Have you ever noticed that when you're watching something on tv or at the movies, if one of the characters have to call someone, they always use the number 5? For example, they'll say, "this is such and such, please call me back at 555 555 9971", the second set of fives may not always be used, but the first set of fives are.
2006-09-02 05:10:16 · 19 answers · asked by A_WWE_FAN_4LYFE 6 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Television
yes i have, whats your number?
2006-09-02 10:28:05 · answer #1 · answered by Steve 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, because it is acknowledged to be a fake number. If they used a real number, someone would be getting calls from people who picked up the number in the movie or TV show. Believe me; in the early days of TV they used real (random) numbers, and people complained. The 555 deal is now so old that most people know it is not a real number.
2006-09-02 12:17:47 · answer #2 · answered by auntb93again 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its because its fake. and five is the middle number of 1-10. they would just say that so prank callers dont call them and on the movies the actors/actress will dial a real number. not 555-555-9971.
2006-09-02 12:16:48 · answer #3 · answered by CeliacSucks 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
That's done on purpose because there is no real area code of 555. This would prevent anybody watching to really call the number and getting someone on the other end.
2006-09-02 12:11:44 · answer #4 · answered by Jessica 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes. In any public media you have to prefix a phone number with 555 for legal puposes. That law was enforced because of Tommy Tutone's "867-5309 Jenny", where people who actually had that number received nonstop phone calls asking for Jenny!
2006-09-02 12:17:45 · answer #5 · answered by Special nobody 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They do that because nobody really has a phone number that starts with 555 so they aren't giving out peoples phone numbers.
2006-09-02 12:16:01 · answer #6 · answered by Micki 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I have. There is no exsisting area code that is 555.
2006-09-02 12:41:33 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
555 is not a real area code, so thats why they use it, in case any stupid people try to call that number, it wont exist
2006-09-02 12:15:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
they do that because they don't want to display a phone number that might be real...and I phone numbers that have 555 in the begining don't exist.
2006-09-02 12:14:20 · answer #9 · answered by Japan_is_home 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I heard about that once, they said it's because no numbers in America start with those numbers. I don't know if thats true because l'm not from there.
2006-09-02 12:14:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋