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, […]
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 […]
It turns out, many Americans have a phone etiquette problem. Whether it’s a speakerphone conversation echoing throughout a quiet coffee shop, or someone scrolling during a dinner date, poor phone manners are everywhere. But just how common is bad phone etiquette, and which cities are the worst offenders? To find out which cities have the […]
Do you want a quick and easy way to get a phone number? One of the simplest and most popular methods is through a VoIP internet set-up. Among the coolest tools out there is “Google Voice,” which will allow you to do (basic) domestic calling from your desktop or mobile device for free. If you’re […]
As a company that strives for straightforward prices, plans and features, and also values transparency with our customers, it’s time to talk about the elephant in the room. At the end of last year, we paused our long-time outbound texting feature. What’s Going on with SMS and Why? Inquiring minds want to know. (And so […]
At just 9 years old, Taylor Swift was already en route to become an actor in New York City. By age 12, a computer repairman taught her how to play the guitar, which ultimately sent her and her family to Nashville. You probably know how the rest of the story goes; after some initial country […]
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 […]
When a conference about customer service and customer experience(CX) is hosted in your backyard and a friend offers you a complimentary pass, you attend. And thus I jumped at the opportunity to geek out with customer service and experience experts at the Reuters Customer Service and Experience West 2025 conference on April 29 and 30 […]
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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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