SixPapaCharlie
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People under ~30 probably won't even know this was a thing.
How many people here picked up the phone only to hear "Do you wish to accept a collect call from: Dad come pick me up? Press 1 to accept"
Young people: we used to have to pay for the phones and if you were broke you could make a collect call which meant the person receiving the call would have to pay for the call.
So we would go out with friends and place a collect call to our parents and when the recording said state your name, we would insert a short message. Mom and dad would refuse the call so nobody had to pay for the call.
Anyone else here make or receive those to avoid paying for phone calls?
What else would young people have no idea was a thing that was perfectly normal when we were their age?
How many people here picked up the phone only to hear "Do you wish to accept a collect call from: Dad come pick me up? Press 1 to accept"
Young people: we used to have to pay for the phones and if you were broke you could make a collect call which meant the person receiving the call would have to pay for the call.
So we would go out with friends and place a collect call to our parents and when the recording said state your name, we would insert a short message. Mom and dad would refuse the call so nobody had to pay for the call.
Anyone else here make or receive those to avoid paying for phone calls?
What else would young people have no idea was a thing that was perfectly normal when we were their age?