When was the last time you changed your cell phone number and why? Do you still have one from your hometown, do you have one you got in college, or maybe from where you first job after college was, or did you change your number when you moved to a new city?
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When was the last time you changed your phone number and why?
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Just recently had to change mine because I was late on a few bills, got disconnected, and number was not available when I finally paid my bills, so I was assigned new number!
Had the same number for years and years. No need to change as I have not moved and if I not longer want to get a call, I block them.
I've had the same number since I got my first cell phone in 2000. Started at AT&T, ported it to Verizon, T-Mobile and eventually back to AT&T in 2010 when i got my first iPhone.
I changed my number back in 2013 due to Vodafone's poor service. I was a day late with paying bill. Usually they turn it back on as soon as you pay online. Well this time I waited 4 days for them to turn my phone back on and customer service kept saying it was nothing they could do and it was IT department issue.
Well I couldn't wait anymore because I needed to make calls and all so I just winded up getting another number with another carrier. Vodafone did eventually turn the number back on after about 9 days. I got a call from Vodafone apologizing for the situation but I didn't want to hear anything about it. I closed my account with them and kissed them goodbye.
I was sad to see that number because I had it for 11 years since my freshman year in high school back when I was rocking a Nokia 3310.
Well I couldn't wait anymore because I needed to make calls and all so I just winded up getting another number with another carrier. Vodafone did eventually turn the number back on after about 9 days. I got a call from Vodafone apologizing for the situation but I didn't want to hear anything about it. I closed my account with them and kissed them goodbye.
I was sad to see that number because I had it for 11 years since my freshman year in high school back when I was rocking a Nokia 3310.
Got a company provided number around 2004 I believe. Still have that same number today. The hassle of changing my phone number from the perspective of needing other people to update my contact info just seems like a daunting task. Enough that I would pay extra to keep my current number.
I've had the same number since late 2000, so 15 years. I was one of the few college students at the time with a cell phone, because I was far away from home and because the campus phone srvice had these exhorbitant long distance rates.
At the time Sprint was the first cell company with nationwide plans that included long distance, so it actually made sense to use them.
After a few years, I ported out to various carriers and the number has stayed with me since.
At the time Sprint was the first cell company with nationwide plans that included long distance, so it actually made sense to use them.
After a few years, I ported out to various carriers and the number has stayed with me since.
^^^This reason.
2003ish.
Got our current numbers in 2004 when we got cell service back (same carrier). Odd thing was that Sprint seemed to have their wires crossed. The credited me the amount I owed them.
I didn't have to pay a bill until six months after restarting service.
It's been on since then so our numbers have been the same for the past 11 years. Just ported them to T-Mobile a month and a half ago in fact.
Now, ask me how long my parents have had their landline number…well since 1981.
I think around 2010 is when I changed my number because I kept getting unwanted calls (of course at the time there was no option to block calls on my phone), and being annoyed by it, I decided to change my number and they didn't charge me anything.
Had the same number for years & years, but 3 years ago when changing carrier (UK), the 'temporary' new contract number (before porting my old one over) was a really good one 07*** 200 200 so I thought it was worth keeping. Can't see me ever changing it now!
So if you change your number, and remain with the same carrier, does your plan remain unchanged? I don't want to lose my unlimited data plan, but I'm also receiving way too many marketer calls.
Changed mine about 2 months ago because I was sick of cold callers. I was getting about 3 a day I would block them but they would ring from different number. So with my new number I never give it out to people I don't know and don't use it when filling out forms on line so far not one cold caller
Most recently? Just a month ago because I switched carriers and didn't care to port my existing VZW number over. Plus, I've had issues with women stalking me. You see, women develop very deep emotional attachments to me quite quickly. It's a blessing and a curse as you can imagine. Why wasn't I born rich instead of good looking?
I was between the US and Canada for a while for school, my US number changed pretty regularly as I never wanted to pay to keep it between visits home and was gone for too long in-between visits to be able to keep the prepaid number without putting some money on the account. So I got my current number in early 2014 when I was back visiting the US, and that time I moved back permanently before the account expired. I'll probably stick with this number until I move out of the country again and have to change it.
1999 because at the time, my number was at a cell switch station that was not local, but instead was local toll call to my city. So I changed numbers within the same area code that was still local toll free to my city. Now, this issue is moot due to nationwide toll free calls with cells.
I've still got the same number that I got on my first Ericsson phone back in 2000. It's been ported to just about every major carrier here in the UK at some point.
Unlike landlines in the UK, mobile (cell) phone numbers aren't area code specific so it doesn't relate to any particular town or city.
Unlike landlines in the UK, mobile (cell) phone numbers aren't area code specific so it doesn't relate to any particular town or city.
Have had my number since 1997. Got it with powertel which became voice stream which became t mobile.
