Phone booths are all but obsolete in today's world. And collect calls came with them. One person, itsricecakes added, “Collect call from: MomI’mAtTheMallComePickMeUp.”
A_HELPFUL_POTATO answered, “Life without the internet. It just didn't exist in a usable form for most of us until the 90s. And even then, it was reserved for nerds and weirdos until about 1996.”
User doublestitch added, “Without adult supervision.” Sharfin488 continued, “Or drinking from the hose 'cause if you went back inside, you had to stay inside.”
Another user, Kurds, stated, “All you had to do if you wanted to use the phone was pick up and hold the receiver long enough, and you'd lose the internet connection.”
Redditor just_1_mike voted, “Having their parents intercept their phone calls.” Then, Cloudshaper added, “Intercepting your neighbor's phone calls on your cordless phone.”