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Can I port my number out from NumberBarn?
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Can I port my number out from NumberBarn?

NumberBarn is a phone number management company. We started with the simple concept to meet customer’s number needs. We have no intention of hoarding numbers, blocking ports and holding you hostage. We’re happy to help you quickly port your number away to a service provider of your choosing. So to answer the question, yes, you […]

Do I cancel my service before or after the port? Or do you do it?
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Do I cancel my service before or after the port? Or do you do it?

“Your FAQs say ‘NumberBarn does not cancel your previous service on your behalf’. What does that mean?” We get a lot of questions about the process for cancelling the previous service when porting a phone number. Because all carriers tend to handle port outs differently, they also treat cancellations differently as well. Don’t cancel the […]

Am I Porting, Parking, or Forwarding?
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Am I Porting, Parking, or Forwarding?

“I’m not sure if I want porting, parking or call forwarding. Can you tell me what these words mean?” We see a lot of confusion when it comes to terms like porting, parking, and forwarding. Are we transferring a number, or porting a number? Is a number parked with forwarding features, or is it transferring […]

I can’t find the number I wanted anymore. Can you help?
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I can’t find the number I wanted anymore. Can you help?

“I wanted to register a new number, but couldn’t complete the order and now I can’t find it, or it’s not showing up in your search. Can you help?” World’s largest database with nearly 34 million numbers Ever since we launched the world’s largest database of available US local and toll free phone numbers for […]

New Features Available Now
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New Features Available Now

We’ve been working hard behind the scenes here at NumberBarn to improve our service and introduce some great new features. This latest crop of features are designed to enhance our call forwarding plans and are now available in every account.

Why We Don’t Have Phone Support
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Why We Don’t Have Phone Support

At NumberBarn offering amazing customer support is a top priority. But why do we limit our support to online communication? The bottom line is that phone support costs a lot of money. Many similar services do offer phone support—and their prices are at least double ours. Using inexpensive resources such as email and chat allows […]

Why is NumberBarn so cheap?
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Why is NumberBarn so cheap?

If we had a penny for every time we heard the question: “Is this a scam? Why are you so cheap?” …well, we’d be almost as rich as the greedy hogs that made you believe phone numbers are expensive. Our prices are not cheap, reduced, or in the least bit scammy. They’re just fair. That’s […]

Why would I park my phone number?
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Why would I park my phone number?

How is a raven like a writing desk? Honestly…we haven’t the foggiest idea, and neither did the Mad Hatter when addressing Alice. So why ask such a meaningless question?…because many people feel the same way when we talk about parking phone numbers. “Hey, you should park your number…” Huh, what? Park my phone number? Why […]