Raise your hand if you have an irrational fear of parallel parking. Now, whether or not you know that \u201cnumber parking\u201d even exists, good news: it\u2019s about a million times easier than parallel parking!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNumber parking\u201d is a service where you get to keep a specific telephone number you already have, even while you aren\u2019t paying for it to stay in service with a traditional carrier.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In short, you have the ability to save or store your number until you\u2019re ready to use it again. (You could even consider listing your phone number on a marketplace like NumberBarn<\/a> and seeing if it’s the hot item. Some phone numbers are highly valuable, but that’s a different story.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Let\u2019s get into how phone number parking works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Know this: phone providers will typically take your inactive phone number and put it back into circulation if you elect not to keep it.<\/strong> They won\u2019t necessarily offer you the luxury of parking it with them, either. Luckily, there are other services out there that will help you out. (And don\u2019t believe any provider that says it isn\u2019t possible; the FCC literally has rules<\/a> that state you are allowed to keep your old telephone number.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n As a bonus, if you\u2019re wondering how much your phone digits might be worth if you were to sell them to someone else, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n