Useful phone number to use to figure out you own phone number

 

A while back a Verizon IT support technician showed a neat little phone number that could be used to determine the phone number of the phone calling it. While it does sound weird to call another phone to determine the phone number of the physical phone in your hands, it makes sense when put into perspective. Our office was being moved to a different location, but for business purposes, we wanted to keep the same phone number. When the new phone line was set up, we wanted to make sure that we had the same phone number.

The tech called

1(800) 444 - 4444

The call went to a telecom company, MCI, that had its automated system read the phone number that was calling it. Pretty neat trick!