Comments on: $250 damages for chap who’s number was broadcast accidentally http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/01/250_damages_for_chap_whos_number_was_broadcast_accidentally.html Daily news and opinion for 250,000 industry executives and mobile fanatics Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:08:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dan Lane http://www.mobileindustryreview.com/2007/01/250_damages_for_chap_whos_number_was_broadcast_accidentally.html/comment-page-1#comment-20903 Dan Lane Tue, 16 Jan 2007 01:20:39 +0000 http://www.smstextnews.com/2007/01/250_damages_for_chap_whos_number_was_broadcast_accidentally.html#comment-20903 In the 60's the US started using the 555 prefix to indicate a fictional number, although now they actually do have a 555 number range (555-01 is still reserved for fictional use) which is confusing! In the UK we have a massive range of what Ofcom call "numbers for drama purposes" that you can see here: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/ioi/numbers/num_drama Apparently when filming 24 the producers used a real number in the show that goes to a mobile that is left around the set to be answered by whoever happens to be passing by (incidentally the set used for CTU in season one of 24 is now the offices of trendy MVNO AMP'D Mobile). I'm just full of useless information. In the 60’s the US started using the 555 prefix to indicate a fictional number, although now they actually do have a 555 number range (555-01 is still reserved for fictional use) which is confusing!

In the UK we have a massive range of what Ofcom call “numbers for drama purposes” that you can see here: http://www.ofcom.org.uk/telecoms/ioi/numbers/num_drama

Apparently when filming 24 the producers used a real number in the show that goes to a mobile that is left around the set to be answered by whoever happens to be passing by (incidentally the set used for CTU in season one of 24 is now the offices of trendy MVNO AMP’D Mobile).

I’m just full of useless information.

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