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I'm from Israel and I never realized it's unique, funny. I think it started about 15 years ago as way for mobile providers to create unique numbers for their ow

by dvirsky 11y ago

I'm from Israel and I never realized it's unique, funny. I think it started about 15 years ago as way for mobile providers to create unique numbers for their own services like support. And since those are also very short numbers, usually 4 digits, it eventually became sort of a 1-800 replacement (on mobile only AFAIK) because it's easy to memorize.

ajosh 11y ago
US Carriers used to have this and they may still. I have definitely seen signs to call 77 for roadside assistance. I also remember some radio station having a code(star number?) that related. To their frequency. Edit: Here is a list of emergency numbers. 77 and *999 are on the list for different states. http://www.ou.edu/police/dpsinfo/state-by-state-cellphone-highway-emergency-assistance-numbers.html http://www.ou.edu/police/dpsinfo/state-by-state-cellphone-hi...