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I remember you could dial your own number, and it would call you back with a recording. I also remember dialing a three digit number (maybe 118), and an automa
by daniellarusso 6y ago
I remember you could dial your own number, and it would call you back with a recording.
I also remember dialing a three digit number (maybe 118), and an automated voice would reply with the number you are calling from.
- jaywalk 6y agoWhat country was this in? I distinctly remember dialing my own number resulting in nothing but a busy signal.
- colejohnson66 6y agoI’ve also (a decade ago) called my own number (a cell line) and it gave me my voice mail as if I had just “speed dialed” “1”
- buckminster 6y agoIn the UK bitd (~1980) the test number was 174. It just rang you back when you hung up. There was no message. The exchanges weren't that sophisticated.
- Bobbylongpocket 6y agoOn mine, it was 981 followed by the last 4 digits of my phone number that would result in a "callback," and a constant tone would play when you answered.