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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
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