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You didn't memorize ten random digits. Area code, exchange, four digit extension is six things... Area code was likely all the same, maybe 2-3 tops, and associ

You didn't memorize ten random digits. Area code, exchange, four digit extension is six things... Area code was likely all the same, maybe 2-3 tops, and associated both with the following exchange and geography, and used extensively. Exchange, also likely all the same, maybe 6 at most, and again likely associated with geography.

vel0city 5y ago
On top of that, in many areas in the US the time between moving to ten-digit dialing and the time of cell phones becoming even somewhat popular is really only a few years or less. Some places in the US are only finally being forced to move to ten digit dialing with some places still supporting seven digit dialing. https://www.kcbd.com/2021/10/12/new-10-digit-dialing-procedure-mandatory-texas-customers-806-area-code/ https://www.kcbd.com/2021/10/12/new-10-digit-dialing-procedu... Note the date on this: Oct 2021! > Starting on Monday, October 25, 2021, Texans with phone numbers in the 254, 361, 409, 806, 830, 915 and 940 area codes must dial 10-digits (area code + telephone number) for all local calls.