Fun with phone numbers, part 2
Most of us are familiar with the use of 555 as the prefix for fictional North American telephone numbers in movies, tv shows and other media. I found some neat further information about this topic at Wikipedia.
Phone companies began encouraging studios to use the unassigned 555 prefix because people with numbers that matched those used in a film/show/book/song would get inundated with calls.
Did you know that only the numbers 555-0100 through 555-0199 are set aside for for fictional use? Other numbers in the 555 range have been released for actual assignment.
Also, the producers of some tv shows, such as 24 and Sex And The City, use real numbers that they have actually acquired. If you call the number, you might get a voice message from one of the characters on the show. I wonder if HBO still has the SATC numbers now that the show is out of production?
One last bit of info: the Simpsons' phone number is 555-3226 (as told in the the Mr. Plow episode).
Phone companies began encouraging studios to use the unassigned 555 prefix because people with numbers that matched those used in a film/show/book/song would get inundated with calls.
Did you know that only the numbers 555-0100 through 555-0199 are set aside for for fictional use? Other numbers in the 555 range have been released for actual assignment.
Also, the producers of some tv shows, such as 24 and Sex And The City, use real numbers that they have actually acquired. If you call the number, you might get a voice message from one of the characters on the show. I wonder if HBO still has the SATC numbers now that the show is out of production?
One last bit of info: the Simpsons' phone number is 555-3226 (as told in the the Mr. Plow episode).
posted by droppingpin at 8:22 AM
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