Memories Light the Corners of My Mind: Longest Phone Call

[CallMeKate]

I just had a memory that I hadn't thought of in decades. No idea why now! Must have been... wow... 1977-78 when I had my first apartment. Phone rang and it was a wrong number. Airline pilot on a couple days of layover trying to find a Greek restaurant. I said it was a wrong number and we talked for six hours. HOURS! I have no idea why it wasn't "oh, sorry" "no problem, bye" ... or what we talked about. Weird. These days I absolutely HATE phone calls, ironically. What's your record for a phone call?

 

[Farrah Nuff]

For a wrong number that called me, less than a minute.

For a wrong number that I purposely dialed, 10-15 minutes.
I liked to make prank calls in the pre-caller ID days and it was
a challenge to see how long I could keep someone talking.

 

[multimodAL]

way back then phreaking was the only hack to game the telecoms... or so i've been told.

 

[Jean-Paul]

Was a "Fone phreak" in 1970..1980, like Steve jobs had the box, learning about the Bella System, later became telecom eng. in patent liscencing and interconnect.

Had collection of tel tools, 1A2.500.2500

Jon

 

[Disgustedman]

90 minutes, but we were part of a larger group of online people. 6 hours is pretty incredible.

 

[Disgustedman]

For a wrong number that called me, less than a minute.

For a wrong number that I purposely dialed, 10-15 minutes.
I liked to make prank calls in the pre-caller ID days and it was
a challenge to see how long I could keep someone talking.

Reminds me of the book "The Pigman" they meet up with a man via prank call that has them start a friendship.

 

[MarkinPhx]

I never was a fan of phone conversations, even back in high school. I could easily sit and talk to a girl I was dating back then for six hours face to face but for some reason I never liked the phone calls My guess is my record would be around 30 minutes.

 

[Alligatorob]

I just had a memory that I hadn't thought of in decades. No idea why now! Must have been... wow... 1977-78 when I had my first apartment. Phone rang and it was a wrong number. Airline pilot on a couple days of layover trying to find a Greek restaurant. I said it was a wrong number and we talked for six hours.

Seems like you must have had some kind of connection, any follow up with him?

 

[CallMeKate]

Seems like you must have had some kind of connection, any follow up with him?

Yes, but just a few meals together at local restaurants... then he flew out and that was the end of the connection. Today I totally hate phone calls and do email for *everything* that I possibly can.

 

[Paladin1950]

My longest phone call was 7 hours. It was with my niece. Several weeks before she had her double mastectomy. I couldn't believe how we talked and talked. She didn't want to hang up. I think her house must have been empty at the time.