I just signed up with a new carrier, purchased a plan, added two lines, and puchased three phones. I asked that they assign sequential phone numbers, but I was told that it was against a federal law to do so. Does anyone know what/why? Thanks.
2006-08-02 07:36:45 · 6 answers · asked by tiggerkat1244 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Cell Phones & Plans
That's bull. It's possible that they didn't have sequential numbers available, but there's no law that says that they couldn't give them to you if they were available.
You'll usually have better luck with this at a company store than with a reseller. Resellers get blocks of numbers to sell. Better numbers (sequentials, numbers that spell things, numbers ending in 00 or 000, etc.) are normally reserved for the company stores to sell, sometimes at a premium price.
2006-08-02 08:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It depends on what they have available. Sometimes they can and the sales person will take the extra time to search -- and other times they really can't find sequential numbers in your area code. Ask nicely.
2006-08-02 07:42:16 · answer #2 · answered by Starr 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're lying to you. I signed up with Cingular and they gave me sequential lines. I've signed up with other cell carriers in the past and gotten sequential lines. The CSR was being lazy.
2006-08-02 07:40:53 · answer #3 · answered by nwtobe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the sales person was being lazy my aunt had sequential numbers my sisters did my cousins did they told you some bs so If you really want them I would go back and see if they can change it
2006-08-02 08:23:09 · answer #4 · answered by kandigyrl 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats bull, I have sequential numbers, through cingular.
2006-08-02 07:40:54 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes
2006-08-02 07:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by penguin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋