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The community wiki for Payphone Tag — every Telstra payphone in Australia, with photos, history, and live capture status.

Payphone Tag

Payphone Intelligence

Telstra Smart Payphone
Telstra Air — Public Wi-Fi hotspots.

Phonecards
TTY — Teletypewriter.
DTMF — Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency.
Cabinets — Payphone cabinet types.

Telstra — Australia's telecommunications company.
Telecom Australia — Before Telstra.

Find a Payphone

Use the search bar at the top of the page (or press Ctrl+K) to find a payphone by Telstra cabinet ID (e.g. 02624108X2), address, or suburb. Suggestions appear as you type — pick one to jump straight to its article.

Browse Payphones

Payphone photos — every payphone with a photo, on one page.
Payphones — all payphones.
By state: NSW · VIC · QLD · WA · SA · TAS · ACT · NT
By capability: Wi-Fi · card · incoming calls · TTY · ADSL · fibre · LTE
All payphone pages, A → Z

Community

Discord
r/Payphonetag on Reddit
@payphonetag on TikTok

Community Projects

Payphone Router - Optimal route calculator
Payphone Pathfinder - Optimal route calculator instance of Payphone Pathfinder, created by GhostScout, hosted by AstralWren
Phonetag Finder - View the nearest payphone by distance, by SonicMoth
Payphone Explorer - Fog of War viewer for phones you've visited, by DuskLynx
Teletag Beta - iOS app version of Payphone Tag (currently in TestFlight Beta), by CarbonPilot
Directory Assistance - Quick links to official resources and some community projects, by ArcticVandal

About this wiki

This is the community wiki for Payphone Tag — a location-based game where players capture and hold real Telstra payphones across Australia. The wiki documents each phone: where it is, what it looks like, the history of the spot, and (live, via the game API) who currently holds it.

Play the game: payphonetag.com
Help & how-to: Project:Help · Template:Payphone · Photo Guidelines
Recent edits: Special:RecentChanges

Anyone with an account can edit. New accounts have their first few edits reviewed at Special:Moderation — be patient, we'll get to it.

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+'''The community wiki for [https://payphonetag.com Payphone Tag]''' — every Telstra payphone in Australia, with photos, history, and live capture status.
-Welcome to the '''[https://payphonetag.com Payphone Tag]''' Wiki''':''' the community field guide to the game
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-== What is Payphone Tag? ==
+== Payphone Tag ==
+* [[:Payphone_Tag|About]]
+* [[:Gameplay]]
+* [[:Operator]]
+* [[:Agent|Agents]]
+* [[:Cells]]
+* [[:PIN]]
+* [[:Points]]
+* [[:Badges]]
+* [[:Party_Line|Party Line]]
+== Payphone Intelligence ==
+* [[:Telstra_Smart_Payphone|Telstra Smart Payphone]]
+* [[:Telstra_Air|Telstra Air]] — Public Wi-Fi hotspots.
+* [[:Phonecard|Phonecards]]
+* [[:TTY]] — Teletypewriter.
+* [[:DTMF]] — Dual-Tone Multi-Frequency.
+* [[:Cabinet|Cabinets]] — Payphone cabinet types.
+* [[:Telstra]] — Australia's telecommunications company.
+* [[:Telecom_Australia|Telecom Australia]] — Before Telstra.
+== Find a Payphone ==
-A real-world territory capture game using payphones. Dial in, enter your PIN, and claim payphones across Australia to build your turf. There are currently '''thousands of payphones''' in play, distributed across every state and territory.
+Use the search bar at the top of the page (or press <kbd>Ctrl</kbd>+<kbd>K</kbd>) to find a payphone by Telstra cabinet ID (e.g. <code>02624108X2</code>), address, or suburb. Suggestions appear as you type — pick one to jump straight to its article.
-Play at [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com].
+== Browse Payphones ==
-== Game mechanics ==
+* [[:Category:Payphone photos|Payphone photos]] — every payphone with a photo, on one page.
+* [[:Category:Payphones|Payphones]] — all payphones.
+* By state: [[:Category:Payphones in NSW|NSW]] · [[:Category:Payphones in VIC|VIC]] · [[:Category:Payphones in QLD|QLD]] · [[:Category:Payphones in WA|WA]] · [[:Category:Payphones in SA|SA]] · [[:Category:Payphones in TAS|TAS]] · [[:Category:Payphones in ACT|ACT]] · [[:Category:Payphones in NT|NT]]
+* By capability: [[:Category:Wi-Fi hotspot payphones|Wi-Fi]] · [[:Category:Card payphones|card]] · [[:Category:Incoming-call payphones|incoming calls]] · [[:Category:TTY-equipped payphones|TTY]] · [[:Category:ADSL payphones|ADSL]] · [[:Category:Fibre payphones|fibre]] · [[:Category:LTE payphones|LTE]]
+* [[Special:AllPages/Payphone:|All payphone pages, A → Z]]
-* [[Gameplay]] — how it all works, along with tips and tricks
+== Community ==
-* [[Scoring]] — explored, held, edges, triangles, area
+* [[Discord_Server|Discord]]
-* [[Cells]] — teams, roles, and the cell map
+* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Payphonetag/ r/Payphonetag] on Reddit
-* [[Badges]] — every badge in the game
+* [https://www.tiktok.com/@payphonetag @payphonetag] on TikTok
-== Where to start ==
+== Community Projects ==
+* [https://github.com/declanjscott/payphone-router Payphone Router] - Optimal route calculator
+* [https://pathfinder.onyxia.co Payphone Pathfinder] - Optimal route calculator instance of [https://github.com/happyethan2/payphone-pathfinder Payphone Pathfinder], created by GhostScout, hosted by [[User:AstralWren|AstralWren]]
+* [https://phonetag.cyanvector.com Phonetag Finder] - View the nearest payphone by distance, by SonicMoth
+* [https://carminecassie.com/payphones/ Payphone Explorer] - Fog of War viewer for phones you've visited, by DuskLynx
+* [https://testflight.apple.com/join/AaEq5Zyw Teletag Beta] - iOS app version of Payphone Tag (currently in TestFlight Beta), by CarbonPilot
+* [https://directoryassistance.fyi Directory Assistance] - Quick links to official resources and some community projects, by [[User:ArcticVandal| ArcticVandal]]
-''New account? Your first few edits wait briefly in a moderation queue for review — they go live instantly once you're autoconfirmed (4 days + 10 edits).''
+== About this wiki ==
-* '''New to the wiki?''' Read [[Help:Editing]] (no wiki markup needed, it's a Word-like editor).
+This is the community wiki for '''Payphone Tag''' — a location-based game where players capture and hold real Telstra payphones across Australia. The wiki documents each phone: where it is, what it looks like, the history of the spot, and (live, via the game API) who currently holds it.
-* '''Want to add a photo?''' [[Help:Adding a payphone photo]].
-* '''Just browsing?''' Open [[Special:Random/Payphone]] and read.
-== Recent activity ==
+* '''Play the game:''' [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com]
+* '''Help & how-to:''' [[Project:Help]] · [[Template:Payphone]] · [[Project:Photo guidelines|Photo Guidelines]]
+* '''Recent edits:''' [[Special:RecentChanges]]
-See [[Special:RecentChanges]] for what's been edited recently on the wiki. For in-game activity (captures, steals), see the '''INTEL''' tab on the game site.
+Anyone with an account can edit. New accounts have their first few edits reviewed at [[Special:Moderation]] — be patient, we'll get to it.
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