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ThreeDogs2022 t1_j3myaiz wrote

At least since the 40s it's been 617/413 I wasn't here when/if there was just the one, but i remember the progression of first being able to call everyone in town by the last 4, then you had to dial all SEVEN numbers even IN town (gasps), and then central mas switched from 617 to 508 in the mid 80s.

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_violetlightning_ t1_j3onicw wrote

I have my grandmother’s old address book that she started using in the 60’s, and our neighbor’s number is in there as “Fairview 5-####”. I checked my cell phone, and it’s the same number I have for her, except I have the whole 10 digits. Hasn’t changed in 60 years, through all the phone number changes and updates.

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ThreeDogs2022 t1_j3oqckp wrote

i love that! i've had the same cell number for 20 years, and i guess that will probably become more common now that numbers are portable, but it's just not the same thing.

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