{"id":2407,"date":"2018-08-02T06:00:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-02T13:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/?p=2407"},"modified":"2026-04-12T23:45:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T06:45:05","slug":"traveling-abroad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/traveling-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"What do I do with my phone number when I&#8217;m traveling abroad?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Flight booked.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Suitcase packed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Adventure ready!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Wait &#8211; what are you going to with your cell phone number while you&#8217;re gone for the next few months?<\/p>\n<p>You don&#8217;t want to lose the cell phone number you&#8217;ve had for the last decade, and you don&#8217;t want to pay the hefty international fees while you&#8217;re abroad.<\/p>\n<p>Let us help!<\/p>\n<p><em>You can&#8230;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/how-to-port-and-park\/\">Port and Park<\/a> your number with NumberBarn. 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