Easy Phone Numbers to Remember

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Do you think its easier to remember a companies phone number that spells out a name.
Some examples of popular ones are:
1-800-GOT-JUNK (468-5865) - Junk Removal Business
1-800-CALL-UPS (225-5877) - Parcel/Mail Delivery Business
1-800-FLOWERS (356-9377) - Mail Order Flower Business
*These cost big bucks. From what I've read. Most are already taken.

Here is how the telephone number is laid out.
Country Code/Long Distance - 3 digit Area Code - 3 digit Prefix - 4 digit Line Number

Non 1-800 numbers are harder to come by, and take longer to find. The prefix is standardized for different towns and citys in a province or state.
403-915-JUNK (403-915-5865)
403-91GREEN (403-914-7336)
403-915-BLUE (403-914-2583)
*The problem with this is potential customers might forget the first couple digits.


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Do you think its easier to remember a companies phone number that just repeats itself.
Area Code - Prefix - Line Number
Some examples are:
403-922-2222 VERY easy to remember, but VERY VERY very hard to come by.

403-920-0000 See how the 3rd digit in the prefix just repeats.
403-918-8888 I think these two <^ #'s are the easiest to remember. Hard to come by also.

403-922-3000 Step up from 3rd prefix (2) to 3 in the line number. Not that hard to find, but most are already taken.


403-915-2233 or 403-915-1515 (repeated pairs, 8822, 2288 "lucky asian #'s")
403-915-2525 (double digit repeat)
403-915-1234 (consecutive runs)
403-915-1232 (step up/down)
403-915-1221(mirror)

Unrelated but interesting non the less. I found this will doing some quick research on this matter. I've read up on this website, its good but its on statistical PIN #'s based on the numeric entry pad itself. http://www.datagenetics.com/blog/september32012/
 
Do people even remember numbers at all anymore?
The majority of people have a 'smart' phone and therefore they don't have to . . . . be

Direct to the question, obviously a word preceded by the most popular prefix is easiest. . .
Unless the phone can gain telepathy like that movie where advertisements play inside your brain :cry:
 
I lost all my phone numbers in my cell phone once, and it took some time before I got them all back as I did not write them down to save in case that happened. I learned my lesson. I was even stuck when my cell went dead and I needed to call someone. I just dont remember even some of my close friends #'s. I am tied to my cell phone.

I am thinking more in terms of a business. One of the websites I found talked about TV commercials, or printed ads (news papers, magazines) and how their business increased based on the name format of a tele #. Of course there is the classic Yellow and White Pages phone books but I dont know many people that even use them anymore. They do have the Yellow Pages online and you most likely could pay them to make your listing the first that comes up, don't Search Engines work the same way? Another thing I did find out was that the Better Business Bureau is not a trusted objective over-seer. But my assumption is the general public does not know this.
 
Oh so you're going deeper. More like 'easy numbers to remember' ?

I'd read something on that, because I don't care about businesses posturing for the best sheepish markings, but care how I can best remember any set of numbers, or anything really. See 'unforgettable' :shock:

But with of course the exception of maybe '1800 progressive' or '1900 bignipples'?
(don't try that last one, I just made it up :lol: )

As far as your question for businesses, does not my reply still fit? The majority doesn't remember a business # (or even see it to begin with in most cases)- they search and call on their smart phone- they just 'need' an name or even direction.

To what extent does the majority even accept any exposure to any main means of direct advertising at all? I know I don't deal with tv, radio, or utube commercials. I say let the rest of the populace filter the BS for me if they wanna. :idea: :?:
 
Perhaps you are right, it doesnt really matter what the phone number is.

I know when when I am on my cell on an internet page and it doesnt have a direct to call button, I am sometimes stumped and I need to maneuver back and forth from Android internet page to the dialer no more then once or twice. Luckily both stay in place, website and dialer with numbers already saved in place. It still can be a pain. Random numbers wont be good in that situation, but an easy to remember number would be good.

I just ran into an old buddy today when I was out buying a SIM card for a new phone #, and he remembered my # on the first go. It was similar to 587-812-3000 (not my actualy #) same type of number. I am switching my home line phone # and getting a new business phone #.
With the new #'s, I tried a Virgin Mobile SIM today, but their website is a hassle to go through lots of #'s. It takes about 3 to 4 minutes to view 9 numbers. While another provider, I could view 50+ #'s easy in the same time. I could go ahead and just get a # thats 403-812-3000 and 403-812-3001, theres a whole block there thats available, a 1000 number block of telephone numbers.

There is Canadian legistlation on telephone portability. The website seems down now.
crtc.gc.ca/cisc/eng/portable.htm
 
markz said:
I lost all my phone numbers in my cell phone once, and it took some time before I got them all back as I did not write them down to save in case that happened. I learned my lesson. I was even stuck when my cell went dead and I needed to call someone. I just dont remember even some of my close friends #'s. I am tied to my cell phone.
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Use two cellphones; one just for work, business, or as a backup.
 
In our modern smart phone culture, the "dot com" address is the most important by a long shot. You can also get a "dot bike" address. I don't care about the actual phone number, as long as your business has a catchy mane and an easy to remember dot com address, so I can find you.

The physical address, phone number, and email address are less important. Get good ones if you can, but the name and dot com are the keys to success...
 
I guess it depends on the business type. Mine here was all word of mouth after the first few months when I had paid for all startup costs and then some. No website, and just my burner number transferred to a better phone and service. I deal with email for quotes of course, too. It's a trade where most have employees and very expensive equipment, so anytime you can get around that with more experience, ingenuity, and old fashioned hard word, it should pay off.

I designed some decent business cards, but the real key to success in most fields (that I can imagine) is a balance of excellent quality, service, and price. Honesty, integrity, etc etc. Your work will practically sell itself as they say. Maybe it's different somewhat in the white collar world. . .?

Are you going into business for yourself markz, or are you already self employed? I can imagine the more competition you have in a field, the more you may want the best phone number on your vehicle, etc etc. Like plumbers and electricians maybe, but then again, the other blue collars that I know do great with just word of mouth because it doesn't take a whole lot of work to keep one person busy.
 
skeetab5780 said:
867-5309
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Or 634-5789 (all you gotta do is pick up the telephone and dial...)

My brain filled up a while back. These days those two are about the only phone numbers I remember.
 
nutspecial said:
Do people even remember numbers at all anymore?
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Nope.

One of Einstein's colleagues asked him for his telephone number one day. Einstein reached for a telephone directory and looked it up. "You don't remember your own number?" the man asked, startled.
"No," Einstein answered. "Why should I memorize something I can so easily get from a book?"
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And then replace "Phone book" with "smart phone".

Kinda depressing, since I have a very easy to remember phone number, and had it since I first bought my cell phone in 1996. :roll:
 
I guess the name thing should be easier, but I buy nice numbers. Logistically I could probably find a number that spells it out, but including the area code? unlikely. Leaving people with both a number and some words to remember. Which is a bit to fussy for my liking. Reeking of cheap lawyer.

Here, all mobiles use a 5 digit code, starting 07. So mine is 07770 which is nice and symmetrical. Traditionally all freephone numbers started 0800. So this is my next line if placed one above the other.

07770
0800
3 digits I'm not telling you :)

This is easy on the eye and takes little thinking about as most is already programmed in anyway.

Bit harder when you have more digits, but familiarity helps.
 
Its all a gamble because I do not know if I can switch a mobile phone number to a landline, nor do I know if the exchange number is fixed and once you move the number out of the exchange area if that will work. But for $5 a SIM card I will try it out and see.

Its nice to have providers that do not require you to go on a monthly plan, while I have only found one provider that you can buy $25 worth of services and it will last 365 days or until your doe runs out. If you dont add money in a certain time frame the # gets recycled.

It used to be Alberta only had 1 area code which was 403, then they switched to two which added 780 (1999) Southern (403) and Northern (780) Alberta. Then they threw in a 3rd area code which is 587 in 2008. Its just like our license plates for vehicles with 4 variations. I believe the 3rd area code 587 confuses many people especially old people and thats why I never liked that number for a business.

This is new to me,
Since April 9, 2016, area code 825 has been overlaid with area code 587 province-wide.
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This topic reminds me of the new comedy spin off of Lost called Wrecked. This one guy finds a cell phone with some battery left and manages to find one bar of service while randomly walking around with it held over his head. Finally he goes to make a rescue call but he and not one other person on the island can think of a phone number to call at all! It was priceless, pretty funny show...and I am a Lost fan.
 
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