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I worked for AT&T (Consumer) at HQ in then Basking Ridge NJ in the mid+late 80s. There was a third level manager who often spoke about the future. One of the th

I worked for AT&T (Consumer) at HQ in then Basking Ridge NJ in the mid+late 80s. There was a third level manager who often spoke about the future. One of the things I recall was him saying something along the lines of "some day your number will follow you everywhere." Which wasn't even a reference to mobile phones. The marketing people laughed at him.

dredmorbius 5y ago
There was a period about that time (1980s early 1990s) where a number-forwarding service existed (uncertain of the name), advertised as being able to forward your phone to a restaurant or barbershop. The basic idea was that your calls could follow you around town. (Or be diverted by someone else, one supposes... WCPGW?)