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Since the dawn of mobile phones…can you remember any home phone numbers?

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Soubriquet · 04/07/2024 09:31

The only one I can remember is my nans phone. 761403

i can’t remember my own home phone number (as a kid. We don’t have one now), or anyone else’s

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Tel12 · 04/07/2024 13:03

Howard 54329 now there's a blast from the past!

Badburyrings · 04/07/2024 13:04

I am now 54 and can remember my boyfriends landline number from when I was 16. I can still hear his mum answering it in my head.

Fifthtimelucky · 04/07/2024 13:05

The only home numbers I can remember (other than the one on the landline we gave up last year) are the two numbers I had as a child in the 1960s and 1970s, and the numbers of my two best school friends from the 1970s.

I've been retired for about 4 years now and can't remember any of my old work numbers.

I know my own mobile number but not my husband's or my children's!

Whiteelephantandme · 04/07/2024 13:18

I only remember three landlines numbers. My childhood and my best friends six digit numbers and 01 811 8055.

Probably giving my age away there 😀

Soubriquet · 04/07/2024 13:23

worryworrysuperscurry · 04/07/2024 12:33

Sorry pressed too soon. I didn't mean OP was phishing but this is a common one on social media!

Is it? I honestly didn’t think 6 numbers without the area code would do a whole lot

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Natsku · 04/07/2024 13:28

I can remember my childhood number and my best friend's number. After mobile phones came along, I memorised my mum's mobile number, came in useful when my phone broke. Also had my boyfriend's number memorised so I was able to add it to my new phone and let him know I had a new number.

HumanRightsAreHumanRights · 04/07/2024 13:37

My phone number when I was a teen was 3 digits long.

For years the area code gradually got longer but the number stayed at 3 digits although that has changed now, so the number is no longer active.

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