You can now text from a payphone in Newcastle (Australia)

Residents in the city of Newcastle, Australia, have now officially been brought into the next century thanks to the upgrade of the public telephones there to support text messaging. Right on!

Link:
SMS from payphones – Local – General – Newcastle Star

Newcastle’s payphones have been upgraded and can now send SMS messages to mobiles anywhere in the nation.
More than 320 of the region’s Telstra payphones have been programmed to ensure everyone in the community can send a SMS for less than the cost of a local call.

“It’s as simple as lifting the receiver and following the prompts to craft your own message or select a preset one such as “Meet me @ …” all for just 20 cents per message.”