<p>I am getting a new phone, [from verizon, so free long distance]...but i was wondering if you would suggest waiting until i get to new york to get a 212 area code, or just get one while i'm at home w. my current area code?...i'm not sure, if sprint, cingular, etc. have free long distance.</p>
<p>My dad was saying that when people are calling me in NY, they're going to be calling CA and it may not be free long distance. suggestions?</p>
<p>None of my friends changed their area codes upon arriving at Columbia. If they called your NYC number, I think it'll still be long distance. However, it wasn't that much of a problem for me because I didn't use my cell phone for prolonged conversations, but instead for short messages like "hey, let's meet at ____ location at ____ time... alright, later." My penny-pinching parents didn't confront me about the cell phone bill, so it mustn't have been a substantive amount.</p>
<p>I don't know know about 212, but I'd imagine it would be even worse than 718 (the area code for other NYC boroughs like Queens and Brooklyn). Anyway, I live in Brooklyn and when I got verizon and sprint, they told me there weren't any local area code numbers available. The city has even been using a third area code for home numbers, 646, which you may have heard of in a Seinfeld episode.</p>
<p>The only person I came across with a local area code on his phone was a the nephew of a Sprint shop owner who hooked him up with a free phone and a very desirable number. I'm sure it's even harder to get a 212 these days.</p>
<p>What are the area codes for our room phones? The housing form doesn't say.</p>
<p>The area code is 212.</p>
<p>All ROLM phones have the number: 212-85x-xxxx</p>
<p>most cellular plans have nationwide calling..., and almost everyone has it, especially college students, so don't worry about it</p>