How long have you had the same phone number

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gerb131
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May 26, 2011 4:45pm
Had mine for around 8 yrs. Thinking about changing it the cell number that is. Don't have a home phone noone be around to answer that one.
justincredible's avatar
justincredible
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May 26, 2011 4:45pm
3ish years. Used to have a 740 number but now have a 513.
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karen lotz
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May 26, 2011 4:46pm
Had the same number since I first got a cell phone. 10 years maybe?
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j_crazy
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May 26, 2011 4:47pm
2 years i've had this phone number. will be changing it if we be moving to katy though.
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gerb131
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May 26, 2011 4:48pm
justincredible;782179 wrote:3ish years. Used to have a 740 number but now have a 513.

Gotta get back to the 740!
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Curly J
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May 26, 2011 5:02pm
Since 2005....and I still can't remember it half the time.
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justincredible
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May 26, 2011 5:05pm
gerb131;782182 wrote:Gotta get back to the 740!

I remember when the 740 was all 614.
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End of Line
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May 26, 2011 5:08pm
Since I first got a cell phone. Been about 6 years.
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ts1227
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May 26, 2011 5:11pm
justincredible;782196 wrote:I remember when the 740 was all 614.

It was only about 15 years ago that all we had in Ohio was 216 (NE), 614 (SE), 419 (NW), and 513 (SW)
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OSH
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May 26, 2011 5:38pm
I have had mine since 2003.
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Steel Valley Football
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May 26, 2011 5:39pm
The house where I grew up in Warren...same phone number since 1967 or so. Now my wife and I just have cell phones.
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O-Trap
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May 26, 2011 5:39pm
Had a stalker back in 2007, so I had to change it.

So June of 2007.
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sleeper
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May 26, 2011 5:40pm
I have to change mine every 3 months it seems because I get psycho bitches who don't understand that just because we have sex, doesn't mean we're in a relationship.
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bigdaddy2003
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May 26, 2011 5:43pm
4 years this month.
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wildcats20
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May 26, 2011 5:45pm
Got my cell in 9th grade, I was 15, so 11 years now. No plans on ever changing it.
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O-Trap
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May 26, 2011 5:47pm
justincredible;782196 wrote:I remember when the 740 was all 614.
I remember when a good chunk of the 330 was 216.
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fan_from_texas
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May 26, 2011 6:22pm
I'm on my third. I had my first one for 6-ish years, but once we moved here for good, we needed to change the area code. I then had my second number for a year or two, but I had a lot of problems with it--some drug dealer named Johnny had it before me, so I KEPT getting calls. And then it started receiving telemarketing calls. And then I started getting calls from people who swore that I just called them, even though I didn't (is that even possible?). Freaked me out, so I changed to my new number back in February.
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O-Trap
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May 26, 2011 6:33pm
fan_from_texas;782259 wrote:I started getting calls from people who swore that I just called them, even though I didn't (is that even possible?).
Spoofing your number. You didn't actually call them, and the call would not show up on any billing statement, but their caller ID could indeed say your number.

Same can be done with email, actually.
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krambman
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May 26, 2011 6:45pm
I got my first cell phone when I turned 18, I'm now 25, so almost 8 years. I don't plan on ever changing it. If I ever move out of this area code I'll just get a local forwarding number if I have to.
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Con_Alma
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May 26, 2011 8:04pm
Portability should enable you to transfer that land line phone number to any new device you choose so long as you are the registered account owner on the new line.

Am I not understanding that correctly?

I've had the same home number since 1990 when I move back to Ohio.
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Con_Alma
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May 26, 2011 8:05pm
krambman;782266 wrote:... If I ever move out of this area code I'll just get a local forwarding number if I have to.


Why would you get a local forwarding number?
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LJ
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May 26, 2011 8:29pm
Had my cell # for 11 years now.

My parents have had the same home # for 38 years
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Belly35
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May 26, 2011 9:36pm
Same land line # for 30 years
Cell phone # going on 8 maybe 9 years
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sherm03
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May 26, 2011 9:42pm
Got my number when I got my first cell at 18. I'll be 27 this summer...so about 9 years.

Now with Google Voice, I won't ever have to change it. I have a 513 number that I give out to people around here, and it rings through to my 330 phone.
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-Society-
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May 26, 2011 9:53pm
sherm03;782355 wrote:Got my number when I got my first cell at 18. I'll be 27 this summer...so about 9 years.

Now with Google Voice, I won't ever have to change it. I have a 513 number that I give out to people around here, and it rings through to my 330 phone.

Ok.