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{{sub-stub}}In Japan, many public pay phones can be operated either with coins, or via a system known as '''telephone cards''' (テレホンカード). Customers would buy these pre-paid cards containing a specified amount of minutes. Over the years, many have been sponsored by Sega.
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[[File:SakuraTaisenDragon PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|thumb|right|200px|A ''[[Sakura Taisen]]''-themed card.]]
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{{stub}}In Japan, many public pay phones can be operated either with coins, or via a system known as '''telephone cards''' (テレホンカード). Customers would buy these pre-paid cards containing a specified amount of minutes. Over the years, many have been sponsored by Sega.
  
 
As with much of the world, public pay phones have been in steady decline due to the rise of low cost mobile and smart phones. The system still exists, but is not nearly as popular as it once was.
 
As with much of the world, public pay phones have been in steady decline due to the rise of low cost mobile and smart phones. The system still exists, but is not nearly as popular as it once was.
  
==Gallery==
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==List of telephone cards==
<gallery>
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:''Main article: [[:Category:Telephone card scans|Telephone cards]]
AfterBurner PhoneCard JP Front 1.jpg|''[[After Burner]]'' (1)
 
AfterBurner PhoneCard JP Front 2.jpg|''[[After Burner]]'' (2)
 
AfterBurner PhoneCard JP Front 3.jpg|''[[After Burner]]'' (3)
 
BaldursGateII PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn]]''
 
BeepMegaDrive PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Beep! MegaDrive]]'' (3)
 
DeathCrimson PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Death Crimson]]''
 
DorimagaCTVOF PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Dennou Senki Virtual-On Force]]'' (3)
 
HangOnII PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Hang-On II]]''
 
HotRod PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Hot-Rod]]''
 
NiGHTS PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[NiGHTS into Dreams]]''
 
DorimagaPSO PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Phantasy Star Online]]''
 
PowerDrift PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Power Drift]]''
 
Ranma12 PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Ranma ½: Byakuran Aika]]''
 
SakuraTaisenDragon PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Sakura Taisen]]'' (''Dragon Magazine'')
 
SakuraTaisen2 PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]''
 
SakuraTaisen2PC PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Sakura Taisen 2]]'' (PC)
 
SakuraTaisenGB PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Sakura Taisen GB]]''
 
SegataSanshiro PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|[[Segata Sanshiro]]
 
Shenmue PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Shenmue]]''
 
ShiningForceIIIS1 PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Shining Force III: Scenario 1]]''
 
ShiningForceNeo PC JP Front.jpg|''[[Shining Force Neo]]''
 
ShiningTears01 PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Shining Tears]]''
 
ShiningTears02 PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Shining Tears]]''
 
ShiningWind PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Shining Wind]]''
 
Teradrive PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|[[Teradrive]]
 
ThunderBlade PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Thunder Blade]]''
 
TurboOutRun PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Turbo OutRun]]''
 
VirtuaCop PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Virtua Cop]]''
 
VirtuaFighter3Wolf PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Virtua Fighter 3]]''
 
VirtuaFighter4Evolution PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|''[[Virtua Fighter 4 Evolution]]''
 
YoukosoSegae PhoneCard JP Front.jpg|Youkoso Sega e
 
</gallery>
 
  
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==References==
*Dreamacst magazine (many)
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<references/>
*Dynamite Headdy
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*Fighters Megamix
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[[Category:General interest]]
*Mega Drive 2
 
*Sakura Taisen
 
*Sakura Taisen 1 & 2
 
*Sakura Taisen 3
 
*Sakura Taisen Kinematron Hanagumi Mail
 
*Satakore
 
*Satakore NiGHTS
 
*Sega Channel
 
*Sega Rally (saturn)
 
*Sega Touring Car (saturn)
 
*Shining Force
 
*Shining Force III Scenario 2
 
*Sonic the Hedgehog
 
*Sonic the Hedgehog (Amusement Space)
 
*Teigeki Graph Sakura Taisen
 
*Virtua Fighter (Saturn)
 
*Virtua Fighter 2 (Saturn)
 
*V-Saturn (woman in red)
 
*V-Saturn (blue)
 
*Wonder Library
 
*Wondermega
 
*Wondermega (heads)
 
*Wondermega M2
 
*Wondermega RG-M1
 
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[[Category:Merchandise]]
 

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A Sakura Taisen-themed card.

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In Japan, many public pay phones can be operated either with coins, or via a system known as telephone cards (テレホンカード). Customers would buy these pre-paid cards containing a specified amount of minutes. Over the years, many have been sponsored by Sega.

As with much of the world, public pay phones have been in steady decline due to the rise of low cost mobile and smart phones. The system still exists, but is not nearly as popular as it once was.

List of telephone cards

Main article: Telephone cards

References