Call a stranger through telephone booth (idea)

[kevo1414 62]

Today I found telephones in Dayz and I thought that we could use them very well. I found them in Hospital and in some School buildings (not so sure about that). I belive there are many in Chernarus.

How could we use them? For calling from this Telephone you would need a Telephone coin. This line would be available for max 2 minutes. Beside telephone, there would be a telephonebook with all information about where are all telephones located and for each telephone there would be an index. Something like "Novodmitrovsk Hospital #14" and you would need to type number 14 for calling that phone. If nobody pick up the phone, phone would ring for some minutes and sound of the ringing would attrack the zombies. 

Anyone can answer on telephone, but the one who is calling, need to have a telephone coin. Yay or nah?

[BeefBacon 1185]

Huh. That's actually a really interesting idea. I like it.

[IkaikaKekai 1957]

No electricity, no phones.  Which is a shame as this is a cool idea.

[MaxKragen 15]

And the hampster's in the wheel go round and round....to power the generator, that powers the phones?

Cool idea without much afterthought. We've all been guilty.

 

[nl 986]

Landlines are usually not powered by the regular power grid but by the telephone operator and needs very little power to work. (which is why landlines still work when there is a power outage)

Of course, Chernarus has it's telephone lines above ground so a large part of the grid would most likely be damaged after an X period of neglect and storms.

However, if you look at the pic in post #1 you can see the digital display is on, so I guess the landlines still have power :)

[kevo1414 62]

1 hour ago, nl said:

Landlines are usually not powered by the regular power grid but by the telephone operator and needs very little power to work. (which is why landlines still work when there is a power outage)

Of course, Chernarus has it's telephone lines above ground so a large part of the grid would most likely be damaged after an X period of neglect and storms.

However, if you look at the pic in post #1 you can see the digital display is on, so I guess the landlines still have power :)

I completely forgot that there is no electricity. Shame, I thing this would be great.

[BeefBacon 1185]

13 hours ago, nl said:

Landlines are usually not powered by the regular power grid but by the telephone operator and needs very little power to work. (which is why landlines still work when there is a power outage)

Of course, Chernarus has it's telephone lines above ground so a large part of the grid would most likely be damaged after an X period of neglect and storms.

However, if you look at the pic in post #1 you can see the digital display is on, so I guess the landlines still have power :)

The (current) general wear and tear of Chernarus suggests that is hasn't been very long since the outbreak. That's subject to change, of course. It's probably been less than a year since society collapsed, so I could definitely see at least some telecommunications infrastructure remaining intact.

Having said that, the phone assets are probably just left over from Arma 2, when Chernarus would have had power. Probably just an oversight. You never know, though.