2006-10-04 13:23:14 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
555 is a reserved number, and few actual phone numbers are assigned to use it. Sometimes movies do use valid phone numbers, but it's usually a 555 number to avoid problems. A certain range is reserved for fictional use, and others can actually be used. Not all people making movies are aware of this range, and think that it's just the entire exchange, so to my understanding they do sometimes use some 555 numbers that actually can call someone. Wikipedia says that 555-1212 in some places is directory assistance.
2006-10-04 13:39:25 · answer #1 · answered by Tim J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hate it when they do that because you can be all into the show or movie and then right there you're like DAMMIT that's right, this isnt real... There they go with that 555 crap. I understand the reasoning behind it but how do you think all the 867-5309 people out there feel? lol Take some of the slack off them and let some other people get a prank once in awhile.
2006-10-04 13:41:51 · answer #2 · answered by Amy >'.'< 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very early on in the movie and tv business it was decided to use '555' as a prefix as it didn't exist and therefore couldn't be assigned as an actual phone number.
2006-10-04 13:46:04 · answer #3 · answered by franja 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
555 is made up for TV and movies. It doesn't exist. If they gave an actual phone number, millions of people would be calling it for years.
2006-10-04 13:32:07 · answer #4 · answered by dlobryan1 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the 555 dos not exist they use it to avoid being sued in case a number they make up turns out to be real and belongs to someone
2006-10-04 13:33:01 · answer #5 · answered by Carlos 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a phony exchange that every movie, tv show, etc uses. It is not used outside of the entertainment media. Real phone numbers can't be accessed that way.
2006-10-04 15:19:04 · answer #6 · answered by Joyce K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its used to make a generic phone number. This way some knucklehead can't call and annoy a real person.
2006-10-04 13:32:06 · answer #7 · answered by The Garage Dude 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always thought it was to stop idiots dialing the numbers
2006-10-04 13:32:44 · answer #8 · answered by Quizard 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a lovely little scene in "Last Action Hero" that deals with this.
2006-10-04 13:29:38 · answer #9 · answered by Merlin_AD595 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i want to know if mike jones didnt pay his bill cuz his number is disconnected (the one he shouts all the time) 281-330-8004
2006-10-04 21:28:09 · answer #10 · answered by kayro3 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋