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10-04-2010, 17:47
While I used the web site to re-activate and get a new U.S. number, I was told I could log on using the UK number and then use the 870 to activate. In that case you get an e-mail with the new number. On line the phone number show up immediately.
To preserve your U.S. number without paying the 50 cents a month requires a paid usage. Even a text message once very 4 months will hold your number. And since a text message every 9 months will keep your SIM active, a text to preserve the number will keep the SIM active too. Don't forget a small recharge is needed every 15 months too.
The reason I wanted a California number was so that certain friends and business associates in California could call me without using a cell phone and just pay California toll charges. (About 5 cents a minute). And some said that they have free in state calling, but out of state calls cost 12 cents a minute. It's not really a lot of money but it can add up.
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