Just because you have a set phone plan and have had your phone for a certain amount of time doesn't mean you can't change your number. If you're looking to get your phone number changed to a different ...

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Nida is a tech and telecom journalist with more than five years of writing experience. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in journalism. The reasons for changing your phone number ...

Two years ago, I got a new phone number. In the eyes of my social media and ride-hailing apps, Amazon, my bank, and the state of Pennsylvania, that effectively meant I lost my identity. Only recently ...

Like a lot of people who grew up with cell phones, I’ve had the same number since I got my first flip phone. The digits got me through high school, college, and several stints studying and working ...

Our phones are a direct line to us, but sometimes we don’t want to give our numbers out to just anyone. They have more information attached to them than we might realize. Instead of giving your real ...

If you are like me and refuse to give up your home landline, you're probably no stranger to... well, strange calls. Landlines are more prone to spam calls than cellphones, which offer better ...

You don’t always want people to know your phone number. It’s become a private piece of information we don’t usually share with everyone. Many of us keep another number to give to those we don’t ...

Scammers have various methods when it comes to getting their hands on your phone number. You might think, "Well, what's the big deal? Isn't it easy to find someone's number these days, no matter what?

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