I love my (802) area code. Maybe it’s that I had such a grand time living in Vermont, that I met Nick there, owned my first townhouse/condo there, got married there, still think Burlington & it’s surrounds is a wonderful place to be….(mud season notwithstanding) Nick loves his (802) area code as well - maybe, for both of us, it’s some combination of all/none of the above.
Excitement has been building for us to get the iPhone, oh, since it came out. And we patiently, patiently, patiently have been waiting for our 2 year contract with Verizon to end so that we could make the switch without any big penalties. I’ve had Verizon since my dad got me my first Zach Morris-esqe cell phone when I was about 15, and lately, I keep batting down their calls to remind me that I’m eligible for a new phone and won’t I please sign a new contract?
Now that we’re on the cusp, we’ve begun digging a bit deeper into how we’d go about keeping our numbers – and SNIFF – it seems that we can’t. AT&T says no sir, not eligible, and from looking a bit more, it seems that we can’t keep the (802) and switch carriers because we no longer live in (802). I guess that defeats the purpose of wireless local number portability.
Maybe I’m crazy, but it’s taking a bit of the iPhone fun out of it for me.
On the other hand, I guess we don’t really have to wait the extra couple of weeks to bit the bullet – maybe having a shiney new iPhone with a MD area code alongside my trusty (802) number will make the switch easier for the time they are both active.
