Fire Side-chat: (#7) 1-900 Numbers

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Fire Side-chat: (#7) 1-900 Numbers

2020-05-03

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In the 80's and 90's, 1-900 numbers filled the airwaves with promises of things like live chatting with your favorite superstar, finding "love" over the phone, or getting past that tricky board on...

In the 80's and 90's, 1-900 numbers filled the airwaves with promises of things like live chatting with your favorite superstar, finding "love" over the phone, or getting past that tricky board on Zelda. They also caused parents lots of money and grief with the phone bills that came with it. In the latest installment of our Fire Side-chats, we'll dive into the weird underworld of the 900 number and it's eventual disappearance.