Why does everyone in movies leave out the area code when calling someone??? They always only dial 7 digits. What kind of magical world is this where you don’t have to type the area code? I’ve noticed it way too many times on tv.
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As mentioned you used to be able to skip the area code if you number you were dialing from was the same area code. In many places this was fine as 1 area code might cover a large region.
I lived in NYC and basically it was 212 for Manhattan and 718 for the 4 boroughs. But NYC was growing so fast, and then beepers and cell phones exhausted those area codes so they added more, 917, 646, 347, etc. Then they made it mandatory to dial the area code because with so many in the area there was a high chance the number you were dialing wasnt the same area code as your own.
The real question you should ask about phones in movies is why when people get hung up on, you get instant dial tone. It doesnt work that way. How often have you been disconnected and didnt know, talking to silence until either you get a tone alert and then fast busy signals, or the person calls you and your phone rings and surprises you?
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