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docbert
4y ago
Maybe, but 199 was free, and triggered a callback. Dial 199, hang-up. Wait for the incoming call (phone may or may not actually ring - some had the ringer disabled, but you could still answer the call). Hook flash to get a new dial-tone, an
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docbert
4y ago
I can guess what was happening, based on a similar thing I used to do in Australia. 111 was either a number for something or possibly nothing (doesn't really matter what) - but it was a free call. So you dialed that, and the payphone