Women at work at the telephone switchboard, 1914, Library of Congress (above) Want to call Ricky and Lucy Ricardo from I Love Lucy? Pick up the phone and ask for MUrray Hill 5-9975. Wait, what kind of phone number is this? And why am I not dialing it? The 2L-5N format, a widely used numbering plan, […]
Family of 5. Everyone is always on their cell phone. Grandpa and grandma never remember what number to call. And, your aunt still has a landline and a hand written phone book. She can’t keep up with all these numbers! What if you had just one phone number to reach the whole family while still […]
You can’t answer your calls right now. You’re currently away from your desk. But, you don’t want to waste the time of your callers with ringing to your cell phone. You just want them to drop straight into the voicemail box. Check out the guide below for instructions on how to make this possible. To […]
Moving to a new location, travelling abroad or just want to keep a number without paying big bucks for a phone service? Parking allows you to do just that. If you’re new to NumberBarn and are not sure where to begin, this guide will walk you through the steps to port and park a number […]
You may hit bumps along that dusty trail when porting a number to NumberBarn. We want you to be prepared just in case. Here are the top 5 reasons your number port may be rejected when porting to NumberBarn. Address If the address you submit with your port request does not match what your provider […]
Porting your number away from NumberBarn may be smooth as fresh churned butter or it may be like walking through a pig pen on a rainy day. This video will guide you through the 3 most common reasons a port away request from NumberBarn might be rejected. Account Number & PIN There’s high chance that […]
Did you know that SMS is included with ALL of the NumberBarn plans? Yee haw! That’s right – you can port your ole local landline number* to NumberBarn and receive SMS. Pretty great, right? But wait – what happens when you actually receive a message? Don’t get your emojis in a bunch! We’ve got you […]
“If you’re NumberSmart, you’re life smart, street smart, a problem solver, and a go getter.” ~Matthew Veling, co founder of NumberBarn When you join us here at the barn, you’re doing more than just adding a phone number to your life. You’re NumberSmart! We see this as a way of being in the world: curious […]
Once upon a time, there lived a Princess who wished to move her phone number from one provider to another. In her mountain top castle overlooking the town, she continued to wait for her number to port. She sighed, “It’s just taking so long! I expect my Prince to be here soon and I need […]
Imagine picking up your phone to call a friend and you hear the voice someone else on the line. You must wait for them to end their call before yours can be placed. Yes, you have to wait to place a call. And yes, you just heard their whole conversation. Today, we hardly think twice […]
The NumberBarn Park plan allows you to do just that – park your number. Similar to how we park a car in a parking spot to hold it for later – it’s not moving. Just sitting there waiting for you. What the Park plan CAN do: Receive incoming calls to a 30 second recording that […]
Porting a number to NumberBarn is easy. And there are two things that we need you to do to make sure that your number transfer gets over to NumberBarn. Let Jenny & The Pig guide you through what to expect when it comes time to authorize your port request. For the full scoop, watch the […]
What is a Letter of Authorization and why do I need one? A Letter of Authorization, or LOA, as we like to call it, is a form required by phone number carriers to authorize the transfer of your number. You need this form because it is the ownership verification for your number to move to […]
What in the world is porting? “Porting” simply means transferring your existing landline or cell phone number from one telephone service provider to another. When you “port in” your number from your current provider to NumberBarn, the number still belongs to you. We’re just taking care of it. Under the FCC’s “local number portability” (LNP) rules, you […]