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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They don’t use real phone numbers in TV shows or in movies any more. The problem, it turned out, was that some people would watch the film or TV show and then dial the phone number expecting to speak to a fictional character.
Also, if you’re calling a phone that has the same area code as the number from which you’re calling, many phone networks do not currently require dialing the area code… so what you’re seeing in movies is not entirely unrealistic.
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