Mickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agoHow our patience level has changedlemmy.worldimagemessage-square45linkfedilinkarrow-up1426arrow-down124
arrow-up1402arrow-down1imageHow our patience level has changedlemmy.worldMickey7@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 2 days agomessage-square45linkfedilink
minus-squaredaannii@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 days agoThere was a time when you either had phone service or internet. But not both at the same time.
minus-squaredellish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 days agoAnd if some bastard tried calling you when you were on the internet, they weren’t your friend any more.
minus-squareNotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoThere was a code you could use when dialing your provider to disable the 2nd call tone for a call. Put that in your phone number for dialing and your friends would get a busy signal, as god intended. edit: that still exists, *70 https://www.ringowl.ai/tools/phone-star-codes
minus-squarebertlewirth@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 day agoI BEGGED my mother for a second line, so I could stay online longer, but she wouldn’t get one :(
There was a time when you either had phone service or internet. But not both at the same time.
And if some bastard tried calling you when you were on the internet, they weren’t your friend any more.
There was a code you could use when dialing your provider to disable the 2nd call tone for a call. Put that in your phone number for dialing and your friends would get a busy signal, as god intended.
edit: that still exists, *70
https://www.ringowl.ai/tools/phone-star-codes
I BEGGED my mother for a second line, so I could stay online longer, but she wouldn’t get one :(