Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Are Area Codes Still Relevant?
Posted by Pat Logsdon in "THOUGHT" @ 12:00 PM
"Do area codes really matter any more? These days, I've gotten used to plenty of people I know having mobile phone numbers from some distant place where they used to live, rather than where they live now. With so many plans no longer having any real marginal costs for long distance calls, it hasn't much mattered, other than as a status symbol. The same is starting to come true in the VoIP world, as well, as people are even purposely ordering VoIP phone numbers from locations that don't represent where they live. It almost seems like the only purpose for area codes these days is for status symbol purchases (note, for example, the distress of many when they discovered you couldn't get Manhattan's high-rent 212 as a mobile number but had to settle for something hideous like 917)."
According to the article, several countries have already assigned area codes for "non-geographic" numbers, including the UK and Japan. With people becoming more mobile, cell phones more numerous than cockroaches, and VoIP on the horizon, is it time to stop messing around with area codes?
According to the article, several countries have already assigned area codes for "non-geographic" numbers, including the UK and Japan. With people becoming more mobile, cell phones more numerous than cockroaches, and VoIP on the horizon, is it time to stop messing around with area codes?
