[OPLINTECH] Payphone issues

[Tim Burns]

Could you hang a standalone VoIP device (obitalk.com<http://obitalk.com>) and an analog phone on your LAN? Probably could do double-duty as a FAX station without much more work...

Tim Burns
Birchard Public Library of Sandusky County Ohio
tim.burns at birchard.lib.oh.us<mailto:tim.burns at birchard.lib.oh.us>
telephone: (419) 334-7101 extension: 239



Subject: [OPLINTECH] Payphone issues

Hello all,

I hope this day finds you well. I was contacted by a library recently with an issue that I?ve sure others of you have faced: the payphone. This particular payphone was located in a branch that serves a lot of low income patrons, many of whom cannot afford their own phone. The library is trying to decide whether or not to keep the payphone and wants to explore their options. What technology is your library using to assist patrons needed/wanting to make short voice calls?

Do you A)Let patrons use the library business phone B) Keep the payphone c) Provide a free courtesy phone C) Update to a new solution such as Skype or Google D)Provide information about the Lifeline Free Phone program<http://www.lifelinesupport.org/ls/> E)Something I haven?t thought of?

What advice would you give this library?

Best,

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Mandy Knapp


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