Fouremco Posted May 27 #26 Share Posted May 27 5 minutes ago, KAKcruiser said: I remember two letters and one digit and then four more digits like tu4-8123. We had the same, and I still recall the name, SHerwood, although I no longer remember the numbers. It looked like SH1-2345. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow 123 Posted May 27 #27 Share Posted May 27 (edited) 23 minutes ago, KAKcruiser said: I remember two letters and one digit and then four more digits like tu4-8123. You're right! We were AT4 and then 4 digits. How about 2 party lines? Do you remember them ? Edited May 27 by shadow 123 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAKcruiser Posted May 27 #28 Share Posted May 27 TU stood for Tuxedo. And, yes, I remember 2 party lines. You would pick up your phone and if you heard talking, you hung up and tried again later. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare richwmn Posted May 27 #29 Share Posted May 27 a good discussion of the evolution of telephone numbers can be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telephone_exchange_names Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clueless2 Posted May 27 #30 Share Posted May 27 (edited) On 5/24/2024 at 10:55 AM, POA1 said: The country code for the US, Canada and most of the Caribbean is 1. If you store phone numbers with a preceding 1, your carrier will drop it when dialing from the USA. If you really, really want to have the old timey, just like grandma used to do dialing experience, it's 011+ Country Code + NPA + NXX NPA is numbering plan area, or as you youngsters call it, "Area Code." NXX is the phone number. 7 digits in the US. Or if we go way way bach, "Sarah, get me Juanita down at the diner." Edited May 27 by clueless2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow 123 Posted May 28 #31 Share Posted May 28 5 hours ago, clueless2 said: Or if we go way way bach, "Sarah, get me Juanita down at the diner." I love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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