2026 Survey: Do Gen Z and Millennials Have Different Phone Habits?
The Generational Phone Divide: Gen Z vs. Millennials Millennials grew up leaving voicemails. Gen Z grew up leaving people on read. But despite the stereotypes, the way the two generations use their phones may be more similar than expected. Including screening unknown calls and using AI to write personal text messages, younger Americans are developing […]
Tired of your toque and longing to log in to work from some white sandy beach or warmer locale? Or maybe you’re reveling in sunny Southern California and dreading a return to a subzero Canadian winter. If you’re starting or growing a business in Canada — or expanding into the Canadian market — you might […]
Caller ID might seem like a small detail, but when it’s wrong or missing entirely, it can cause real problems. Maybe your phone shows an old business name. Maybe it says “Wireless Caller” instead of something recognizable. Or maybe your calls aren’t being answered at all because people don’t trust what they see on their […]
Have you ever received a text clearly meant for someone else? Or a call where the person on the other end swears you called them first? You start to wonder about the life of the phone number before you acquired it. Finding out the phone number history of your digits can get confusing. Most phone […]
Los Angeles area codes tell a story long before anyone answers the phone. LA has never functioned as a single, neatly contained city, and its phone numbers reflect that reality. From its earliest days as a “small pueblo” to its growth into a sprawling city made up of many centers, Los Angeles expanded outward through […]
Whether it’s that catchy jingle from an old radio commercial, or an obnoxiously enormous billboard on our commute to work, we’ve all experienced that phone number earworm echoing in our subconscious longer than we expected. We’ll refrain from the complex psychology behind that, but we can confidently say that this phenomenon is, in fact, by […]
If you’ve ever looked at your analytics dashboard and thought, “I know these ads are working – but I can’t prove it,” you’re not alone. For all the sophistication of modern marketing analytics, one thing still slips through the cracks surprisingly often: phone calls. Someone sees an ad, picks up the phone, and converts — […]
Spam calls, robocalls and unwanted texts have become so common that most of us receive them on a fairly regular basis. A spoofed number, a persistent telemarketer, or a flood of spammy texts can feel both annoying and unnerving. Blocking unwanted contact is one of the quickest ways to guard your phone number (and your […]
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Melana Preston
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.
Jeremy Watkin is Director of Customer Support and Experience at NumberBarn. Not only does he love serving customers, but he's a prolific writer and speaker on the topic and has been recognized numerous times for his thought leadership. Be sure to connect with him on Twitter. His handle is @jtwatkin.
Jenny Dempsey was Social Media & Customer Experience Manager from 2017-2020, bringing her extensive telecom industry knowledge to help build NumberBarn’s content-base while cultivating a positive & happy customer experience.
Joel Arnold is a Digital Marketer with diverse experience and industry expertise in telecommunications, real estate, travel, health & wellness, and content creation. When he’s not at home watching Survivor, you can catch him and his wife reading at a coffee shop or taking their family to the park.
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.
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.
Mariana Camacho is a content strategist and communications specialist focused on brand storytelling, marketing, and creative writing. She works with international brands and founders across lifestyle, hospitality, technology, and social impact, helping them shape narratives that connect and genuinely impact the people they’re meant to serve.
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.
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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