commafreak@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoTIL fake "555" phone numbers you see in movies and TV shows were once legitimate numbers that anyone could register, but Verizon would charge you $2,500 to use themlookify.ioexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up197arrow-down13file-text
arrow-up194arrow-down1external-linkTIL fake "555" phone numbers you see in movies and TV shows were once legitimate numbers that anyone could register, but Verizon would charge you $2,500 to use themlookify.iocommafreak@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredelial@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·1 year agoI’ve always hated 555 numbers, because they immediately dispel the illusion. They should just use invalid numbers that have an area code that starts with 1 or, better yet, an exchange code that starts with 1.
I’ve always hated 555 numbers, because they immediately dispel the illusion. They should just use invalid numbers that have an area code that starts with 1 or, better yet, an exchange code that starts with 1.