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DarrenWGaransi
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Post subject: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 3:59 am |
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Joined: May Tue 01, 2007 4:01 am Posts: 1753 Location: Hamilton Square, New Jersey
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The 4th smallest state now has 640 as its 10th area code. Back in 1947 there was only 1 area code for the whole state-201. Beginning next month, I will have to dial 10 digits for all in area code calls. One would think that with the decrease in land line usage that more numbers would have become available.
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WB7ANG
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 4:55 am |
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Joined: Feb Thu 04, 2016 2:41 am Posts: 365 Location: South Greeley.
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Colorado has needed tenner dialing for decades now. You get used to it. I just dropped my Colorado number and got a Wyoming number, and i still need to get used to 7 digit dialing. 
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fifties
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 4:58 am |
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Joined: Jan Thu 01, 1970 1:00 am Posts: 37904 Location: SoCal, 91387
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There are some areas in the country, such as West Los Angeles & The South Bay, that have "layered" area codes, with one on top of the other.
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Rocco53
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 5:19 am |
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Joined: May Wed 01, 2013 10:05 pm Posts: 1990 Location: Rayleigh, BC, CANADA
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Yup, been using 10 digit numbers up here for years too, I just use "Auto-dial"
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Number 6
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 7:24 am |
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Joined: Jan Fri 17, 2014 7:26 am Posts: 2237 Location: In the village, 19115
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PA has been using 10 digits for several decades now, as is NY, I am sure.
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Pbpix
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 7:58 am |
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Joined: Jan Thu 01, 1970 1:00 am Posts: 23291 Location: Haledon, NJ, usa
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As an off topic related thing: I can remember our number as far back as 1947 when I was only 5. It was NB-2-5031R (party line)
The next number was when we moved to my grandmother's house the following year: CH-7-7156
I lived there till age 11.
After that I don't think I really remembered.
But those 1st two numbers still stick in my mind all these years. I'm 76 now. Amazing.
Of course other crazy numbers still stick in my head for some odd reason... like my brother's navy serial number !!! ... WHY? ....Even he barely remembered it.
Now... of course... MY Army serial number... and my SS are permanently frozen in my brain.
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wiscojim
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 10:40 am |
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Joined: Sep Fri 07, 2007 2:27 am Posts: 6616 Location: Grand Chute, Wisconsin
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DarrenWGaransi wrote: One would think that with the decrease in land line usage that more numbers would have become available. Now a family of five has five phones with five numbers as opposed to a single number from a land line. Those added cell numbers far exceed the number of lost landline numbers. .
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processhead
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 6:11 pm |
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Joined: Jul Tue 15, 2008 6:13 pm Posts: 8947 Location: Gretna, Nebraska
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It's interesting to contemplate the millions of miles of copper twisted pair that used to keep us all connected, and now is slowly disappearing.
Or is it?
How much will be abandoned in place under ground? Overhead lines are much easier to remove. How much it is feasible for recycling into new copper products? As I recall, outside plant phone cable is mostly insulation and not a lot of copper.
Out here in fly-over country we haven't come close to running out of phone numbers in area code 402. It covers roughly the same 35,000 square miles that it has since 1954. Edit/ Correction: In 2011 area code 531 was overlaid in parts of the 402 area code. Apparently not yet widely assigned.
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fifties
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 7:29 pm |
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Joined: Jan Thu 01, 1970 1:00 am Posts: 37904 Location: SoCal, 91387
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processhead wrote: It's interesting to contemplate the millions of miles of copper twisted pair that used to keep us all connected, and now is slowly disappearing.
Or is it?
How much will be abandoned in place under ground? Overhead lines are much easier to remove.
I think population density has everything to do with that. Out here, AT&T is installing fiber optic cable, in order to compete with Spectrum for CATV, internet, and phone service. I'm glad to see that, since competition ideally means better end-user prices. Usually.
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processhead
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 7:33 pm |
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Joined: Jul Tue 15, 2008 6:13 pm Posts: 8947 Location: Gretna, Nebraska
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fifties wrote: processhead wrote: It's interesting to contemplate the millions of miles of copper twisted pair that used to keep us all connected, and now is slowly disappearing.
Or is it?
How much will be abandoned in place under ground? Overhead lines are much easier to remove.
I think population density has everything to do with that. Out here, AT&T is installing fiber optic cable, in order to compete with Spectrum for CATV, internet, and phone service. I'm glad to see that, since competition ideally means better end-user prices. Usually. Usually. Till the two big players merge. 
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fifties
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 7:40 pm |
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Joined: Jan Thu 01, 1970 1:00 am Posts: 37904 Location: SoCal, 91387
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processhead wrote: fifties wrote: processhead wrote: It's interesting to contemplate the millions of miles of copper twisted pair that used to keep us all connected, and now is slowly disappearing.
Or is it?
How much will be abandoned in place under ground? Overhead lines are much easier to remove.
I think population density has everything to do with that. Out here, AT&T is installing fiber optic cable, in order to compete with Spectrum for CATV, internet, and phone service. I'm glad to see that, since competition ideally means better end-user prices. Usually. Usually. Till the two big players merge.  Right. That's why I said "usually"...
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Thu 12, 2018 10:38 pm |
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Joined: Apr Thu 21, 2011 2:00 am Posts: 5039 Location: Georgia, 30236
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It's been ten digits here since 1996 anyway.
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DarrenWGaransi
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Post subject: Re: Another area code for NJ. Posted: Jul Fri 13, 2018 12:20 pm |
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Joined: May Tue 01, 2007 4:01 am Posts: 1753 Location: Hamilton Square, New Jersey
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Some parts of the state here have done overlays where 10 digits was necessary. Apparently one will still be able to dial 7 in 908 and 856. I'm in 609. At least with the overlay of 640 here, I won't have to change the dial cards on my phones.
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