PhilTel seeks to install free payphones in Philadelphia

We are a collective of hobbyist phones in Philadelphia! Are you a hacker, artist or engineer? We need your help!

PhilTel is looking to install new payphones (for us) in the city of Philadelphia. Any installed payphone will be completely free, allowing the user to make calls within North America. Additionally, we would like to offer various experiences and services through the phones; these can be as simple as voicemail, fun as a phone number that randomly calls other payphones, or as complex as integrating with phone collector networks to enable phreaking and spoofing. phone exploration!

Want to know how we're building the network? Check out the about page!

PhilTel was founded in June 2022 and was inspired by Futel.

Our first payphone will be installed at Iffy Books on December 17! See the event page here!

November 29, 2022 Interview with PhilTel on OpenSource.com November 28, 2022 Replacing a payphone top lock November 28, 2022 Configuring the GL-AR300M16 as an OpenVPN client November 28, 2022 Setting up an OpenVPN server November 14, 2022 Create new instruction cards for payphones November 9, 2022 Upgrading the Firmware of a Franklin T9 Access Point November 9, 2022 Unlock the SIM card of a Franklin T9 access point November 9, 2022 Forward ATA port from GL-AR300M16 November 9, 2022 [Deprecated] Configuring GL-AR300M16 as a WireGuard client November 9, 2022 Configuring the GL-AR300M16 as a Routed Client November 9, 2022 Flashing OpenWRT on GL-AR300M16 Router November 9, 2022 [Deprecated] Setting up a WireGuard server October 13, 2022 Installing a pay phone card without coins June 27, 2022 Repair a Protel Payphone Part 1: Get a dial tone