Having to wait til 9pm to call people was a crazy time in America

[Sterling Archer]

My nights and weekends started at 7

That's cause you had Cingular. They were the best. Free nights and weekends that started at 7pm instead of 9pm like everyone else. I had the 800min/500text plan with rollover. Would have at least a thousand minutes to rollover every month since I didn't talk that much on the phone. I would get the big plan for one month (1200min), talk mostly at night, then downgrade to 800 minutes, keep the rolled over minutes from the 1200min plan and be super solid. Finesse God

 

[BaldingSoHard]

shyt remember when long-distance calling was a thing?

 

[MajesticLion]

That pay-for-text thing worked out for the best, because people got reeeeeaaaalllly comfortable talking wild mess over sms.


When BBM hit

 

[earl n water]

When the clock turned 9:01pm…

Verizon finessed so many people starting N/W minutes at 9:01p instead of 9p

"Aye, let me hit you back. IMA HIT YOU BACK!"

 

[Spade]

Calling people collect

Yep. 10-10-321

 

[Womb Raider]

That was the same time period where dropping your phone means your battery flying tf out

 

[GoFlipAPack]

And the data usage fees..

That's why I fukking hated Verizon wireless

 

[Deflatedhoopdreams]

I got cussed out one time because my mom was trying to call and check on me after school but I was on the computer the whole time



for the youngins: we had dial up, which meant you had to use your phone line for internet and couldn’t receive calls


and the shyt took like 5 minutes to connect

Oh yeah. I got yelled at everyday from my Mom in the other room. “Get off the internet so I can use the phone”.

 

[Seoul Gleou]

you know your shyt getting cooked by your parents if you even thought about calling before 7pm.

used to be so tight seeing older kids with that nextel chirp and i couldnt get one

 

[Pseudonym]

That was the same time period where dropping your phone means your battery flying tf out

But they never broke

 

[JQ Legend]

NEXTEL CHIRP WAS GOAT SHIIT THO

STILL NOT SURE WHY THEY EVER GOT RID OF IT

Aint nobody stopping u from buying a walkie talkie

 

[Pseudonym]

Ima start telling people I have a limited minutes/text plan.


we budgeting , can’t call and/or text you. Email me.

 

[OfTheCross]

I got cussed out one time because my mom was trying to call and check on me after school but I was on the computer the whole time



for the youngins: we had dial up, which meant you had to use your phone line for internet and couldn’t receive calls


and the shyt took like 5 minutes to connect

When my shyt connected at 18000kbps


*disconnect and reconnect like 4 times*

till I got a 48000kbps connection


Then DSL came through and crushed the buildings...no more struggles after that

 

[JQ Legend]

The good ole days
Damn
When a shawty told you to call her house phone a certain time you would brag to all the nikkas at school
When your crush sends you a note in class you get a mini heart attack when you pick it up only for the bytch to say “you got the answers for the homework”

Ayoooooo

Scared of your mom??? How about being shook her pops was picking up

Back when u called a shorty house phone and had to be like “good evening, can I please speak to brehettesha?”

In the south her moms be like “aww that’s so sweet you’re a gentleman “

In NY her moms screaming “ayo b, u better dead ass come get this phone!”

 

[CouldntBeMeTho]

Thread title instantly transported me to simpler times