PLANS have been submitted for a new, cutting-edge BT Street Hub in Horsemarket Street, Warrington.
The installation would replace the existing phone box outside Lloyd’s Bank – and it would be the first of 13 across the borough, subject to planning consent being granted.
Street Hubs replace payphones and more than 400 have already been installed in towns and cities across the country. They offer free phone calls to anyway in the UK – including to mobiles.
They have a dedicated 999 call button and automatically shares location.
They do no have a handset – calls use a tablet and microphone and caller privacy is offered by a headphone jack. There is also a directional speaker and noise-cancelling microphone offering call clarity and quality.
BT says Street Hubs bring councils, communities and citizens wide-scale digital connectivity at n o cost – entirely run and installed by BT.
Full-fibre internet allows “lightning-fast” Wi-Fi connectivity – allowing speeds up to 13.9 times faster than standard, fixed-line home broadband.
Content filtering prevents access to adult-only websites.
The service will be funded by commercial advertising on two screens on either side of the hub – which will also display local information. But the hub occupies less space than existing payphones.
Plans for the Horsemarket Street installation are now being considered by Warrington Borough Council planners.
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This looks like a great facility, but I wonder how long after it’s installed before it gets vandalised. Hopefully it has built-in security cameras.