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Glad to see you got it working and thanks for letting us know.

hi,

not a reply, just a question. i want to buy a new old stock, never installed payphone from a seller. it looks to be a GTE 1a1. i say this because i beleive, GTE has the single coin slot and coin return on the right, and the original fortress phones(at&t?) were on the left. problem is, seller doesnt have the keys! i was told by a friend that these phones have a "relock" design, so if i drill the locks, when the locks drop out, the phone locks up permenately. is this true? can i get keys for this phone? anyway to get inside without keys???

thanks...bob