Mobile provider, Orange France have pushed new boundaries in the world of VoIP by installing a number of payphones around Paris that, through the miracle that is VoIP, allow a user to engage in internet browsing as well as phone calls.

Browse the web, check emails, look for local services, and make crystal clear quality phone calls all at one stylishly designed booth.

The twelve booths are the result of collaboration between Orange France and furtniture designer JCDecaux and were designed to match the current look of Parisian urban furniture.

While the mobile age has all but done away with the need for payphones, the addition of internet services provides a possible lifeline for people who’s phone batteries are low on charge. The booths are being trialed for 6 months with a decision on whether to be deployed at a national level to be made afterwards.

The full press release can be found here