====== Using A Pay Telephone ====== | **Field** | Communication | | **Went Obsolete** | 1990s | | **Made Obsolete By** | Cell phones | | **Knowledge Assumed** | Phone number | | **When useful** | Cell phone battery dies, making less traceable calls | Insert the correct coinage (currently 50 cents), then dial the number of the person you wish to reach. Long distance calls will lead to a prompt for more money.