Epsilon 5 Posted December 18, 2001 Report Posted December 18, 2001 Transcript from french email my mother received - probably applies to everyone in america.--- Do not press 90# on your phone. I received a phone call yesterday from someone saying being a Technician working for AT&T currently testing our line. He said that to complete the test he needed me to press 90, #, and then hang up.Fortunately, I was suspicious and I refused.When I called the phone company, they told me that when you press 90#, you give the caller full access to the phone line, whatever the company you're on, so the caller can make long-distances calls that would be billed to me. I was informed that this tactic is used in several local prisons.Do not press 90# for anyone.Please pass the word to everyone you know. ---Eesh... why do they have that 90# thing for anyway?
Põdi Posted December 18, 2001 Report Posted December 18, 2001 Sounds like a hoax / urban myth to me.......
Cur Posted December 18, 2001 Report Posted December 18, 2001 Urban legend, no doubt. They're easy to identify. You can't control those settings from the phone on digital networks, you have to have access to registers on the phone center/MUX. And if you could, why doesn't he tell, if it is provider independant, on which manufacturers' centers/MUXs this works?I bet that if the reason is as serious as that, the phone company will just keep that information for themselves. (So that you won't go and try the same trick.)[ 12-18-2001: Message edited by: Cur ]
IRSWalker Posted December 18, 2001 Report Posted December 18, 2001 'tis an almighty and ancient hoax.Smiley
Fendi Posted December 18, 2001 Report Posted December 18, 2001 lol..Oh yeah if you see someone driving along without their headlights on at night, do not blink your high beam at them. If you do well........
Fendi Posted December 18, 2001 Report Posted December 18, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Cur: So, Fendi, are you a member? No comment.
Epsilon 5 Posted December 18, 2001 Author Report Posted December 18, 2001 A well at least it meant no damage
Supreme Cmdr Posted December 18, 2001 Report Posted December 18, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Epsilon 5: A well at least it meant no damageOf course not. But you DO realize we're going to be ribbing you for weeks to come, right?
Guest Posted December 18, 2001 Report Posted December 18, 2001 as if you didnt know that typing #90 during the opening movie of BC:M gave your crew 100% AI and 3 billion credits.No..wait, that aint it.. agh, never mind.
Elenkis Posted December 18, 2001 Report Posted December 18, 2001 www.snopes.com is your complete online source for all urban legends. It has every urban legend you can think of there and details their origin as well as investigations into their truth. One of my favourite sites http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/jailcall.htm for this particular legend.
Supreme Cmdr Posted December 18, 2001 Report Posted December 18, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Tac: as if you didnt know that typing #90 during the opening movie of BC:M gave your crew 100% AI and 3 billion credits.No..wait, that aint it.. agh, never mind.LMAO!!! Jesus H. Christ Tac, I wasn't prepared for that one and I ended up waking the baby when I burst out laughing./note to self, never read Tac's posts while babysitting
Guest Posted December 19, 2001 Report Posted December 19, 2001 Better yet, dont do it while changing diapers.
Epsilon 5 Posted December 19, 2001 Author Report Posted December 19, 2001 quote:Originally posted by Tac: Better yet, dont do it while changing diapers.ROTFLMAO!
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