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

Find a payphone

Search by Telstra cabinet ID (e.g. 02624108X2), address, or suburb. Results include payphone, cell, and player articles.

Browse

Category:Payphone photos — every payphone with a photo, on one page.
Category:Payphones — all payphone articles.
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

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 · Project: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
 </div>
-== What is Payphone Tag? ==
+== 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.
+<inputbox>
+type=search
+searchnamespaces=Main|Payphone|Cell|Player
+placeholder=Cabinet ID, address, suburb…
+width=40
+buttonlabel=Search
+break=no
+</inputbox>
-Play at [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com].
+Search by Telstra cabinet ID (e.g. <code>02624108X2</code>), address, or suburb. Results include payphone, cell, and player articles.
-== Game mechanics ==
+== Browse ==
-* [[Gameplay]] — how it all works, along with tips and tricks
+* [[:Category:Payphone photos]] — every payphone with a photo, on one page.
-* [[Scoring]] — explored, held, edges, triangles, area
+* [[:Category:Payphones]] — all payphone articles.
-* [[Cells]] — teams, roles, and the cell map
+* 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]]
-* [[Badges]] — every badge in the game
+* 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]]
-== Browse payphones ==
+== About this wiki ==
-Every payphone we have matched with Telstra has its own wiki page, keyed on its cabinet ID. Find one:
+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.
-* [[Special:Random/Payphone]] — random payphone
+* '''Play the game:''' [https://payphonetag.com payphonetag.com]
-* [[:Category:Payphones]] — all of them, by category tree
+* '''Help & how-to:''' [[Project:Help]] · [[Template:Payphone]] · [[Project:Photo guidelines]]
-* [[:Category:Payphone photos]] — every uploaded photo across the wiki, in one place
+* '''Recent edits:''' [[Special:RecentChanges]]
-* '''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 feature:''' [[:Category:Wi-Fi hotspot payphones|Wi-Fi hotspot]] · [[:Category:Card payphones|card payment]] · [[:Category:Incoming-call payphones|incoming calls]] · [[:Category:TTY-equipped payphones|TTY hardware]] · [[:Category:Payphones with messaging enabled|in-game messaging]]
-* '''Status:''' [[:Category:Inoperable payphones|inoperable]]
-* [[Special:AllPages/Payphone:|Alphabetical index]] of all Payphone pages
-== Where to start ==
+Anyone with an account can edit. New accounts have their first few edits reviewed at [[Special:Moderation]] — be patient, we'll get to it.
-''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).''
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+__NOEDITSECTION__
-* '''New to the wiki?''' Read [[Help:Editing]] (no wiki markup needed, it's a Word-like editor).
-* '''Want to add a photo?''' [[Help:Adding a payphone photo]].
-* '''Just browsing?''' Open [[Special:Random/Payphone]] and read.
-== Recent activity ==
-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.
-[[Category:Wiki]]