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By *obilebottom OP   Man
3 weeks ago

All over

Everyone has a mobile now, lots of calling apps etc. But how many of you remember calling home reverse charges, most probably from one of the hundreds of phone boxes.

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By *mf123Man
3 weeks ago

with one foot out the door

Them were the days when calling someone meant effort and thinking and remembering 20 phone numbers these days i forget how old i am every year and that goes up in 1s ffs

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
3 weeks ago

All over


"Them were the days when calling someone meant effort and thinking and remembering 20 phone numbers these days i forget how old i am every year and that goes up in 1s ffs"

They used to ask if they would accept the charges. My dad picked once anx told them no ( for fun)

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By *he Flat CapsCouple
3 weeks ago

Pontypool

Yes, I remember reverse charge calls - usually my brother ringing from Uni in Scotland.

And platform tickets cost 2p, so we could go on the platform to wave him off at the train station!

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
3 weeks ago

All over


"Yes, I remember reverse charge calls - usually my brother ringing from Uni in Scotland.

And platform tickets cost 2p, so we could go on the platform to wave him off at the train station! "

Oh yes, loved those platgorm tickets. Whenever I went away there were 10 friends and family on the platform

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By *ophieslutTV/TS
3 weeks ago

Central

I'm sure you can still do them. What do operators do all day, otherwise?

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By *zeroMan
3 weeks ago

Glasgow

I remember the one that Holly Valance advertised and it's little jingle.

"0...800. R.E.V.E.R.S.E"

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
3 weeks ago

BRIDPORT

Yes, I remember calling the operator from a coin phone box and asking for a reverse charge call to home, you could hear them asking the other number if they would accept a reverse charge call.

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By *obilebottom OP   Man
3 weeks ago

All over


"Yes, I remember calling the operator from a coin phone box and asking for a reverse charge call to home, you could hear them asking the other number if they would accept a reverse charge call. "

Did they always accept?

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By *el65Man
3 weeks ago

paisley

Slightly off topic

But remember Tim the talking clock and dial-a-disk?

And the old favourite?

I need to go that’s the pips going!!!

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By *inky_couple2020Couple
3 weeks ago

North West


"Everyone has a mobile now, lots of calling apps etc. But how many of you remember calling home reverse charges, most probably from one of the hundreds of phone boxes. "

I never reversed charges because my mother would have bodily killed me. I was given a phone card that I could use in dire emergencies but the preferred solution was just to solve your own problem, even if it meant walking 8 miles home from a festival because you missed the bus.

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By *ustme34Man
3 weeks ago

Bingley

Also remember dialling 1471 to find out who rang before caller ID

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By *amie HantsWoman
3 weeks ago

Atlantis

There’s no way my dad would have accepted the charges

He always said if there’s an emergency 999 is free

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By *eltCuteMightDeleteWoman
3 weeks ago

Reading

When I was young and poor I used to reverse charge call an ex and he’d reject it. But I only used it to alert him that he could call me and pay for the phone call 😬😂

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By *orny PTMan
3 weeks ago

Peterborough


"When I was young and poor I used to reverse charge call an ex and he’d reject it. But I only used it to alert him that he could call me and pay for the phone call 😬😂"

Use the reverse call to say who you were and give them the exact number to call you back. As some phones, like the one in my corner shop was 60p a minute, reverse calls were typically 3 times the normal amount, so receiving a call at the standard rate turned out to be the cheaper option.

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By *ove2pleaseseukMan
3 weeks ago

Hastings


"There’s no way my dad would have accepted the charges

He always said if there’s an emergency 999 is free "

Sounds like my old man and if I needed picking up late after school I'd have to call and let it ring 3 times lol

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By *ympho6969Woman
3 weeks ago

glasgow

I remember doing collect calls and instead of your name you'd talk really fast to mum or dad didn't need to accept the call.

Missed the train. Late.

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By *UGGYBEAR2015Man
3 weeks ago

BRIDPORT


"Yes, I remember calling the operator from a coin phone box and asking for a reverse charge call to home, you could hear them asking the other number if they would accept a reverse charge call.

Did they always accept? "

Yeah, they new the number of the coin phone I used to ring from

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By *ags73Man
3 weeks ago

glasgow-ish


"Everyone has a mobile now, lots of calling apps etc. But how many of you remember calling home reverse charges, most probably from one of the hundreds of phone boxes.

I never reversed charges because my mother would have bodily killed me. I was given a phone card that I could use in dire emergencies but the preferred solution was just to solve your own problem, even if it meant walking 8 miles home from a festival because you missed the bus. "

Yeah I never did it for fear of my mum doing me in.

A couple of long walks back from nights out didn’t do me any harm and sobered up with the time and distance too

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By *ust want fun 888Man
3 weeks ago

nearby

Plenty of times, and was expensive enough to do so at the time. Funny thing, with the old dial phones, younger people probably wouldn’t know how to use them today

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By *ildmanYorksMan
3 weeks ago

Doncaster & Bembridge

Back in the day when we were out for the night, whichever one of us was driving, rang the others and let it ring three times before hanging up. That way they knew we were on our way and it didn't cost the phone call!

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