555-0123

GenJerDan said:
Try calling 555-1212
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That's the number for the TellMe Networks toll-free directory assistance.... they also have the Tellme Voice Portal, accessed by calling 1-800-555-TELL (8355).
That's because only 555-0100 through 555-0199 are now specifically reserved for fictional use... all other 555 numbers are starting to be assigned.
 
555-1212 has always been directory assistance (as long as I can remember). Nice thing was you prepend the area code and get right to where you want to be.
 
David Jimerson said:
The "555" prefix convention was around long before the Tommy TuTone song.

My wife's grandfather's office phone # in Meriden, IA was . . . 24.

More than that, I dated someone in Seattle who had moved there from Wyoming. Her (non-vanity) Wyoming license plate number at the time she moved was 3.
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What are you, 147 years old?
 
DevonSloan said:
There have been plenty of films/shows that have set up recordings for numbers in the show. I cant even remember the last time I heard "555".
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I've seen the number around. Can't remember where, but recently I was watching Bruce almighty, and the number 555-0123 was important as it was the number for god's office on Bruce's beeper. frustrated the hell out of me.
 
Google Voice allows you to set up a free phone number in the area code of your choice. From there, you can set it to either forward to a real phone, take messages, etc.

I haven't heard of anyone using those in movies before, but it might be an interesting idea.
 
Jon Starr said:
I've seen the number around. Can't remember where, but recently I was watching Bruce almighty, and the number 555-0123 was important as it was the number for god's office on Bruce's beeper. frustrated the hell out of me.
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In the theater it was an actual phone number, not a 555 number. It was 766-2323. I remember seeing that and thinking, "Wait ... what?! That's a real phone number!" It was. Rumor has it that a lot of people were calling this number to talk to God. I guess they can't decipher reality vs. a movie. I also heard that in one place the number actually was to a church ... where a Bruce was the pastor. But you know how rumors go on the interwebs.
 
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