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"Tell me' information hotline
« on: April 17, 2019, 12:56:43 PM »
The famous 'tell me' (800-555-TELL) hotline used by many for years for lots of helpful info, not so long ago shut down but was replaced by a new number (408)-752-8052. As of sometime last week this number also stopped working. Anyone have any further info about this or if there is another number to call instead? TIA
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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #1 on: April 17, 2019, 01:10:59 PM »
Good times, reminds me of Yeshiva days.
I put the 800-555-TELL number as in Easter egg in a post recently, but nobody noticed.

It has indeed been replaced. By the internet.
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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2019, 01:12:37 PM »
That and chacha

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #3 on: April 17, 2019, 01:39:39 PM »
Nostalgia

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #4 on: April 17, 2019, 01:51:32 PM »
Good times, reminds me of Yeshiva days.
I put the 800-555-TELL number as in Easter egg in a post recently, but nobody noticed.

It has indeed been replaced. By the internet.
’yeshiva days’ as u say....the internet is not gonna work as a replacement

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #5 on: April 17, 2019, 02:01:02 PM »
’yeshiva days’ as u say....the internet is not gonna work as a replacement
I didn't say it would work for yeshivas. But my high school days didn't have mobile internet to compete with.
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I wonder what people who type "u" instead of "you" do with all their free time.

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #7 on: April 17, 2019, 03:07:53 PM »
I didn't say it would work for yeshivas. But my high school days didn't have mobile internet to compete with.
most yeshiva guys still don’t have mobile internet so gotta figure something out

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #9 on: April 17, 2019, 03:30:34 PM »
??? What’s this have to do with this thread?
I put the 800-555-TELL number as in Easter egg in a post recently, but nobody noticed.

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #10 on: April 17, 2019, 03:36:27 PM »
Wow. Used to call them for weather and sports scores all the time back in the day...
Memories last forever, make them while you can.

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2019, 05:22:13 PM »
Yeah, I remember guys calling them...

Tellme: What would you like to hear about?

Yeshiva guy: Baseball

TM: Did you say Basketball?

YG: No, BASEball.

TM: Did you say tennis?

YG: No, BASEBALL!!

TM: Did you say water polo?

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #12 on: April 17, 2019, 05:35:29 PM »
Yeah, I remember guys calling them...

Tellme: What would you like to hear about?

Yeshiva guy: Baseball

TM: Did you say Basketball?

YG: No, BASEball.

TM: Did you say tennis?

YG: No, BASEBALL!!

TM: Did you say water polo?
You should have typed the first three letters of the option in the keypad.
I'm not who you think I am.

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #13 on: April 17, 2019, 05:37:39 PM »
You should have typed the first three letters of the option in the keypad.
+1. Basics.
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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #14 on: April 17, 2019, 05:56:22 PM »
Black jack with Sean Connery was where it was at!

(Obviously only after you get the scores first)

ETA: Found a clip.. Good Memories!


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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #15 on: April 17, 2019, 06:08:03 PM »
Black jack with Sean Connery was where it was at!

(Obviously only after you get the scores first)

ETA: Found a clip.. Good Memories!


Wow, good memories indeed.

So nice that the operator got a job at AMEX after being laid off from TellMe  ;D
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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #16 on: April 17, 2019, 07:02:14 PM »
LOL this thread is awesome. “Currently the - patriots - are destroying - the Jets - 42 -3 in the third quarter”. Also totally used to use them for airline numbers back in those days!

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #17 on: April 17, 2019, 07:08:01 PM »
Yeah, I remember guys calling them...

Tellme: What would you like to hear about?

Yeshiva guy: Baseball

TM: Did you say Basketball?

YG: No, BASEball.

TM: Did you say tennis?

YG: No, BASEBALL!!

TM: Did you say water polo?
lol! I remember whispering "yankees" "yankees" loudly into the receiver of yeshivas payphone!

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #18 on: April 17, 2019, 11:00:06 PM »
The famous 'tell me' (800-555-TELL) hotline used by many for years for lots of helpful info, not so long ago shut down but was replaced by a new number (408)-752-8052. As of sometime last week this number also stopped working. Anyone have any further info about this or if there is another number to call instead? TIA
I was also using them until recently,
 and I thought I was the only one still calling them up!

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Re: "Tell me' information hotline
« Reply #19 on: April 18, 2019, 09:20:12 AM »
I followed election night 2004 with this.