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Reminds me of the old collect call trick. Rather than state your name when prompted you transmit a short, perhaps even coded, message. Then the receiving party
by dizhn 10mo ago
Reminds me of the old collect call trick. Rather than state your name when prompted you transmit a short, perhaps even coded, message. Then the receiving party declines the call.
- LeifCarrotson 10mo ago"You have a collect call from MomWe'reAtTheArcadeCanYouPickUsUp? Would you like to accept the charges?"
- intrasight 10mo agoAhh, the 70s. Good memories.
- tempestn 10mo agoI recall using this occasionally in the 90s even. There was also a period where I would regularly "one ring" my parents as code to call me back. IIRC that was because my cell plan had unlimited (or at least more) incoming minutes.
- account42 10mo agoIt will never stop being weird to me how US mobile plans make (or made) you pay for incoming calls and texts.
- dizhn 10mo agoCollect calls would have been a thing until cell phones got very common because you had to use pay phones when you were outside and you somehow never had quarters.
- School-Cotton 10mo agohttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JxhTnWrKYs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JxhTnWrKYs