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came across some family heirlooms today, hahaha! (lemmynsfw.com)

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can’t say i remember much from using winME. maybe i blocked it out, haha.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

When I used dial-up, local calls were free.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Not free. Included in your monthly phone line subscription.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Depends on region. In Australia, local calls (within the same state) were a flat $0.20 or $0.25, while interstate and mobile calls were billed by the minute.

I've heard that some Americans were billed for incoming calls too?? Crazy.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 days ago

Yeah, definitely depends on year and location. But phone calls are never free. Maybe unlimited, but you still face a monthly bill at the very least.