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A mobile telephone system for public transportation vehicle, such as trains, cabs, etc., provides passengers with a wide variety of public services presently not available in any other system. Such services include access to facsimile machines and other peripheral devices, a range of payment options

A mobile telephone system for public transportation vehicle, such as trains, cabs, etc., provides passengers with a wide variety of public services presently not available in any other system. Such services include access to facsimile machines and other peripheral devices, a range of payment options such as credit card or cash, and voice synthesized as well as visual instructions on how to operate the system making the system user friendly to an unrehearsed user.

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A self contained cellular mobile radio phone of the type comprising: a standard phone set; a radio transceiver providing a means of communication between a mobile station and a fixed station; a handset having interface equipment including a keyboard microphone speaker and display means for displayin

A self contained cellular mobile radio phone of the type comprising: a standard phone set; a radio transceiver providing a means of communication between a mobile station and a fixed station; a handset having interface equipment including a keyboard microphone speaker and display means for displaying information relating to a phone call; means within the set for generating control signals and reading credit card data comprising at least a credit card reader with an associated administrative processor; memory for storing data read from the credit card; means to enable the phone to be operable from a vehicle\s power supply; voice means to provide user instruction; a coin acceptor mechanism having an entry/exit slot and adapted with means to accept or reject coinage; a cash box held within a cash box housing mechanism within the phone to facilitate ready removal of coins from the telephone, and an accessory interface to allow the connection and operation of peripheral machines such as a facsimile machine and a computer terminal; wherein the coin acceptor mechanism comprises: a comparator coin assembly through which a coin passes; a coin entry chute; a fixed coin slide; an adjustable coin slide within said chute, said adjustable coin slide being adjustable parallel to the fixed coin slide in order to reduce the effective cross-sectional area of the chute to suit various coin diameters; a movable foot which approximates the size of the cross section of said chute and which is adapted to prevent the passage of a coin inserted therein; and a drive motor having a drive shaft which said movable foot is attached so as to adjust the foot up or down the length of the chute; wherein the motor is controlled by a microprocessor and the foot has means to engage with or pass across or through an idle, accept or reject spaced apart photo interrupters, said photo interrupters being controlled by said microprocessor in response to validation of coin by said coin comparator.