General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Do Phone Number "Area Codes" Actually Matter Anymore? [View all]pipi_k
(21,020 posts)from people when I give them my cell number.
Here's the story...
youngest stepdaughter was going to school out in San Diego some years back and had a cell phone, naturally, with the 619 area code.
She then got married and moved to Texas, where she still has the same number. She and her husband are both on the same family plan, and they had room for two more, so Mr Pipi and I each signed up to be on her plan, paying her every month for our share.
We live in Mass, but have San Diego area codes.
So...not only are area codes no longer pertinent to one's location, but I also forget about cell phones completely when someone calls me, as my mom did in Oct of 2011 to wish me Happy Birthday. She asked what I would be doing that day. I said, oh, probably just going into town for some Chinese or something.
So Mr Pipi and I go out later, and he's futzing around and I'm getting hungry and annoyed, and finally have to use the ladies room. Just finishing up when there's a knock on the door, and when I open it up, there's my daughter with my mom, who I thought had called me from Florida, but was really up here the whole time.
It was a cool surprise.
People on cell phones can be calling from anywhere!!