What was the phone number for the time lady?

What that means is that people throughout Southern California will no longer be able to call 853-1212 to hear a woman's recorded voice state that “at the tone, Pacific Daylight Time will be . . .” with the recording automatically updating at 10-second intervals. “Times change,” said John Britton, an AT&T; spokesman.

Can you still call time lady?

Even in the smartphone age, you can still dial up the time in hours, minutes, seconds. The U.S. Naval Observatory's time-by-phone line received more than three million calls in 2015. Quick, try this: Dial 202-762-1401. Trust us, it's not a scam, but you may be surprised by what you hear.

What was the old number to call time?

(Call 202-762-1401 today, and you'll hear a pleasant ticking sound followed by the announcement of the exact time, delivered in an old-timey-broadcasting voice.)

Can you still call time and temp?

You still can. Millions of Americans grew up calling a local telephone number to find out the time and temperature — and, believe it or not, a fair number of folks still do.

Can you still call popcorn to get the time?

Currently, anyone misdialing POPCORN (POPULAR, for instance, or even POPTART) still gets the time, as long as the 767 prefix is properly dialed. As an alternative, the California Public Utilities Commission has proposed changing some of the numbers, including the time and weather, to ones that start with 555.

The PacBell Time Lady

Does 555 1212 still work?

555-1212 is still used for directory assistance and 555-4334 is reserved for assigned national use. But a set of 100 555 numbers have been officially designated for use in Hollywood, 555-0100 through 555-0199.

Does 853 1212 still work?

What that means is that people throughout Southern California will no longer be able to call 853-1212 to hear a woman's recorded voice state that “at the tone, Pacific Daylight Time will be . . .” with the recording automatically updating at 10-second intervals. “Times change,” said John Britton, an AT&T; spokesman.

What was the old phone number for time and temperature?

Old and forgotten after 65 years, the time-and-temperature phone number is threatened with forced retirement. The message at 817-844-6611, an advertising service sponsored by a local bank since 1951, announces not only the time and temperature but also a Dec.

Does the speaking clock still exist 2021?

Do people still use the clock today? Yes! At its height the speaking clock commanded around 250 million calls per year.

Is 411 still a thing?

But here's the good news: you can actually reach directory assistance for free. Just dial 1-800-FREE-411 (or 1-800-373-3411) from your phone instead. This version of directory assistance is advertiser sponsored, so you'll have to listen to a 10-second ad before you reach an agent.

Is the speaking clock free?

Find the precise time by dialling 123 to hear the BT speaking clock (Timeline). The time is announced every ten seconds. It costs 50p a minute from BT landlines any time of day or night.

What is the time speaking clock?

A speaking clock or talking clock is a live or recorded human voice service, usually accessed by telephone, that gives the correct time. The first telephone speaking clock service was introduced in France, in association with the Paris Observatory, on 14 February 1933.

What happens if you call POPCORN?

For those of you born in the Internet age, it will mean little to you that not long ago the only way to really know the exact time was to call 767-2676, or “POPCORN,” and a recorded woman's voice would intone the time in 10 second intervals saying something along the lines of, “At the tone, the time will be 3:53 and 10 ...

How do you call the operator?

Can you still call information?

Most phone companies allow you to access directory assistance service by dialing “411.” Other directory assistance services require a different dialing pattern such as 555-1212, a toll free number or a number that starts with “10-10.” Charges will vary significantly, check the rate before using any directory assistance ...

What number was dial a disc?

Dial-a-Disc was a music service run by the (then) General Post Office (GPO) where, by dialing 16 or 160 on your telephone, you could hear the latest hit records played down the phone line. So how did it all come about?

What is the first phone number?

The number is now written as 1-212-736-5000. According to the hotel's website, PEnnsylvania 6-5000 is New York's oldest continually assigned telephone number and possibly the oldest continuously-assigned number in the world.

What was the phone number to call for the time in Maryland?

But on June 1, they're going to fall silent in the Maryland and Washington area codes, along with the phone company's dial-in time service — 844-1212.

How do you call the time on your phone?

Does AT&T still have operators?

AT&T offers 24/7 operator assistance for all types of calling needs. For instance, you can contact the operator to connect a phone call to a particular international destination. You can also request the operator to charge a third party, such as your company, for an official call that you make to your company's client.

What year did party lines end?

I have learned that the last party line was phased out in 1991. In some cases, you did not avoid the exposure to a party line just because you had a private line.

Is 5555555 a real phone number?

"555" is an exchange number commonly thought to be reserved by the phone companies for use by TV and movies in order to prevent prank phone calls to real people. In fact, only 555-0100 through 555-0199 are now specifically reserved for fictional use, and the other numbers have been released for actual assignment.

How did old phone numbers work?

The first two letters of the name were usually capitalized, and they corresponded to the first two digits of the phone number on a dial. This system started in the 1930s and lasted well into the '60s. Before that, three letters and four numbers were used. The phone exchange was prior to area codes and prefixes.

WHY DID phone numbers start with KLondike?

Fictional usage

In television shows made or set in the mid-1970s or earlier, "KLondike 5" or "KLamath 5" reflects the old convention of using telephone exchange names.

Will telephone numbers run out?

New U.S. government reports estimate that the United States, Canada, Guam, Bermuda and Trinidad will run out of 10-digit numbers by the year 2025.