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Starting fresh in a new town is tough. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Starting fresh in a new country<\/em> is even tougher. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Our customer, Mirjam, arrived in the US from Switzerland, with big plans to secure a new number for her cell phone. However, nothing seemed to go right from the beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NumberBarn stepped up to the plate with a smile to help however we could.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her words, learn about the challenges Mirjam faced and what ended up going right!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was moving to the Unites States from out of the country, there were many mysterious things coming up. Even if everything seemed\u00a0 to be clear and easy at first sight, there have been problems crossing\u00a0 my way everywhere as I did not really understand all the systems here.\u00a0 Starting from how to get a SSN, a bank account, a drivers license, and\u00a0 even a phone, I was often lost. In addition my memory is not really the\u00a0best, so I needed a phone number I could remember easily. How lucky I\u00a0was that I found NumberBarn! I could choose a number that is exactly\u00a0the same as I had back at my home country! I would\u00a0then have my new number ported to my cell phone company to use on my phone.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Somehow it did not work and\u00a0nobody at the new phone company was able or willing to help me. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A journey\u00a0began \u2013 and it took more than a month to finally being able to port my\u00a0number.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Until I reached out to NumberBarn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Kylie from NumberBarn would not have been so extremely\u00a0helpful and patient, I would have never been able to make it. She took\u00a0over for me, calling the phone company again and again in order to\u00a0work all problems out. And, even if it was definitely not NumberBarn\u2019s\u00a0fault, she did not give up until I finally had my phone working! Not\u00a0only that, she was very customer-driven doing so. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She always had an\u00a0optimistic smile on her lips that cheered me up when I was ready to give\u00a0up.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I just love the possibility to get my desired number at NumberBarn. I\u00a0will use the service of <\/em>\u201cparking\u201d my number<\/em><\/a> again when I leave\u00a0the country in order so I can still have it when I am back \u2013 no need to\u00a0pay a phone plan all the time when I am not here. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can\u2019t say enough about how extremely\u00a0impressed I was by the customer service NumberBarn offers: fast, friendly and really\u00a0devoted \u2013 it\u2019s a rare thing to find companies like that, here in the USA\u00a0but everywhere else as well. NumberBarn is really outstanding and I\u00a0recommend to everybody that needs a service like this, not to think any\u00a0longer but just come to the right place at NumberBarn.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Mirjam for sharing her story with us. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

No matter how frustrating it is, we\u2019re here to help. Have a question? Reach out to our customer support.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We\u2019re\u00a0NumberBarn<\/a>, we take phone numbers very seriously. But, we also like to have a little fun. To learn more about us, visit\u00a0NumberBarn.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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