Coronation Street #17

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FenellaTheWitch said:
I don't know why they bother changing surnames when characters get married. It's not necessary really. Especially a professional like Carla.
She's been Carla Donovan, Carla Connor, Carla Gordon, Carla Barlow, Carla Connor, Carla Barlow etc etc ... Can you imagine the aggravation changing all your paperwork like passports, driving licence etc etc :ROFLMAO:

Sarah is going back to being a Platt.
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Same as in real life, some people change their name and some don’t, of all the things on Corrie I feel this is one of the more realistic things.
 
Doingitforthegramhuntake2 said:
Can they use them whenever they want then? I feel like I’ve been living under a rock 😂
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😄

I’m not sure of the exact ins and outs but I suspect there are pre-agreed telephone numbers with the prison that are programmed into the phone and Roy just presses one button for the cafe, one for Dee Dee, one for Evelyn etc and the call cuts off after a certain length of time. I presume there is a pre-agreed time when these calls can be made and the calls are recorded
 
Cupid_Stunt said:
They started putting phones in cells since 2020 during Covid. Presumably so lots of prisoners weren’t using the same phone and they’ve kept them in there ever since
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Yes that’s correct. For bad behaviour they would lose the phone. My husband actually went to prison in 2020, COVID did change a lot of things!
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Doingitforthegramhuntake2 said:
Can they use them whenever they want then? I feel like I’ve been living under a rock 😂
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All numbers have to be pre-approved. It takes around 1 week to get the phone and approved numbers set up. They can dial out to the approved numbers, but no one can dial in. Phone lines are on 7am-11pm. The maximum call length time is 1 hour and then it automatically cuts off, but they can ring straight back. Staff listen in on the calls sometimes and you can hear the interference. Also each prisoner has an account with money which the phone calls etc are all billed to. Landline phones are cheaper than mobiles, and the calls are charged per minute.
The same account is used for any spending; snacks from the shop, vapes, electronical items etc. They also have what is basically an Argos catalogue of things they can request to buy 😂 radios, games consoles, razors (only certain ones of course) etc etc.

Sorry for going SO off topic!
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cc_2013 said:
Yes that’s correct. For bad behaviour they would lose the phone. My husband actually went to prison in 2020, COVID did change a lot of things!
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All numbers have to be pre-approved. It takes around 1 week to get the phone and approved numbers set up. They can dial out to the approved numbers, but no one can dial in. Phone lines are on 7am-11pm. The maximum call length time is 1 hour and then it automatically cuts off, but they can ring straight back. Staff listen in on the calls sometimes and you can hear the interference. Also each prisoner has an account with money which the phone calls etc are all billed to. Landline phones are cheaper than mobiles, and the calls are charged per minute.
The same account is used for any spending; snacks from the shop, vapes, electronical items etc. They also have what is basically an Argos catalogue of things they can request to buy 😂 radios, games consoles, razors (only certain ones of course) etc etc.

Sorry for going SO off topic!
Back to Corrie!
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This is interesting, never knew this! I never really thought about how covid affected prisoners but it makes sense . I think Lauren is alive and being trafficked by the institute guy
 
cc_2013 said:
Yes that’s correct. For bad behaviour they would lose the phone. My husband actually went to prison in 2020, COVID did change a lot of things!
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All numbers have to be pre-approved. It takes around 1 week to get the phone and approved numbers set up. They can dial out to the approved numbers, but no one can dial in. Phone lines are on 7am-11pm. The maximum call length time is 1 hour and then it automatically cuts off, but they can ring straight back. Staff listen in on the calls sometimes and you can hear the interference. Also each prisoner has an account with money which the phone calls etc are all billed to. Landline phones are cheaper than mobiles, and the calls are charged per minute.
The same account is used for any spending; snacks from the shop, vapes, electronical items etc. They also have what is basically an Argos catalogue of things they can request to buy 😂 radios, games consoles, razors (only certain ones of course) etc etc.

Sorry for going SO off topic!
Back to Corrie!
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Not completely off topic as I did ask about Roy and the phone. Thanks for replying 😊
 
cc_2013 said:
Yes that’s correct. For bad behaviour they would lose the phone. My husband actually went to prison in 2020, COVID did change a lot of things!
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All numbers have to be pre-approved. It takes around 1 week to get the phone and approved numbers set up. They can dial out to the approved numbers, but no one can dial in. Phone lines are on 7am-11pm. The maximum call length time is 1 hour and then it automatically cuts off, but they can ring straight back. Staff listen in on the calls sometimes and you can hear the interference. Also each prisoner has an account with money which the phone calls etc are all billed to. Landline phones are cheaper than mobiles, and the calls are charged per minute.
The same account is used for any spending; snacks from the shop, vapes, electronical items etc. They also have what is basically an Argos catalogue of things they can request to buy 😂 radios, games consoles, razors (only certain ones of course) etc etc.

Sorry for going SO off topic!
Back to Corrie!
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Oh wow, I didn't know that! Thank you 😊
 
So what are all our predictions of where Lauren has been hiding or what's happened to her and who's involved?

I'm thinking she's hiding out with Lauren and Max has been in on it.
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Or possibly Joel as he does seem a bit odd
 
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