Short Codes & SMS Messaging: A Brief History
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....
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How to Port Your Wireless Number and Keep Your Mobile Service
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...
How to Mask Your CallerID with a Virtual Phone Number
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...
5 Ways a Virtual Number can Boost your Productivity
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...
What is a Virtual Phone Number?
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...
Keep your Phone Number when you Move
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,...
Teachers: Use Tossable Digits to Call Parents and Protect Your Number [plus Special Offer]
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...
Park your US or Canadian Phone Number with Tossable Digits
Tossable Digits is great for managing multiple phone numbers for all the different aspects and people in your life. We can also help you park your number easily and inexpensively. Number Parking means porting...
Tracking ROI of Advertising using Virtual Phone Numbers
In order to make your business or personal brand successful, you need to constantly try new ways of advertising. Change the text in your Yellow Page ads, include images in your newspaper ads, change...
Stop Carrying Two Cell Phones in 7 Days
You work hard for your company, and they reward you with a company-paid cell phone. That’s great, but you already have a phone number everybody has in their contacts, and now you are stuck...