Comments on: New 448 Area Code, Mandatory 10-Digit Dialing Now In Effect

By: Keith Shull

Keith Shull — Sun, 23 May 2021 01:54:35 +0000

Can’t use my land line phone

By: paul

paul — Sat, 22 May 2021 23:05:53 +0000

Anyone needs to reach me dial KlondikeBR549

By: Justice

Justice — Sat, 22 May 2021 21:17:27 +0000

Hey, why don’t we go back to GLendale and HEmlock?

By: eddie

eddie — Sat, 22 May 2021 19:50:12 +0000

my home phone will not work with with any of two area codes all i get is a busy signal

By: judy

judy — Sat, 22 May 2021 12:39:45 +0000

Confused on May 21st, 2021 I’m very confused. Do we still use 850 area code or do we start using the 448 area code? This is very clear..

Your current telephone number, including current 850 area code, will not change.

You will need to dial area code + telephone number for all local calls.
What is a local call now will remain a local call.

By: Donald W Cooper

Donald W Cooper — Fri, 21 May 2021 19:51:05 +0000

No big deal, most of us have been using 10 digit dailing for years.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:36:08 +0000

I already have my programmed numbers with the area codes.
I’m just wondering how long it will be before I see 448 on someone’s neck

By: Rasheed Jackson

Rasheed Jackson — Fri, 21 May 2021 18:09:31 +0000

WOW, I never read so much complaining and finger pointing. The reality of it is most of us have contributed to this problem. There was a time when a family had one phone number. There may have been multiple phones, but the household usually had just one number. I know, there was the option of adding a line but that was rarely the case. Compare that to today. In most cases all members of the house have their own phone and number. So, a family of four has a minimum of four phone numbers.
There was a time when I had three numbers assigned to my name, my personal phone, my office desk phone, and my work cell phone.
Adding the extra number to complete a call requires no extra effort on anyone once the number has been entered. A good example is when I call my twin brother who lives out of town. All I do is touch the microphone and say, “call Mudball”, and wham the lady says,” calling Mudball’.
So, all the complaining is not going to do anything help the problem. It is what it is and we are going to have to live with it, or drop your cell phones to one per family, or house hold. Maybe they could have multiple phones use the same number. Now I would be good with that. Yep every time that jackleg calls your daughter your phones rings.

By: A G Bell

A G Bell — Fri, 21 May 2021 17:43:43 +0000

Wow, another wrench in the monkey works for dumb people with smart phones, what’s even more screwed up, there’s another 10 seconds for drivers to take their eyes off the road while dialing, that’s if they’re not already texting

By: William Reynolds

William Reynolds — Fri, 21 May 2021 17:23:24 +0000

>Thanks to the telemarketers….. They bought up all the 850 #’s

Not really. Those use car warranty scum types are spoofing their numbers…the are not calling from that 850 number you see on your caller ID. They may be calling from Russia, or India, or Minnesota.

Legit telemarketers and legit outbound call centers may have an IP or other phone systems that uses just one legit 850 number for hundreds or thousands of outbound calls.

All the cell phones, alarm systems, other devices, contributed to the depletion of numbers.