Changing cell number when moving to a new state

[K.Aoi]

I also have a 518 area code and will never drop it no matter where I live. I just love the sound of 518, and there's no reason to change it. Also a lot of Upstate New Yorkers will recognize 212 area codes- as others have said it's an exclusive status symbol now and it cost a lot to get one because you essentially have to buy it off of someone else who has one. It's a mark of pride for restaurants/businesses that have one as well for the same reason, it indicates (correctly or not) that the business has been around a long time.

We actually somewhat recently got another area code here, 838. I have yet to see anybody who has one of them and we'll forever be referring to the capital region as "the five one eight"

 

[K.Aoi]

Could also be Harlem.

Harlem is uh, in Manhattan

 

[PandaBear]

As long as it is not international I'm not going to change mine ever. What is the point really? People are working from all over the place and live all over the place, and most calls are spam so you need to text someone before you call these days unless you know the person.

 

[brianl703]

Do you know what a phone number like (212) 555-XXXX signifies ? It may not be the case anymore though.

212-555-1212 would be directory assistance for that area code.

All other 555 numbers are invalid and what would be used in movies and TV shows.

 

[PandaBear]

Do you know what a phone number like (212) 555-XXXX signifies ? It may not be the case anymore though.

Spam?

 

[KS-Ryan]

I haven't lived in Connecticut for 16 years but still have the same 203 phone number. I can't imagine changing it.

 

[supton]

Whenever I see a far out of state number in a Craigslist or Facebook ad, I first think scammer or spammer.

Ya know, you're right, I think the same thing.

Then again, I think most ads on CL are spam or somehow crooked anyhow.

 

[K.Aoi]

Ya know, you're right, I think the same thing.

Then again, I think most ads on CL are spam or somehow crooked anyhow.

Most spam calls I get these days are from my area code, or international numbers. Some out of state but the majority are spoofing local area codes. Or NYC, if I see a 212 one I ignore it as it's usually the mandarin "chinese embassy" one

 

[Barkleymut]

Do you know what a phone number like (212) 555-XXXX signifies ? It may not be the case anymore though.

no idea

 

[Hall]

All other 555 numbers are invalid and what would be used in movies and TV shows.

Correct - they're fake numbers.

Spam?

Nope - see ^^

 

[Chris142]

Anyone remember when the porn sites were a 900 number? No I didn't call them! But my number has started with 900 since forever.

In the beginning many friends could not call me because their phone had a 900 block on it.

 

[kschachn]

Correct - they're fake numbers.

Well it wasn't entirely fake, the prefix was also used for directory assistance (555-1212). They do use it now for everyday phone numbers.

 

[brianl703]

Anyone remember when the porn sites were a 900 number? No I didn't call them! But my number has started with 900 since forever.

In the beginning many friends could not call me because their phone had a 900 block on it.

Really? What's the area code on that 900 number?

 

[PandaBear]

Really? What's the area code on that 900 number?

I don't think they are porn but rather they are getting paid number (number owners get paid if someone call them and pay long distance) instead of toll free.

 

[brianl703]

I don't think they are porn but rather they are getting paid number instead of toll free.

Yea, back in the day (early 90s) there used to be 900 numbers for tech support that charged $25 a call or something like that.

But the whole 900 number industry got a bad rep from the porn numbers.

 

[kschachn]

Really? What's the area code on that 900 number?

http://www.thedirectory.org/bypref/900.htm

Looks like California is a favorite including 442.

 

[brianl703]

http://www.thedirectory.org/bypref/900.htm

Looks like California is a favorite including 442.

Probably every one of those area codes is running out of numbers for them to have assigned 900 as a central office prefix.

 

[PWMDMD]

I will never change my cell phone number no matter where I live.

 

[PWMDMD]

I used to live in 312, before all the growth in Chicago reduced to it a few blocks in the city.

I lived in Schaumberg until 1988 and that was the area code.

 

[Kuato]

I moved from NY to Delaware. My cell is still a 518 area code. I will forever be known as a New Yorker until I get a local number. Yet my phone is listed for many accounts using 2FA. A pain to even remember all the places I listed my cell number. Seems I should have two phones for a month with one old and one new.

I switched about a year ago from my old number to my new location area code.

Kept track of all my two factor authorizations for about a month or two, switched the phone then went down the list and changed the numbers. Verified using email.

The phone company will also put forwarding and/or notification on your old number for awhile.

If you are serious about wanting a local number, it's worth the effort.