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A pool of phone numbers, say an
exchange or two from every area
code, set aside for "temporary" use.
The customer can then request a
number from the pool for use for a
month, and then use it in a
classified
ad, personal ad, on craigslist, or
such. The customer's phone
company could
provide a
distinctive ring, or even route calls
placed to the temporary number
into
a different voicemail box if it falls to
voicemail. The customer could
extend use of the number for an
additional month, but there should
probably be some limit. After a
number lapses, it would wait in the
pool for one month before being
reallocated to a different customer.
Disposable phone numbers would
never be listed in any directory, nor
would there be any cross reference
between a customer's temporary
disposable number and their real
number, except internally within the
phone company.
Disposable telephone numbers
http://www.myadbox.com
Just came across this, thank you for introducing this topic [Sunstone, Feb 10 2006, last modified Apr 19 2007]
Disposable phone numbers
http://www.myprivateline.com
[Sunstone, Feb 10 2006]
Disposable phone numbers
http://www.myclassadd.com
[Sunstone, Feb 10 2006]
Tossable Digits -- Temporary Phone Numbers
http://tossabledigits.com/?r=hb
Phone numbers that forward to any phone. Cheap and easy. Free Voicemail, Do Not Disturb, Return Calls and hide CallerID [ooglek, Mar 13 2006, last modified Apr 04 2008]
Disposable telephone number
http://craigsnumber.com/
Craigsnumber [Sunstone, Jan 29 2007]
LycosPhone
http://lycos.globe7.com/
Free U.S. Phone number [Sunstone, Jan 29 2007]
Free anonymous disposable phone number
http://numbr.com/home/fact_sheet
Auto-expiring phone number that forwards incoming call to your home or mobile phone [Sunstone, Jan 06 2008]
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Yes, actually, you can do this right now in most parts of the US. I think the recycle period for a business number is one year, shorter for residential (six months?). You can order a number as "unlisted" to achieve the goals in the last paragraph. |
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In my area its called "Ringmaster" and costs $5.00 a month extra, or free if you already have the "all you can eat" plan. |
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I'm neutral on this. First off I think it a nice idea, but then as with anything nowadays, it can have it's criminal purposes - if monitoring telecommunications is an effective way to catch criminals exploiting them, this may just make things harder for the authorities. |
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There's no techinical barrier to doing this with GSM phones, you can just arrange for a SIM card to correspond to multiple MSISDNs. Still, changing your number isn't hard either. I'll join [kuupuuluu] in indecision. |
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I like this idea. Similar to single use credit card numbers, I think these could also be single use. For example, whilst out on the town, you could give these numbers to hot prospects. When they call back and you are more sober, you know that unless you give them your real number they can't call you again... |
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So, based on the links, isn't this baked and so should be [MFD]? |
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