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For a few months in 2008, i was renting a house just over the area code boundary. I switched carriers just before porting became a thing. I still have that are

For a few months in 2008, i was renting a house just over the area code boundary. I switched carriers just before porting became a thing. I still have that area code, and the only other person I know with a number in that area code is my spouse. I used to get many calls a day from that same area code (trying to appear as a local call) even though I now live about 2100 miles away. iPhones are great at sending them directly to voicemail if they are not in your email, address book, or recent calls, and I get one voicemail every few weeks that is mostly static now.

resource_waste 2y ago
Area codes... There is a tri-county area. The poor county that few people live, the working class county, the professional class county. At one point I realized that myself and my 2 coworkers had the working class area code on a phone number list we created... and we were in the professional county doing business. I'm not sure if it was mental insecurity, but I felt ashamed that my entire team was from the working class area. The fact that we were all 'top of our class' didn't matter. Money didn't matter, we probably were making more than the client since we were profit centers. I need a new phone number. Seriously, in my area its judgeworthy.
- BenjiWiebe 2y ago
  It's mental insecurity, 99%.
  - resource_waste 2y ago
    Maybe... I am near certain I couldn't use the poor area code for business purposes. Although with generous government subsidies to the poor area, it seems less taboo since young people have moved downtown.
- buildsjets 2y ago
  2 Skinnee J's had a great rap about the topic. They even managed rhyme "Ridiculous" with "Moby-Dickulous" in it. https://genius.com/2-skinnee-js-718-lyrics https://genius.com/2-skinnee-js-718-lyrics
- senkora 2y ago
  If there is a possibility that this might impact your business, even a small one, then it is probably worth getting a new phone number and I would encourage you to do so. So much of business is based on perception and you don’t want to give clients any reason to doubt you.
  - resource_waste 2y ago
    I'm with you. I don't care about ideals. I care about reality.
jjcm 2y ago
The best thing I ever did was get a phone number from another state. I have a Hawaii number from the couple years I lived there. Even better is because it’s such a transitory area, most of the friends I had in Hawaii had numbers from out of state. Because of that any time I see an 808 number, I know very confidently it’s a spam call.

resource_waste 2y ago

Area codes... There is a tri-county area. The poor county that few people live, the working class county, the professional class county. At one point I realized that myself and my 2 coworkers had the working class area code on a phone number list we created... and we were in the professional county doing business. I'm not sure if it was mental insecurity, but I felt ashamed that my entire team was from the working class area. The fact that we were all 'top of our class' didn't matter. Money didn't matter, we probably were making more than the client since we were profit centers. I need a new phone number. Seriously, in my area its judgeworthy.

BenjiWiebe 2y ago
It's mental insecurity, 99%.
- resource_waste 2y ago
  Maybe... I am near certain I couldn't use the poor area code for business purposes. Although with generous government subsidies to the poor area, it seems less taboo since young people have moved downtown.
buildsjets 2y ago
2 Skinnee J's had a great rap about the topic. They even managed rhyme "Ridiculous" with "Moby-Dickulous" in it. https://genius.com/2-skinnee-js-718-lyrics https://genius.com/2-skinnee-js-718-lyrics
senkora 2y ago
If there is a possibility that this might impact your business, even a small one, then it is probably worth getting a new phone number and I would encourage you to do so. So much of business is based on perception and you don’t want to give clients any reason to doubt you.
- resource_waste 2y ago
  I'm with you. I don't care about ideals. I care about reality.

jjcm 2y ago

The best thing I ever did was get a phone number from another state. I have a Hawaii number from the couple years I lived there. Even better is because it’s such a transitory area, most of the friends I had in Hawaii had numbers from out of state. Because of that any time I see an 808 number, I know very confidently it’s a spam call.