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by Bluecobra 605 days ago
Assuming the OP didn't have a reliable internet connection you would need to call in phone number to activate.

I wasn't allowed online until I turned 16 and was able to get my own job and pay for a second phone line. Prior to that, I had to shuffle stacks of floppies back and forth to use the T1 in my high school.