Racking up that large a phone bill with dialup internet is very impressive! Today if a 7 year old spends that kind of money it’s almost certainly because someone forgot to lock the app store/roblox account.

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 17 points 4 days ago (2 children)

It wasn't that hard. Don't ask how I know. 5 cents a minute doesn't seem like a lot even in 80s dollars, but...well, time flies... And it's true, that bill only shows up once a month, by then the damage is done.

[–] 0x0@lemmy.zip 18 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Parent wouldn't want to change from 56k to cable.
Parent was shown the wonders of IRC.
One phone bill later... We'd better get cable.

[–] Xavienth@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 4 days ago

You'd have to be calling all hours of the day (except the 6 hours of school during school days) for five weeks to reach $2,100 at that rate.

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