We ported our landline number from the North to our cell and relocated here.

No need to change it. Then everyone you know, all your creditors, doctors, etc need to be contacted to change it. It's a giant pain.

Remember in the old days when you moved and changed numbers Ma Bell used to forward calls to your new number or at least put a message saying "this number has changed, the new number is..." as far as I know cell companies do not do that.

Now you have to pay a fee every month for the privilege of being able to "port" your number when you change phone providers.

With a cell phone 9-1-1 calls go to the closest tower and get routed. VoIP calls are handled similarly both go to a public service answering point and get rerouted.

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I kept my 928 code. Saved me from a lot of notiications. It also heklps me identify incoming calls when the callers still use their old, local codes.

Most people keep their old cell number ! Why would you want a landline ?

If you have a cable TV service, the digital "landline" is free or almost free, depending on the level of cable service you have. It can come in handy if you lose or break your cell phone.

I had my Massachusetts area code for going on 21 years living here in Florida.

You can do as you wish. But if i see a number fron out of state i do not answer it.

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Everyone has a cell phone from their “back home” area code. Don’t fret.

About 2/3s of my friends in The Villages still have there old cell phone number. It's easy for family and friends from their previous state/city to keep in contact. I wouldn't change mine for anything.

Been here 10 years and kept our Jersey number. No problems at all.

My wife has continued to use her Indiana cellphone number for the past 10 years. No problems.

My cell phone is connected to my business so I will keep it for a year just so I can refer any customers that didn't get the word that I was retiring to the new owners of the company.. After that I will probably change. With the 3 hour time difference getting late calls from the west coast will be a pain.