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What is SIM Swapping? Critical Safety Tips to Protect Your Accounts

TLDR: SIM Swapping is on the rise and we want to help keep it from happening to you. Gone are the days when phone numbers resided innocently in a publicly-distributed giant book of yellow or white printed pages packed with names, addresses, and phone numbers for anyone in your city or community to contact you. […]

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Melana Preston
Melana Preston  ·  November 6, 2026  ·  10 min read
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What is SIM Swapping? Critical Safety Tips to Protect Your Accounts

TLDR: SIM Swapping is on the rise and we want to help keep it from happening to you. Gone are the days when phone numbers resided innocently in a publicly-distributed giant book of yellow or white printed pages packed with names, addresses, and phone numbers for anyone in your city or community to contact you. […]

Melana Preston
Melana Preston
Nov 6, 2026
⏱ 10 min read
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‘Rain City’ Calling: How To Get Vancouver Phone Numbers in the 604, 778, 236, 672, 257

There are certain things Vancouverites take very seriously: their coffee, the Canucks (obviously),  and the unspoken agreement that a little rain shouldn’t stop anyone from doing everything.  And somewhere between the mountains, the ocean, and the city’s fierce local pride, you’ll find another Vancouver classic: the 604 area code.  That’s the city’s original telephone area […]

Alan Lopez
Alan Lopez
Nov 3, 2026
⏱ 6 min read
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Behind the Barn Doors: A NumberBarn Support Tell-All

“But why do some phone numbers port in hours, while other numbers port in days?” “Why does one carrier accept a number and another doesn’t?”  Inquiring minds want to know. You’ve got questions, we’ve got answers.  Adding that favorite custom phone number to your cart at NumberBarn may happen in just a few clicks, but […]

Melana Preston
Melana Preston
Oct 28, 2026
⏱ 8 min read
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How to Get San Diego Phone Numbers: A Guide to 619, 858, 760, and 442

Ask anyone from San Diego, and they’ll tell you that the number “619” has a certain San Diego swagger.  If you don’t know, 619 is the classic San Diego area code. And when we say classic, we mean classic. San Diegans don’t budge on hailing 619 numbers as the all-time most iconic and desirable San […]

Alan Lopez
Alan Lopez
Oct 20, 2026
⏱ 7 min read
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1-800, 1-888, or a Local Area Code? How to Choose Your New Business Number

Getting a phone number for your business used to be pretty straightforward, before you were able to, you know, choose it. But today, options abound.  You can choose a local number with an area code that matches your city, go with a toll-free number like “1-800” or “1-888,” or even buy a memorable “vanity” number […]

Alan Lopez
Alan Lopez
Oct 13, 2026
⏱ 7 min read
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Text STOP: Americans Get 13 Political Calls and Texts a Week, but Opting Out Doesn’t End the Messages

Election season comes with campaign ads, yard signs, debates, and increasingly, a steady stream of political calls and text messages. But are political calls and texts actually working? To find out, NumberBarn conducted a nationwide survey of U.S. adults about the political calls and texts they receive, exploring recipient sentiment, what recipients do to avoid […]

Collin Czarnecki
Collin Czarnecki
Oct 9, 2026
⏱ 8 min read
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Scary Good Ideas For Your Halloween and Holiday Campaigns

Boo! Hallothanksmas has come upon us! While there’s much to love about this season, keeping your brand visible amidst the relentless holiday hustle might feel like a nightmare, (whether you’re a team of one, or a team of many). Good news, navigating your upcoming seasonal marketing during the holiday marathon doesn’t have to be terrifying! […]

Melana Preston
Melana Preston
Oct 5, 2026
⏱ 8 min read
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Melana Preston is a Sr. Copywriter for NumberBarn and ClearHello. With her extensive background in marketing and humanitarian work, she loves working for “a company that truly values people and meaningful connections.” When she’s not pun-tificating clever copy or dad jokes, you can find her lost behind her camera lens capturing a mountain or sunset.

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Alan Lopez

Alan is a lifestyle blogger, marketing manager, and art director who has been covering electronics and media culture for so long, he remembers being disconnected from the internet whenever somebody would pick up the phone.

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Will Fulton is a writer and editor who's covered technology, games, and theater for publications like Popular Science, Uber, Polygon, Lifewire, Digital Trends, and more. He's now mostly focused on helping his houseplants thrive and raising his chihuahua mix Charlie to be an upstanding citizen.

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Mariana Camacho

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Ella Delancey Jones

Ella Delancey Jones is an award-nominated journalist and copywriter who began her career in tech and consumer PR in London before launching her own content business in 2018. Her writing has appeared in publications including Cosmopolitan, POPSUGAR, Insider, The Independent, and Grazia, and she has been featured on Sky News and BBC. Ella is known for producing clear, thoughtful, and reliable content across journalism and brand storytelling.

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Collin Czarnecki

Collin Czarnecki

Collin Czarnecki is a researcher specializing in consumer behavior, public records analysis, and survey-based studies. He spent nearly a decade as a journalist and editor, publishing more than 2,500 articles for newspapers and digital news outlets across the Gannett network and Patch.com.

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