{"id":1105,"date":"2017-10-12T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T13:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/?p=1105"},"modified":"2026-04-13T00:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T07:23:31","slug":"sheila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/sheila\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet Sheila &#038; Her 50 Year Old Phone Number"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1107\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1107\" style=\"width: 240px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1107 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/IMG_9695-1.jpg\" alt=\"vintage phone for 50-year old number story\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1107\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A rotary phone for which this number was originally used.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Sheila, from Alameda, CA, was Googling around for phone management solutions other than Google Voice, ironically, and stumbled upon NumberBarn. We\u2019re so happy she found us!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>What caught our eye about Sheila is that she porting a 50 year old phone number.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pretty awesome to have the same phone number for half a century!<\/p>\n<p>Here is the story about that phone number, in Sheila\u2019s words:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><em><span class=\"s1\">I wanted to save my childhood family\u2019s home phone number (landline) that my parents had since 1968 or \u201969.\u00a0 For sentimental reasons, and also for possible future business endeavors\u2026but really, mostly for sentimental reasons.\u00a0 This landline number has been assigned three different area codes over the years as the San Francisco Bay Area population grew; and well before the advent of cell phones.\u00a0 As our family lives in California, aka earthquake country, we\u2019ve all kept landlines in our households as backup to our cell phones, which is a big factor in why they kept the home number.\u00a0 Also, for folks of my parent\u2019s generation, people have relied on these old numbers for decades upon decades, and not all of them necessarily have a cell phone.\u00a0 I remember growing up when we kids knew all our friends phone numbers by heart.\u00a0 <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><em><span class=\"s1\">When attending my 25th high school reunion, it was hilarious how many of us still remembered our childhood friend\u2019s home phone numbers.\u00a0 A real part of our identity from another time, I guess.\u00a0 Anyway, I am happy for\u00a0this service as I was dreading\u00a0disconnecting the number.\u00a0 Now I have a happy souvenir from my childhood that will be also be used for something wonderful in my future.\u00a0 It makes me smile just thinking about that.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><em><span class=\"s1\">I highly recommend NumberBarn.\u00a0 The value is excellent and the process could not be easier.\u00a0 Also, in my case, \u00a0the customer service person I worked with, in addition to being professional and helpful was engaging a joy to do business with.\u00a0 Total win!\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"s1\">Thank you for providing\u00a0such a great friendly service!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>**********<\/p>\n<p>Sheila, thanks for sharing your story and we\u2019re so happy you have joined the NumberBarn family!<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We\u2019re\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\">NumberBarn<\/a>, we take phone numbers very seriously. But, we also like to have a little fun. To learn more about us, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\">NumberBarn.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NumberBarn\/\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/numberbarn\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NumberBarn\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheila, from Alameda, CA, was Googling around for phone management solutions other than Google Voice, ironically, and stumbled upon NumberBarn. We\u2019re so happy she found us! What caught our eye about Sheila is that she porting a 50 year old phone number. Pretty awesome to have the same phone number for half a century! 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