FREQUENTLY-ASKED QUESTIONS:
WHY SHOULD I HAVE A PAYPHONE?
People need public telephones. They need to keep in touch with friends, family, and business associates. They need to get information. Many people need reliable, low-cost communication without the large investment and technical problems common to portable or wireless phones. A pay phone earns money. A pay phone attracts customers to your business. It shows your customers that you care about their convenience. It discourages customers and employees from asking to use your business phone. In short, a pay phone can be a significant benefit.HAVE WIRELESS PHONES REPLACED PAYPHONES?
Yes and No. FCC statistics indicate that about 40% of the U.S. population have cellular telephones; about 95% have home telephones. This means that for 60% of us, payphones are necessary when we're away from home. For 5% of us, payphones are necessary even when we're not traveling. Payphone users live in the cities; they travel the highways; they shop; they eat in restaurants. Are your customers payphone users? Offer them a payphone.WHY CHOOSE A WESTMARK PAYPHONE?
WESTMARK has been in business since 1980. We're proud to serve the public, and we're here for the long haul.Our technicians are factory-trained and have years of experience in the installation and maintenance of pay phone equipment.
We install state-of-the-art payphones, manufactured by Elcotel, a division of Quortech. These telephones are built to last, and are maintained and cleaned by our factory-trained technicians. Every WESTMARK pay phone is equipped with the latest computer telemetry equipment. Our computers monitor our pay phones; If there's a problem, we'll know about it, and we'll fix it, fast.
Our toll-free customer-service number is available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. We're here when you need us!
WHERE?
Westmark offers public telephone service in Northern New Jersey. You'll find our payphones in Bergen, Hudson, Passaic, Essex, Morris, Union, Somerset, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Warren, and Sussex Counties. You'll see them on street corners, in the parking lot, on the sidewalk, in the store, at the restaurant, the bar, the strip-mall, the laundromat, the gas station, or the shopping center... wherever the public needs telephone service.WHAT DOES IT COST?
NOTHING! We will install a pay phone on your premises at NO COST! We own the equipment, and we maintain it. It gets its own telephone line, and its own telephone number. We pay the telephone company for the telephone line and for the calls we sell. We pay the insurance, taxes, regulatory and permit fees. We keep the phone clean and working. All we ask is that the phone be visible and accessible to the public.WHAT DO I GET FOR IT?
We share the revenue with you. We collect the coin from the phone. We also collect money from the long distance companies. They pay us for collect calls, calls charged to credit cards, and calls made with pre-paid phone cards. We then pay the telephone bill. What is left is our profit. We share this with you, the owner of the premises. You receive a monthly commission.HOW MUCH CAN I GET?
A typical outdoor payphone on a busy street corner pays $35 - $75 per month. Some phones pay as much as $150 per month. An indoor payphone in a low-traffic location may pay as little as $5 per month. We provide a computer-printed statement every month showing exactly how much coin and other revenue we received, and what we paid the telephone company. The statement is mailed with your check, the first week of every month.EMERGENCY SERVICE
WESTMARK pay phones provide access to 911 at no charge.DIRECTORY ASSISTANCE: Local and National
WESTMARK pay phones provide local and national directory-assistance service at no charge, even if the caller doesn't know the area code.CAN I REPLACE MY BUSINESS TELEPHONE?
Yes. If you make few calls, you could save money by using a pay phone in stead of your business telephone. Save $20 - $70 each month on the phone bill. Pay only for each call as you make it, and get part of that back in your monthly commission check. You'll also get paid when your customers use the payphone. Turn an overhead cost into a money-maker!For an indoor payphone, we can provide a non-dial extension behind your counter or in your office, at no charge. You may then answer incoming calls where you are working.
Westmark is a member of the
American Public Communications Council,