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Have you ever made a collect call before?
Posted on 7/29/18 at 8:56 am
Posted on 7/29/18 at 8:56 am
I used to from youth camp.
This post was edited on 7/29/18 at 8:58 am
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Posted on 7/29/18 at 8:57 am to rebeloke
what is a collect call?
Posted on 7/29/18 at 8:58 am to rebeloke
Sure. Made plenty when i was younger before the days of cell phones
Posted on 7/29/18 at 8:58 am to rebeloke
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I used to from youth camp.
I did From Prison.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 8:59 am to pioneerbasketball
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what is a collect call?
I wondered if someone would ask this. You use an operator to call and have the receiver pay for the call. They have to agree then the call gets connected.
This post was edited on 7/29/18 at 9:00 am
Posted on 7/29/18 at 8:59 am to rebeloke
Jail
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:00 am to rebeloke
We used to do that as kids when the movie was over and it was time for our parents to pick us up.
A pay phone could dial the operator without putting money in it. You’d collect call your house. Parents would deny the charge, the operator would end the call and the parents would come pick you up.
A pay phone could dial the operator without putting money in it. You’d collect call your house. Parents would deny the charge, the operator would end the call and the parents would come pick you up.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:00 am to rebeloke
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:01 am to ThatMakesSense
That is probably one of the best commercials ever made.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:01 am to rebeloke
From jail
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:03 am to rebeloke
Plenty of times.
Additionally the old man had a AT&T phone credit card.
It was twelve numbers long followed by a letter character.
Always “Z” for some reason, I’d say “Z as in Zulu” when reading it to the operator unless that person sounded African-American. In that case I’d say “Z as in Zeeebrah”.
Additionally the old man had a AT&T phone credit card.
It was twelve numbers long followed by a letter character.
Always “Z” for some reason, I’d say “Z as in Zulu” when reading it to the operator unless that person sounded African-American. In that case I’d say “Z as in Zeeebrah”.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:04 am to rebeloke
Yeah, but I'm older than most on here and grew up in the days long before cellphones became the norm.
If at a pay phone, you either had enough change on hand to deposit in the coin slots to continue the call, or have the person called accept the charges for the call.
If at a pay phone, you either had enough change on hand to deposit in the coin slots to continue the call, or have the person called accept the charges for the call.
This post was edited on 7/29/18 at 11:04 am
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:04 am to rebeloke
At least a couple of times to my parents while I was in college. Then they got an 800 number, then I bought a calling card so they could drop the 800 service.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:04 am to pioneerbasketball
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what is a collect call?
That explains a lot.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:08 am to rebeloke
Used to spew out an entire message in the part where 1800COLLECT asked for your name.
BUSISBACKATSCHOOLCOMEGETMEPLZ
BUSISBACKATSCHOOLCOMEGETMEPLZ
This post was edited on 7/29/18 at 9:10 am
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:11 am to rebeloke
A few weeks ago I was asking what happened to those 10-10 prefix collect call numbers.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:13 am to rebeloke
I remember when my parents and parents of friends would from time to time say things along the lines of “y’all better not be making long distance calls”. You don’t hear that anymore.
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:15 am to rebeloke
Used to have to do it from jail. It sucks finding out when most of your peeps don't accept collect calls
Posted on 7/29/18 at 9:28 am to Horsemeat
Used to do this kind of thing when I was younger after dances and football games. Mine was READYFORPICKUP
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