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NV Whino

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54. I go through CREDO

Thu Feb 28, 2013, 02:26 PM

Feb 2013

It costs me anywhere from $8 to $18 a month. Usually on the low end because work is so slow and I'm not calling my clients as often. And most often I communicate by e-mail.

The person who irritates me is a contractor who has kept his old (long distance) phone number and doesn't read his e-mail. That's when my bill goes up.

Also I live in an archaic area where it is long distance to call 30 miles down the road. Te joys of country living.

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Do Phone Number "Area Codes" Actually Matter Anymore? [View all] dballance Feb 2013 OP

I find it annoying when people keep their old area codes NV Whino Feb 2013 #1

Who still pays long distance fees? proud2BlibKansan Feb 2013 #43

I still pay them NV Whino Feb 2013 #45

Your landline doesn't offer unlimited long distance? ...nt TeeYiYi Feb 2013 #50

I go through CREDO NV Whino Feb 2013 #54

With portability of phone numbers customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #2

Do some landline companies Go Vols Feb 2013 #16

We still have a landline customerserviceguy Feb 2013 #35

There is no 666 area code, yes they have meanings.. snooper2 Feb 2013 #3

Thanks. I Worked in the Third-Party Call-Center Services for Years dballance Feb 2013 #4

I started at Worldcom right after they picked up WillTel snooper2 Feb 2013 #12

Makes me miss my wardialing days Recursion Feb 2013 #22

I've been in telecom a long time, nobody uses the word "exchange" :P snooper2 Feb 2013 #29

Fair enough. Recursion Feb 2013 #32

wireshark is your friend for VoIP :) snooper2 Feb 2013 #33

IDK about a 666 area code, but once worked in the 666 exchange. That was in more enlightened times. freshwest Feb 2013 #5

My parents had a 666 exchange for years Mariana Feb 2013 #10

If you don't mind telling me where he lived, what city was that? freshwest Feb 2013 #11

Mobile, Alabama. nt. Mariana Feb 2013 #13

Houston,TX had/has a 666 exchange. TexasProgresive Feb 2013 #14

my dad's work number is a 666 exchange tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #47

In San Jose, because they TDale313 Feb 2013 #6

That's a Step Backwards. dballance Feb 2013 #8

None of my cell phones services have required dialing a "1". SharonAnn Feb 2013 #27

being forced to dial a 1 is a function of the switch serving you... snooper2 Feb 2013 #24

Strange, KatyMan Feb 2013 #28

I still have my 917 area code Ruby the Liberal Feb 2013 #7

Area codes DO matter. If you keep your cell phone with its NYC area code when you move to, kestrel91316 Feb 2013 #9

except that most phone plans include nationwide long distance Jersey Devil Feb 2013 #40

Yes. LWolf Feb 2013 #15

yes they matter dembotoz Feb 2013 #17

They matter, but only because of time zones. MineralMan Feb 2013 #18

Actually, they do matter. If you only dial 7 digits it's assumed the area code is your own. Gorp Feb 2013 #19

That's a function of the switch serving you... snooper2 Feb 2013 #25

LATA = "Local Access and Transport Area". If you need to need more, here's a good explanation... Gorp Feb 2013 #26

I wasn't asking for me LOL snooper2 Feb 2013 #30

Hah! I always get funny looks pipi_k Feb 2013 #20

You'll Pry My 212 area code phone number from my cold dead hands! Skraxx Feb 2013 #21

Same as my 909. Iggo Feb 2013 #23

XKCD says it wonderfully... krispos42 Feb 2013 #31

Sad to think that all the digits are random now. Pab Sungenis Feb 2013 #57

I still remember phone numbers from 1949. Chipper Chat Feb 2013 #34

You Totally Win This Thread for Having a Great Memory of Your Experience dballance Feb 2013 #37

An operator cussed me out once. Chipper Chat Feb 2013 #48

I Can't Imagine My Mom, the Phone Operator, Cussing Someone - No Matter How Much You Deserved it. dballance Feb 2013 #59

The only way they keep their old area code is on a cell phone. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #36

Not so, any voip service would also be portable Jersey Devil Feb 2013 #41

i disagree dembotoz Feb 2013 #42

When I got my VOIP, they would only give me a number in my area code. hobbit709 Feb 2013 #44

depends of who you buy it from dembotoz Feb 2013 #55

Given the reaction when Verizon gave us a hanful of 714 instead of 949 numbers... Sen. Walter Sobchak Feb 2013 #38

Circa 1945 our phone number was 5202. trof Feb 2013 #39

I have a 666 exchange :) Marrah_G Feb 2013 #46

I changed my area code when I moved in 2007 tabbycat31 Feb 2013 #49

I wish there were national database libodem Feb 2013 #51

The zip code in Topeka, Kansas home of the Westboro Baptist Church begins 666 MuseRider Feb 2013 #52

Area codes are fun to put in your username to let everyone know Jamaal510 Feb 2013 #53

And with virtual numbers Pab Sungenis Feb 2013 #56

My parents still has the 321 exchange Hard Assets Feb 2013 #58