It was nice in that it was inherently local because local calls cost a nickel with unlimited duration. You almost always were interacting with people within yo

It was nice in that it was inherently local because local calls cost a nickel with unlimited duration. You almost always were interacting with people within your area code if not your immediate neighborhood. I met a bunch of people irl from BBSes and even some girlfriends, while being confined to an area reachable by bmx bike.