commafreakJul 9, 2023

TIL 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 them

https://lemmy.world/post/1278930

TIL 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 them - Lemmy.world

Looked this up after watching Better Call Saul and noticing a phone number in one of the episodes!

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Not sure why they would open these numbers up for access anyway, a lot of PABXes are programmed to recognize the 555 prefix as bogus and just drop the call without even attempting to dial it over national lines
Jul 9, 2023 at 11:26pmWeb