Changing area codes?

I recently moved from Phoenix to Las Vegas. I kept my 480 phone number
on my AT&T mobile. My company is still based in the Phoenix area, and my
work phone is still a 602 area code.

But whenever I give either my personal or work phone number to (almost)
anyone now, they seem PO'd that it's an out-of-area area code.

I've thought about calling AT&T and requesting a 702 number, but I
figured ultimately, it would be more hassle for all my friends and
coworkers to learn the new 702 area code and update their contacts than
it was worth just to avoid the odd looks when I give the number to
people here in Vegas.

Anyone else encounter this phenomena and how did you handle it?

Thanks in advance

Beer Drinking Dog wrote:
> I recently moved from Phoenix to Las Vegas. I kept my 480 phone number
> on my AT&T mobile. My company is still based in the Phoenix area, and my
> work phone is still a 602 area code.
>
> But whenever I give either my personal or work phone number to (almost)
> anyone now, they seem PO'd that it's an out-of-area area code.
>
> I've thought about calling AT&T and requesting a 702 number, but I
> figured ultimately, it would be more hassle for all my friends and
> coworkers to learn the new 702 area code and update their contacts than
> it was worth just to avoid the odd looks when I give the number to
> people here in Vegas.
>
> Anyone else encounter this phenomena and how did you handle it?
>
> Thanks in advance


Most people I know just leave it the way it is. It only affects
landlines anyhow. Almost everyone I know has and uses a cell phone, and
none of the major carriers charge for long distance, so it's really a
non-issue.

I predict that within 10 years, long distance won't even exist for
landlines either.

On Jun 29, 1:12*am, Anthony Guzzi <dukeof...@sonic.net> wrote:
> Beer Drinking Dog wrote:
> > I recently moved from Phoenix to Las Vegas. I kept my 480 phone number
> > on my AT&T mobile. My company is still based in the Phoenix area, and my
> > work phone is still a 602 area code.
>
> > But whenever I give either my personal or work phone number to (almost)
> > anyone now, they seem PO'd that it's an out-of-area area code.
>
> > I've thought about calling AT&T and requesting a 702 number, but I
> > figured ultimately, it would be more hassle for all my friends and
> > coworkers to learn the new 702 area code and update their contacts than
> > it was worth just to avoid the odd looks when I give the number to
> > people here in Vegas.
>
> > Anyone else encounter this phenomena and how did you handle it?
>
> > Thanks in advance
>
> Most people I know just leave it the way it is. *It only affects
> landlines anyhow. *Almost everyone I know has and uses a cell phone, and
> none of the major carriers charge for long distance, so it's really a
> non-issue.
>
> I predict that within 10 years, long distance won't even exist for
> landlines either.

It is free on my landline to both US and Canada. I have the phone
through Charter Cable now. Many more features and benefits at a much
lower cost, many of my neighbors have also made the switch.

Previously on alt.cellular.attws, Beer Drinking Dog said:

> I recently moved from Phoenix to Las Vegas. I kept my 480 phone number
> on my AT&T mobile. My company is still based in the Phoenix area, and my
> work phone is still a 602 area code.
>
> But whenever I give either my personal or work phone number to (almost)
> anyone now, they seem PO'd that it's an out-of-area area code.
>
> I've thought about calling AT&T and requesting a 702 number, but I
> figured ultimately, it would be more hassle for all my friends and
> coworkers to learn the new 702 area code and update their contacts than
> it was worth just to avoid the odd looks when I give the number to
> people here in Vegas.
>
> Anyone else encounter this phenomena and how did you handle it?

I kept my cellular number in the area code I got it in when I moved to
another state last year. The way I see it is that

a: It's +my+ phone, if the phone company doesn't mind the billing
address and usage area being different from the phone number, then it
can stay.

b: All calls from a cellphone nowadays includes national service with
no "long distance" charges and require ten digit (area code+phone
number) dialing anyway

c: My basic service landline includes unlimited "long distance" service
within the continental US... doesn't yours?

If keeping your Phoenix based number works for you and you think that
changing to a Las Vegas number will cause you more headaches, then
leave it as-is.

--
Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
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"Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge" -
Charles Darwin, 1871

Jeffrey Kaplan wrote:
> Previously on alt.cellular.attws, Beer Drinking Dog said:
>
>> I recently moved from Phoenix to Las Vegas. I kept my 480 phone number
>> on my AT&T mobile. My company is still based in the Phoenix area, and my
>> work phone is still a 602 area code.
>>
>> But whenever I give either my personal or work phone number to (almost)
>> anyone now, they seem PO'd that it's an out-of-area area code.
>>
>> I've thought about calling AT&T and requesting a 702 number, but I
>> figured ultimately, it would be more hassle for all my friends and
>> coworkers to learn the new 702 area code and update their contacts than
>> it was worth just to avoid the odd looks when I give the number to
>> people here in Vegas.
>>
>> Anyone else encounter this phenomena and how did you handle it?
>
> I kept my cellular number in the area code I got it in when I moved to
> another state last year. The way I see it is that
>
> a: It's +my+ phone, if the phone company doesn't mind the billing
> address and usage area being different from the phone number, then it
> can stay.
>
> b: All calls from a cellphone nowadays includes national service with
> no "long distance" charges and require ten digit (area code+phone
> number) dialing anyway
>
> c: My basic service landline includes unlimited "long distance" service
> within the continental US... doesn't yours?
>
> If keeping your Phoenix based number works for you and you think that
> changing to a Las Vegas number will cause you more headaches, then
> leave it as-is.
>

Thanks to Jeff and all that responded.

I forgot to add--I don't have a landline and haven't for years.

Previously on alt.cellular.attws, Beer Drinking Dog said:

> > c: My basic service landline includes unlimited "long distance" service
> > within the continental US... doesn't yours?
>
> I forgot to add--I don't have a landline and haven't for years.

That wasn't a question aimed at you, it is part of my reasoning for why
I don't think the area code matters.

--
Jeffrey Kaplan www.gordol.org
The from userid is killfiled Send personal mail to gordol

Peter's Top 100 Things I'd Do If I Ever Became An Evil Overlord, #168.
I will plan in advance what to do with each of my enemies if they are
captured. That way, I will never have to order someone to be tied up
while I decide his fate.

On Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:46:27 -0400, Jeffrey Kaplan <nomail@gordol.org>
wrote:

>c: My basic service landline includes unlimited "long distance" service
>within the continental US... doesn't yours?

No; it costs less money to not have long distance capability on my
land line.