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ThisGuyRightHer3 t1_ja0ruml wrote

"oh wow 212? that's so hot / in." said no native new Yorker ever.. only dumb transplants think this is cool to have / care about

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smallint t1_ja1lxks wrote

You don’t want a recycled number. Trust me

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Own_Decision_4063 t1_ja1oxz1 wrote

Where's Elaine? Think that there was a Seinfeld episode when she changed phone numbers and was given the new area code freaking out that it wasn't a 212 number.

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remutedfault t1_ja21em8 wrote

I assume anyone with a 212 cell phone number who isn’t above 60 is a poser 🤷🏻‍♂️

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RainbowCrown71 t1_ja2hm95 wrote

I wound up taking a risk with a USMobile free trial and got…646 FML

Just went ahead and bought one for $10 at NumberBarn though.

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[deleted] t1_ja2wwo6 wrote

I'll tell my switchboard operator at PEnnsylvania6-5000

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NYislanders43 t1_ja2x0e5 wrote

I have a 212 number for a decade now. I am getting lots of calls from a 215 area numbers bcz there is a hospital in PA that has a similar number as mine except for the area code. You wont believe how many people dial 212 by mistake instead of 215. I decline all 215 numbers with an auto reply text informing them to dial the correct hospital number.

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961402 t1_ja303wo wrote

"I practiced ordering a BEC in the mirror for an hour a day until I got it perfect. I learned to say 'on line' instead of 'in line.' And now with this, no one will ever ask where I'm from again"

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_Faucheuse_ t1_ja39eh5 wrote

I'll stick to 718. Been good to me the last 15 or 16 years.

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koreamax t1_ja43ygq wrote

I have an even rarer area code.

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RainbowCrown71 t1_ja46usa wrote

Replying to proudbakunkinman (#2,028,797)

No, you have to dig a little bit but I bought one for $9.95 since the search function is made to sell you the exclusive ones.

It was $9.95 + $2 to port it away. There were about 100+ numbers at that price range. If you want to keep it at numberbarn, then yes you are renting it.

Type 212, then in filters put “Get It Now” and sort by price and a lot should come up.

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mad_king_soup t1_ja4h5fv wrote

Replying to D14DFF0B (#2,029,879)

I bought one from there years ago, think it cost about $80? I used to use it for business, I've got it attached to a Google Voice line that just forwards to my cellphone. Doesn't cost me anything, I'm just sitting on it in case it comes in useful one day.

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superduder1 t1_ja4k2eq wrote

Hipsters will talk about “late stage capitalism” all day then buy a 212 number

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damnatio_memoriae t1_ja69ok7 wrote

Replying to Own_Decision_4063 (#2,015,179)

yeah they gave Elaine a 646 and then she ended up getting a new 212 from her elderly neighbor when she died. Then the calls from the grandson who didn't know she died started coming in so she faked her death to make the kid stop calling lol.

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Marcel0129 t1_ja87ksu wrote

Why do people care what their phone number is lol get a life.

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swampy13 t1_jad803k wrote

I did the switch. As much as a recycled number might bring baggage with it, I already had that. I'm petty, I want the optics of a 212.

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