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  • Re: had a call yesterday

    From Rob Swindell@1:103/705 to Ginger1 on Wed Jan 10 13:14:52 2024
    Re: Re: had a call yesterday
    By: Ginger1 to KURT WEISKE on Tue Jan 09 2024 09:21 pm

    I miss the firm relationship between telephone numbers and geography. I think something has been lost with that. Local numbers, with local rate calls, encouraged local bulletin boards - and was a boon for local businesses - that could play to their local credentials with a familiar area code.

    Same here. Area codes don't mean nothing no more. (is that a triple negative?) --
    digital man (rob)

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  • From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to Rob Swindell on Wed Jan 10 18:11:00 2024
    Hello Rob!

    ** On Wednesday 10.01.24 - 13:14, Rob Swindell wrote to Ginger1:

    I miss the firm relationship between telephone numbers and
    geography. I think something has been lost with that. Local
    numbers, with local rate calls, encouraged local bulletin
    boards - and was a boon for local businesses - that could
    play to their local credentials with a familiar area code.

    Same here. Area codes don't mean nothing no more. (is that a triple negative?) --

    -1 x -1 x -1 = -1 So.. yeah, you agree to the negative
    sentiment. :D





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  • From August Abolins@1:153/757.21 to Ginger1 on Wed Jan 10 18:13:00 2024
    Hello Ginger1!

    ** On Tuesday 09.01.24 - 21:21, Ginger1 wrote to KURT WEISKE:

    I miss the firm relationship between telephone numbers and
    geography. I think something has been lost with that. Local
    numbers, with local rate calls, encouraged local bulletin
    boards - and was a boon for local businesses - that could
    play to their local credentials with a familiar area code.


    Now we are all one big family. The phone number is just a
    number. As long as it's not long-distance, I'm happy.

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  • From Kurt Weiske@1:218/700 to Ginger1 on Fri Jan 12 06:14:00 2024
    Ginger1 wrote to KURT WEISKE <=-

    I miss the firm relationship between telephone numbers and geography. I think something has been lost with that. Local numbers, with local rate calls, encouraged local bulletin boards - and was a boon for local businesses - that could play to their local credentials with a familiar area code.

    Back in the late '80s, I remember memorizing the local exchanges that
    were free -- that was after running up a $100+ phone bill at my
    parents' house calling a local-toll board that was in my same area code
    but outside of local calling.

    That was part of the inspiration for starting a BBS. People would call
    ME and send ME files! :)




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