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How To Buy a UK Phone Number

Do you want a number from the UK, but you don’t actually live in the United Kingdom? Perhaps you have a UK-based business and want to stay accessible to your local UK community and customer-base, but you currently reside in the United States. Or perhaps your grandma or aunt wants to stay in touch with […]

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How To Port Your Skype Number: A Step-By-Step Guide

Microsoft announced that they were ending the famous Skype calling service on X. (Or at least, free and paid Skype accounts — “Skype for Business” will remain alive, more on that later.) Given the sudden shuttering of the virtual phone number service, you might be scrambling to know what to do with your Skype phone […]

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Where Are the Best Baseball Players of All-Time From? The Top MLB Players Ranked by Area Code

“Take me out to the ballgame.” It’s an American classic as iconic as the game itself. Baseball. An American pastime. But what’s the story behind “American baseball?” Baseball is a sport that (roughly) dates back to 1871 (according to Baseball-Reference, our primary baseball stats source for this piece), and coincides with the nation’s development. As […]

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Phone Number Parking 101 (What Is it, and How Does it Work?)

Raise your hand if you have an irrational fear of parallel parking. Now, whether or not you know that “number parking” even exists, good news: it’s about a million times easier than parallel parking! What is ‘number parking’? “Number parking” is a service where you get to keep a specific telephone number you already have, […]

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Why Do Calls Get Dropped? And How Do I Fix It?

Is your carrier or VoIP number dropping calls? Take it from someone who’s both used old phones and also lived out in the country — there’s nothing more annoying than your phone calls not working! But what can you do when you get a dropped call? Well, like most things, persistent dropped calls mean it’s […]

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How Do I Get a Phone Number?

There are lots of reasons to get a second phone number. Maybe you want to forward a publicized number to your private number. Maybe it’s for your solo business. Or maybe you’re getting a lot of spam calls and need a change, but don’t want to have to ditch your classic digits. Whatever the reason, […]

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How To Get More 1-800 ChatGPT Minutes

Someone check what year it is, because ChatGPT just announced a 1-800 phone hotline! But there’s a catch. You can now call 1-800-CHAT-GPT (1-800-242-8478) to chat with the famous AI yourself, and ask it whatever you want — no paid ChatGPT account necessary! (ChatGPT is also making the number available outside of the U.S. via […]

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Study: Does a 1-800 Vanity Number Help Your Business?

In the age of cell phones and messaging apps, do Vanity Numbers — that is, custom 1 – 800 numbers and local numbers that spell out memorable words — actually make any sort of difference? We wanted to find out for ourselves if 1-800 (toll-free) and custom numbers had any impact on people’s memories and […]

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Data Reveals Where Robocalls Are Most Common

2024 Study: Here Are The States and Cities Robocalls Targeted The Most Last year, robocall scams and fraud led to a staggering $851 million in financial losses, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Since the pandemic, annual financial losses from robocall scams have nearly doubled, from $423 million in 2020 to $851 million in […]

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Step Up Your Sleuthing With Riddle Routes Trivia Hunts

“Tired of planning? No need to hide. 🙈 Just let the game be your guide! 📲Simply gather your team of 2-4, 🧑‍🤝‍ 🧑Venture into town to explore!” Introducing Riddle Routes, “gamified towntours for curious crews,” where local flavor, history and some friendly competition guide the adventure. We were elated to discover that NumberBarn customer, Riddle […]

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How To Find the Perfect Phone Number (If It Even Exists)

Here’s a sobering truth: There’s a possibility the perfect phone number you’ve always wanted, whether for personal or business use, isn’t available. Perhaps it will never be available. Or, that number straight-up doesn’t exist. Well, what then? Do you give up and resort to whatever phone number is given to you? No. You have other […]

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Welcome to the New Community Corral!

We have a longstanding tradition at NumberBarn of coming together in our office once a week to meet, discuss company happenings, celebrate our wins and share a meal together. We call this meeting, Community Corral. My description is a bit oversimplified. You can learn more about the format of our weekly meetings in this series […]

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Energize Your Workday And Reboot Your Motivation

Fighting the motivational blues? Try these ten easy hacks to reconnect with your purpose and get your workday in gear! 1. Cultivate Curiosity Ask yourself what you’re most curious about. If you had all the time and resources in the world, what would you do? What would you learn? Where would you go? Let your […]

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The Most Popular Area Codes of 2022

It’s the moment you’ve been waiting for! When we posted the Top Area Codes of 2021, it became one of our most viewed articles in the history of NumberBarn. We took note, and catapulted into another deep dive into the Area Code trends of last year. So with no further ado, we’re divulging the Most […]

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