A drug & alcohol rehabilitation facility that’s been in business for decades contacted us because they never had payphones before. Their phone policy had provided for clients to use the “desk phone” under the supervision of a staff member. The cost and distraction of the staff time was too expensive. We installed payphones on the units, restricted the calling times to specific hours (different on each unit), set the phones to allow 800 numbers only (for calling cards because this facility does not allow clients to have any money) and limited each call to 10 minutes. The staff is now free to do the important work of tending to the clients (instead of sitting by the phone) and the clients are pleased to have more access during “phone time”.
There are still other Payphone Companies that WANT your business
Just because Verizon has gotten out of the phone business doesn’t mean that we have too. We are actively seeking new accounts every day! If you want a review of your “deal” against what we can provide, give us a call and we will come to meet you. Don’t pay a monthly bill if you can get the service for NO CHARGE or possibility EARN A COMMISSION! Give us a call, you have nothing to lose.
Verizon is exiting the Payphone Business!
Verizon has agreed to sell their Payphone operations to a California Company. We believe that the payphone business is important enough that you should pick your own vendor!
Please call us to discuss your options at 1-888-341-4678
We are a local company with 20 years of experience in the payphone business. We currently operate payphones in many facilities like yours and we offer personal service.
Now is a good time to discuss the options that we can provide. We still use Verizon for our dial tone, keep your same numbers, and we have significantly more flexibility than a company located in California including:
“On/Off” switches
Limit the Duration of calls
911 Rerouting to in house attendants
We are based in Philadelphia and maintain phones in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware. Our repairs are typically done within 48 hours and because we poll each payphone each day, we typically know it’s broken before you do.
I hope that you can take the time to schedule an appointment with me to take a look at your facility. I can be reached anytime at 888-341-4678 or my cell 570-947-9456. Thank you!
Sincerely
Chris Lattmann
Is Verizon exiting the payphone business?
Is Verizon exiting the payphone business without telling anybody? I’ll be honest, Verizon is our competition but when it comes to providing payphone service and maintenance; they have been pretty good over the years, probably the best (next to us of course).
But times change and the stark reality is that payphones are not in demand as much anymore because of the cell phone. As a result of this sea-change, Verizon has had to revisit the profitability of their locations and is taking the following actions every day:
- Not paying commissions
- Reducing the number of phones at each location
- Refusing to install any new payphones despite how profitable the existing location may be
- Refusing to install new payphones at any location even if you are willing to pay them a fee
- Refusing to move an existing payphone to accommodate renovations at your facility
We can only assume that these actions are a pre-cursor to Verizon following the lead of the other RBOC’s and eventually exiting the business altogether, either by auctioning off their remaining locations individually or selling them to one big buyer. The question is, where does this leave you, the facility owner that still needs payphone service?
Potentially stuck with a payphone vendor that purchased your contract from Verizon and isn’t nearly as competent?
Well, it’s time to get prepared before Verizon makes a significant move that impacts how you operate your facility, isn’t it worth a phone call to see what your options are from a company that has been in the business over twenty years and expects to be around for another twenty years?
At Payphone Solutions:
- Service is our top priority
- We specialize in customizing the payphone’s operation to your needs
- We poll each payphone each day so we typically know if it’s broken before you do.
- We have twenty (20) Years of experience and have seen it all
- We’re never too far away from you
Call us, e-mail us, pick our brain (Info@Pay-telephones.com or 888-341-4678). Thanks, Chris Lattmann, Payphone Solutions, LLC