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Anyone know about dialing number 9 on Your phone??

https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/67245/anyone-know-about-dialing-number-9-on-your-phone

68AutoBug ·

I think I read somewhere [a while ago] that never dial 9 when You answer Your phone
as this gives access to the person dialling to Your Phone account

I have never thought about this before

But When I answered the phone recently, a voice said
"You have won a holiday in the caribbean"
"Please press 9"

thats when i hung up....

anyone know anything about No 9 or did I miss out on a real trip??

Lee

Midlife crisis ·

yeah I heard that one a while ago as well.

Marc

BUGBOY ·

68AutoBug wrote:I think I read somewhere [a while ago] that never dial 9 when You answer Your phone
as this gives access to the person dialling to Your Phone account

I have never thought about this before

But When I answered the phone recently, a voice said
"You have won a holiday in the caribbean"
"Please press 9"


anyone know anything about No 9 or did I miss out on a real trip??

thats when i hung up....


Lee
I got the same call.
I pressed nine.

Whats your address Lee and i'll send you a postcard. LOL

Bizarre ·

If i dial 9 I get reception 🥲

modulus ·

Ah crap! I dialled 9 and a drop-bear landed on my head...

penguin ·

Sort of right
http://web.archive.org/web/20020223071837/http://www.att.com/features/0398/90pound.html
now thats from the US, but I would think that our system would be very similar. From the only few Aust Urban Myth sites it would seem that only PABXs are really at danger as well, not Mobiles .
But I still wouldn't press 9 🙂

vwjon ·

in the uk if you press 999 you get the cops running round!!

if you dial 666 they arrive on their heads!!! 😂😂😂

its an old uk joke, i'm sure others will laff!

helbus ·

[groan]. Try it with one of your neighbours, or from your mobile to home. Tell us what happens. [roll eyes]

vw54 ·

another myth