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The TV show Breaking Bad uses phone numbers like 1 (575) 147-8092. Since the local part of a phone number can never start with a 0 or a 1, it avoids the "555 problem" of obviously fake phone numbers catching the viewer's attention, while still being non-dialable.


I'm shocked this isn't done more often. Even better though is when the show owns the phone number and can use it to communicate with fans in-the-know.




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