<p>I plan on attending a school out of state this coming fall.</p>
<p>Should I change my number to a local area code? Does it matter?</p>
<p>depends on your calling plan.</p>
<p>It shouldn't be a huge deal with your friends, since free nationwide long distance is becoming increasingly common.</p>
<p>Just make sure you say your number very slowly when you're ordering pizza...</p>
<p>My home area code is only one digit different from my school area code, and pizza delivery people are forever getting confused.</p>
<p>I was actually wondering about this too so thats for the thread nic</p>
<p>Except for international students, most everyone keeps their old area codes. Pretty much all cell phone plans feature free nationwide long distance now.</p>
<p>Doesn't matter at all...especially if that state you're going to has tons of area codes to begin with (CA for example).</p>
<p>:)</p>
<p>I'm glad someone asked this because it was in the back of my mind but I kept forgetting to ask.</p>
<p>The only problem I see is that the free nationwide long distance calling is only free if someone has the same cell phone company though, right? But I guess that has to do more with the provider than the area code :o.</p>
<p>When I moved to NC for grad school, I ran into a problem with my cell number (which was local to my undergrad school) when trying to order pizza. For some reason, the local Dominos won't deliver to people without a local number. This may be increasingly common in college areas with lots of students trying to rip off pizza places. If you do want to keep your cell number, make sure you have a land line for instances like ordering food if necessary. As long as you live on campus, it shouldn't be a problem though, as you normally get a free phone line in the dorms.</p>
<p>On a side note, you may also want to see how your provider works with changing numbers. For example, I was on a Verizon family share plan and they require each number to be in the same 'region' as the rest of the numbers on the plan. When I decided to change my number to a local number rather than a Pennsylvania number, I had to break off onto my own plan in order to change the number. There are likely similar policies at most cell phone carriers.</p>
<p>That's really strange about the pizza... I've never had a problem ordering with my non-local cell phone.. granted, I haven't ordered from Dominos. I just specify that I'm calling from a cell phone & have to tell them the address to deliver it to.</p>
<p>Most of my friends have non-local area codes. As everyone on this board has said already - most plans have free nationwide long distance. I don't even have a landline, my cell is my only phone number.</p>
<p>I NEVER use my cell phone - its cheaper to use my room phone, and the reception is better</p>
<p>(these things may be unique to Dartmouth, which gives students free long distance and is in the middle of nowhere, but its something to consider if your situation is at all similar)</p>