The sixth episode of the series fallout displays the phone number “213-25-Vault”. It is functional. When we call him, we hear someone screaming.
Series fallout, broadcast since April 11, 2024 exclusively on Amazon Prime Video, is filled with easter eggs. This adaptation, which has its own story, draws from the incredibly rich universe of a video game saga born in 1997. It even allows itself to deepen certain mysterious points, for example, the origin of the mascot.
The creators of fallout went very far. So, they thought of integrating a real phone number, which appears in the sixth episode. The number in question? 213-25-VAULT. In a thread posted to Reddit on April 12, user Nagibator316 wonders what happens when someone calls him. Numerama can confirm that the number is functional. However, it is not certain that you want to call him…
What is this mysterious phone number hiding in fallout ?
213-25-VAULT is not a valid phone number. There is a little puzzle to solve to find the whole number. The equation is simple: you have to translate the word “VAULT” into numbers, based on the keys on the keyboard. Thus, the letters “V”, “U” and “T” correspond to “8”, “A” refers to “2” and “L” to 5. Therefore, the real telephone number to call is: 213- 25-82858. Note that 213 indicates the area code, namely California.
If you want to call the number in France, don’t forget to add “+1” at the beginning of the number — a code meaning you are calling abroad. In short, dial “+12132582858” on your phone, which will display “+1 (213) 258-82858”. You will then hear, for a few seconds, a man in pain, screaming. crystalsmuse recorded it for you:
What happens if we send a text message to the number? Numerama received no response. But Internet user Brandon_M_Gilbertson indicates, on Reddit: “ If you text, you’ll get a response from Vault Tech saying you’re on a 33-week waiting list for an appointment and you can reply ‘Y’ for future notifications. » Information confirmed by this YouTube video. Some see it as a tease, with a possible announcement in 33 weeks, i.e. at the end of November. That would be pretty clever.
For the record, the Fallout saga has already given us the trick of a functional fictitious telephone number. As this Polygon article published in 2015 states, Fallout 4 contained the number 1-888-4-VAULT-TEC. One might call to find a voicemail indicating that all Vault Tech company representatives were busy due to a high level of requests. This number previously appeared in Fallout 3.
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