Re: Is there such a thing as a portable land line?

[Mike Spencer]

seeker <mothman...@yahoo.com> quoth:

> I have heard of 500 or 700 numbers which were said to be portable
> permannent numbers a person could buy. Des anyone know if they still
> exist or if there is a modern day equivalent?

The 500 non-geographic NPA exists. Post your query to
comp.dcom.telecom or browse recent (last 2 months) posts via google
groups. Regulars on c.d.t. know about this stuff.

See also: http://www.lincmad.com/nongeographic.html

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Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada

[seeker]

On Nov 11, 12:20 am, Mike Spencer <m...@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> wrote:
> seeker <mothman20052...@yahoo.com> quoth:

Thanks!!

[squirltop]

seeker wrote:
> I know someone who has maintained contact with me i suspect to keep
> track of me. He has had the exact same phone number for years and
> claims no cellphone number. He has moved perhaps a dozen times in the
> past 10 years yet his phone number is exactly the same. I have heard

> of 500 or 700 numbers which were said to be portable permannent
> numbers a person could buy. Des anyone know if they still exist or if
> there is a modern day equivalent?

I am under the impression that your number can be transferred to any
service you choose. As it was settled that phone companies do not own
the numbers.

[Greegor]

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.privacy/msg/949555c2eb655a17?hl=en&dmode=source

seeker > I know someone who has maintained contact
seeker > with me i suspect to keep track of me.

Wow. You ARE important!

By the way, Are you really in the Hooksett area?

seeker > He has had the exact same phone number for
seeker > years and claims no cellphone number.
seeker > He has moved perhaps a dozen times in the
seeker > past 10 years yet his phone number is exactly the same.

Is he your psychiatrist?

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[seeker]

On Nov 18, 12:47 am, Greegor <greego...@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.privacy/msg/949555c2eb655a17?hl=en...

>
> seeker > I know someone who has maintained contact
> seeker > with me i suspect to keep track of me.
>
> Wow.  You ARE important!
>
> By the way, Are you really in the Hooksett area?
>
> seeker > He has had the exact same phone number for
> seeker > years and claims no cellphone number.
> seeker > He has moved perhaps a dozen times in the
> seeker > past 10 years yet his phone number is exactly the same.
>
> Is he your psychiatrist?
>
> <snip>

Where do you get that from?? Where is that and how does that play in
to the question?? A legitimate one, i might add