Phone Number Bank ? - well sort of…
Okay, here is the problem - you have a home phone, 1 - 2 - maybe 3 cell phones, an office/work phone, maybe a Blackberry or Treo, if you have VoIP phone service you may have a few more numbers. Now, do your friends and family become frustrated trying to figure out which phone number to call to get you? How about if you move, seriously, how many people have your phone number? If you can remember them all, are you going to call each one to let them know you’ve moved and what your new number is? I have been through this a few times - I’d rather go to the dentist!
The Solution (you knew I’d come up with one) - a new service I found at PhoneNumberBank.com .The service works like this - you assign all your phone numbers to PhoneNumberBank. From your personal phone number manager, you can have all your calls forwarded to the number you are at, you can even do it on the fly. Another great thing is you don’t have to give up the phone number you’ve had for years, just move it to PhoneNumberBank. Long lost friends call, they can still reach you.
I’ve got 6 numbers - this has really been a life/time saver.
The service is run by RNK Communications, a federally regulated phone company so you won’t end up with any nasty surprises like the SunRocket debacle.
I’m using Phone Number Bank too….but for a different reason (though I may consider consolidating a few lines with PNB). I just moved from the city to the suburbs after almost 10 years of city living. Since everyone had my number in the city, many whom had it memorized, Phone Number Bank allowed me to move out of my area code, but still allow people to dial my old number that now rings to my cell phone. It’s really a great idea, has saved me the hassle of sending out the annoying “I’ve got a new number” email to everyone I know, and the service has been fantastic.