a Telus Fortress and Protel These guys are near the Teahouse at Ferguson Point in Stanley Park. Their numbers are: 604-682-9487 and 604-682-9486. Here is a close up. (22/04/03)
A Telus Millenium that is near Chateau Bakery at Lonsdale Quay in North Vancouver. This Millenium has a rather rare 10 button configuration on the bottom panel. 604-985-9956 (22/04/03)
A Millenium out by the water at Lonsdale Quay. Hard to see in picture, I hilighted it a bit. 604-985-9071 (22/04/03)
This Millenium Has been raped and pillaged by someone looking for a few bucks I suppose. Here's another picture of it: 1 604-683-9891 (22/04/03)
Here we have a Telus fortress in a booth. This phone is near Toys N Tech. 604-943-9519. Here's two more pictures: 1 2 (21/04/03)
An old BC Tel enclousure housing a Telus Fortress. It doesn't take calls but the number 604-275-9947 (16/04/03)
A Millenium sunk into a wall for security reasons I suppose. This phone is in the Granville Skytrain Station. 604-682-9888 (16/04/03)
A Telus fortress. This is in the Ladner Community Center. I don't know if it takes call, it's out of service. 604-946-9049 (16/04/03)
A fortress at Central Mart in Richmond, the number is 604-278-7031 (16/04/03)
Telus Millenium. The number is 604-324-9046. No incoming calls though. (08/04/03)
A Telus Fortress. The number is 604-872-9409. No incoming calls. (08/04/03)
A Telus Fortress which has been vandalzed and since removed entirely. Here is another shot of it. (08/04/03)
A Telus Millenium with an old BC Tel Phone Sign. The number is 604-682-9195. No incoming!! (08/04/03)
An old BC Tel sign "For Outgoing Service Only." The funny part is that it takes calls, phone it, 604-324-9005. It's at an Esso Gas Station. (08/04/03)
A fortress underneath a Wendy's Sign. This one DOES take incoming calls, so call it and ask how the meal was. 604-324-9073 (08/04/03)
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