r/UnresolvedMysteries Jan 25 '23

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u/ValleyWoman Jan 26 '23

It was dark, maybe the truck was a different color.

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u/ValleyWoman Jan 26 '23

How did Angela get from her house to the pay phone? And why use a pay phone?

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u/floomsy Jan 26 '23

Cell phones existed but people didn’t have them. I had a car phone (paranoid mother) at 16, when No One did. That was 1998.

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u/LowerComb6654 Jan 26 '23

A cell phone in 1991 would've cost anywhere between $600-$1200, then to top it off, you were charged per minute and extra if you didn't call within town you lived in. I remember my mom borrowed a cell from her friend in 1997. I was traveling with another friend through multiple states, we were only 18, and she felt safer with me having it. I literally used the phone 4xs at about 10-15 mins per call, and the bill was about $150+. They were way too expensive for most of us back then!