Ever tried canceling your phone plan and felt a flicker of panic about losing the number you know and love? It’s your own long string of digits that’s followed you through apartment moves, new jobs and (perhaps) questionable dating app sign-ups. For most of us, our number is a tiny piece of identity. And once […]
Imagine this: you think you’re reachable but every call redirects somewhere else. Yikes! That’s the nightmare of accidental call forwarding. Maybe you’ve tapped “Forward calls” by mistake, switched SIMs, or some conditional forwarding slipped in the shadows. In this guide, we’ll walk you through how to turn off call forwarding, whether you’re on an iPhone, […]
It’s a quiet evening. You finally have a moment to call your friend in London, only to realize your phone is staring back at you like it’s asking for a secret code. Do you start with 44? How the heck do I dial a + symbol? Do you keep the zero? Is this going to […]
Looking to switch phone carriers, and drawn to the siren song of T-Mobile? Not sure where to start? We’ll guide you through it, step-by-step. Here’s everything you need to know to switch carriers to T-Mobile while keeping your old number. Check that your number works with T-Mobile If you plan on taking your current number […]
If you’re over your current phone carrier and considering a switch to Verizon, we’ve got you covered! (So to speak. Hopefully, they’ll have you covered!) We’ll explain everything you need to know, step-by-step, to switch carriers to Verizon while keeping your old number. Verify that your number works with Verizon First on the list, if […]
If you’re looking to leave your current phone provider for the greener pastures of the venerable AT&T, look no further! We’ll explain step-by-step everything you need to know to switch carriers to AT&T while keeping your old number. Check that your number works with AT&T First things first, if you intend to take your current […]
Given how powerful smartphones are, you’d think it would be a non-issue to simply record the audio of your phone calls on the same device. From a technological perspective it should be, but for reasons involving privacy, legality, and shifting corporate policies, it’s continually and weirdly contentious. The lack of easy, OS-level functionality has led […]
It’s by now a well-worn trope that since the broad adoption of cell phones, no one remembers phone numbers anymore. The one big exception to this, however, are phone numbers designed for easy recall: vanity numbers. You see them on billboards and TV. You hear them repeatedly in catchy jingles and radio earworms. Usually they […]
Have you ever noticed that phone numbers featured on screen in American movies and television shows often have the area code 555? In the wild west of the early 20th century, filmmakers and TV show creators used to just use random numbers, not anticipating that audiences couldn’t resist their curious urges to go home and […]
Have you ever wanted to put a phone number on the back-burner? Monthly cell phone bills are no joke, and we can’t all afford to keep paying for a line through periods when we might not even use it. Carriers obviously would rather you do, and usually offer limited alternatives for how you can handle […]
Do you need to dial “1” before a phone number anymore? In most cases, not usually! For many people, the “1” in front of a U.S. telephone number seems like a redundant and unnecessary holdover from a previous era, like typing out “http://www.” before every web address (or keeping the “the” in “thefacebook.com”). And in […]
As a millennial born in the mid 1980s, I got my first cell phone when I went to college, a classic Nokia brick, eventually replaced by a cool Motorola Razr so I could capture precious memories with the grainiest camera you’ve ever seen. That was the beginning of the end for my need to memorize […]
Wondering if you can port or transfer your phone number to a different wireless provider? Yes! Probably! Good talk. Okay, seriously though: you very likely can, but the first step to take before buying that number is to verify that your preferred cell service provider can support it on their network. As all major carriers’ […]
Do you have a catchy or memorable phone number? (Wait, how can you even tell?) Well, maybe it spells something, or has an obvious numerical pattern that always makes it easy for people to memorize. If so, congratulations! Enjoy that clout and clever conversation piece. However, if you don’t strictly need your memorable number, did […]