For what is the telelphone number 800-555-0199 reserved?

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For what is the telelphone number 800-555-0199 reserved?

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peasypod

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peasypod

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It's reserved for the entertainment industry to use as a fake number as it's allowable (by the phone company) for media usage.

It was used in 'The Insider', 'The Italian Job' and 'American Beauty'.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120885/trivia

Apr 17 2007, 9:54 PM

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lanfranco
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The 555 prefix has, in general, been used for fictional purposes only, in films, on television, and in novels. However, that is starting to change:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/555_telephone_number

Apr 18 2007, 5:32 PM

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BungeeAZ
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All 555 prefixes are reserved for movies. The area codes are real, but the prefix 555 means that the number does not exist.

Apr 19 2007, 3:01 PM

For what is the telelphone number 800-555-0199 reserved?

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