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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.
+</div>
+== 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 ==
+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.
+== Browse Payphones ==
+* [[: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]]
+== Community ==
+* [[Discord_Server|Discord]]
+* [https://www.reddit.com/r/Payphonetag/ r/Payphonetag] on Reddit
+* [https://www.tiktok.com/@payphonetag @payphonetag] on TikTok
+== 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]]
+== 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:''' [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com]
+* '''Help & how-to:''' [[Project:Help]] · [[Template:Payphone]] · [[Project:Photo guidelines|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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