Tossable Digits Blog
We’re all stuck at home, and many schools are bravely forging ahead with distance learning. Teacher communication with parents and students is vital for educational success in our new paradigm. Not everyone is ready...
Businesses need to move quickly in order to stay afloat. Customers expect fast responses, and the only way to make that happen is to interact directly with those customers. But installing apps or getting...
Cybercrime is growing faster than any of us like. We need to use random passwords that are different on every site, receive SMS messages to log into our bank accounts and it seems like...
Did you know that when you port your phone number to Tossable Digits, you can still receive messages from most US Short Codes? Well, you can! But first, a brief history of SMS and Short Codes....
A few weeks ago a customer came to us with a bit of a challenge… They wanted to move or ‘port’ (as it is called in the industry) two numbers from Verizon Wireless to...
Sometimes you want to call someone, but keep your number hidden. You probably know about the *67 code, which blocks your Caller ID when dialed before the number you’re calling. But what you might...
We all have so much to do these days. Check email, listen to Voicemail, reply to text messages — plus we’re supposed to get actual work done! One way to stay productive amongst all...
I started Tossable Digits in 2006 to keep my personal cell phone off the Internet while still taking calls about my car for sale. At the time I called the phone numbers I sold...
If you move to a new US State or Canadian Province, sometimes the phone company won’t let you take your local phone number with you to that new place. Usually this happens with landlines,...
It’s time for school again! The 2015/2016 school year is in full swing, and though I love my kids, I am looking forward to them being back. Our teachers have been preparing all summer...