As businesses grow, having a dedicated phone number to connect a team with customers is absolutely necessary. When the gals at NumberBarn found out that SnagTights was our new customer, we got a little excited! Then, we placed a group order. Check it all out here: After the excitement simmered down, we talked with our […]
Port. Rate center. VoIP. Carrier. What in the world do these terms mean? Let NumberBarn unravel the mystery to help you with our quick access glossary to become the most #NumberSmart person around! What is VoIP? VoIP stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. It refers to the ability to make and receive phone calls using […]
Our customer, Heng, was looking for a creative way to stay in contact with his family. And, an easy way to remember all their phone numbers. With NumberBarn, he purchased 5 new vanity phone numbers. He was able to find the same area code and prefix for each number, keeping them all in the same […]
Brad Anthony knew that he wanted to bring cheerful, positive music to the ears of listeners everywhere. So, he created his own station, Ultimate Variety Radio. The station plays nothing but upbeat songs from the 50s, 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, and through the late millennium. Brad works a full time job during the week and […]
Short answer: order your marketing materials with your new phone number AFTER your number activates, not before. When ordering a new phone number from NumberBarn, we encourage you to order your marketing materials after the number has activated. Actually, we’re not encouraging you. We’re telling you to wait. Just wait, my friend, just wait. NumberBarn […]
Parking means storing your number in an active status. With our $2/month Park plan, you get: So, why do folks park a phone number anyways? Find out the 10 most common reasons below: You’re a traveler You don’t want to pay your cell phone bill while you’re traveling abroad. You’d rather spend your money on eclairs […]
So, what is a landline anyway? A landline is a phone that transmits signals converted from audio through physical media, such as a wire or fibre optic cable. It’s different from a mobile cellular line, which uses radio waves for transmission. (1) The phone plugs into a jack in the wall, like in the image […]
You were given a phone number. The phone number is in someone else’s name with a different service provider. You want to port the number to NumberBarn. On the porting form, do you use your name or the name of the person on the existing account? Check out these common scenarios below to learn exactly […]
Starting fresh in a new town is tough. Starting fresh in a new country is even tougher. Our customer, Mirjam, arrived in the US from Switzerland, with big plans to secure a new number for her cell phone. However, nothing seemed to go right from the beginning. NumberBarn stepped up to the plate with a […]
Spam calls jam-pack your phone lines these days. Your eyes glaze over with frustration. It’s time to stop fryin’ and fight the batter! This sweet article is sprinkled with a bite sized setting you can enable on your NumberBarn phone number to help cream those spam calls. We’ve served up a platter of helpful tricks […]
We believe behind every telephone number there’s a beautiful idea, opportunity, person or pet. We strive to help create those meaningful connections with all of our customers – human and non-human alike. As pet lovers here at NumberBarn, we were stoked when our Order Fulfillment Manager contacted Troy, co-founder of Fetching Foods, to verify his […]
Do you: …feel like you’re alone if you run into issues porting your number away? …remain fearful of reaching out to customer support because you can’t handle being ignored or given the runaround from another phone company? …disregard knowledge base articles or blog posts that help guide you in the right direction to answering your […]
Aloha, partner! We here at NumberBarn believe behind every telephone number, there’s a beautiful idea, opportunity or person. And now, we know there are also tasty drinks! Twisted Tiki hails from the beautiful island of Maui and has been using NumberBarn for over a year. We interviewed #NumberSmart Lise from Twisted Tiki to learn how […]
Learn how the pros create effective Auto Attendant (IVR) Menus for their businesses to save time and money. Remember the last time you called customer service? You heard this recording: Thanks for calling. Press 1 to speak with sales. Press 2 to speak with support. Press 3 to leave us a message. To repeat this […]