Cellphone booths offer privacy
posted Sep 28th 2005 12:40PM
Those of us with a strong social conscience carry around
our own cellphone booths to avoid disturbing others with our conversations, but since some people still insist on
looking "cool," a new option has recently surfaced. Fort Wayne, Indiana carpenter Dennis Raney, annoyed with loud,
oblivious, public cellphone chatters, decided to confront the problem head-on by building full-size cellphone booths
where motormouths can disappear and conduct their business in private. So sure is Raney of the potential market for
these booths (which currently lack a steady revenue stream) that he started a company, C.P. Booth, to manufacture and
distribute his old-fashioned designs. Raney has signed on several restaurants to purchase the multi-thousand dollar
contraptions (although none have yet been installed), and claims that some universities have also expressed interest.
Perhaps the only one unhappy with this trend is Clark "Superman" Kent, who will no longer have a payphone to hang his
tights on while he's changing.
[Via textually.org]
Are they going to introduce these on planes when they start letting people use cell phones in flight ;-)
I had a similar idea awhile back when I was in a noisy bar. It was one of those fake "London Pub" bars you find in every city, complete with a red phone booth in the middle of the bar. Of course it was welded shut, but I had the idea to open them up and soundproof them so you could use the phone in the middle of a loud bar without having to go outside.
Maybe Raney can market this both ways. If he does, I want a cut.
Wow, I had this same idea like two weeks ago. Although I have a feeling these will be under-utilized, unfortunately.
Mills - I hope they put them across from the toilet in the back of the plane... that seat just shouldn't exist.
What if all the cell phone booths are full, but someone's calling you?
I totally thought of this numerous times. I think it's a great idea for everyone.
The "Cone of Silence" seemed to work pretty well on Get Smart. That would be a cool way to conduct business at a noisy bar.
#6 I actually saw this in a bar/club in Ocean City, MD this summer while vacationing...came in handy except for the puke inside! YUCK.
They need to make one that look like the Taris in Dr. Who.
T mobile Phone has introduced various models in to the market.But it is mainly Cell phone network provider.It is giving various cell phone services with cell phones