Toronto Phone Numbers: Everything You Need to Know About 437, 647, 416 & 942 Area Codes
Toronto! What began as a small settlement near the Great Lakes evolved into Canada’s largest city with well over 3 million people, located inside the greater Ontario province. Along the way, its now massive phone system had to grow too. For decades, one area code was enough. Today, Toronto uses four area codes: 437, 647, […]
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 […]
Likely, we’ve all spotted a funny or puzzling personalized license plate while out on the road. Or, less likely, your mom’s license plate spelled “YUR-MAHM”… or that was just me. And of course, you’ve likely seen that unmissable billboard with a massive phone number that spells something like 555-INJURED as you inch your way through […]
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 […]
With the 2025–2026 season about to kick off, it’s the perfect time to look back at just how rare it is to make it to the NFL. Here’s a fun fact: if you took the amount of people who have ever played even one game in the league’s history and placed them all inside an […]
Chances are, you’re one of countless people living or traveling outside of the U.S. and Canada this year. At some point, you’ll probably want to talk to your family and friends back in the States, and have them call you. But you’re wondering how to make international calls without risking huge international calling fees. There […]
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 […]
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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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