Area Code Availability Message

Posts: 65 · Posted: Mon Dec 27, 2004 8:46 pm Post subject: Area Code Availability Message

I've been checking the Vonage availability screen for my area code. I'm starting to see area codes with the message "Out of Stock" in red. Any idea what that message means?

Posts: 48 · Full Forum Member Joined: Dec 10, 2004 Posts: 48

No sarcasm intended... it means they are out of stock.

Posts: 79 · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 9:31 am Post subject:

LOL

Posts: 65 · Posted: Tue Dec 28, 2004 4:51 pm Post subject:

Dale:

No sarcasm detected, but out of stock for certain area codes only? I don't think so. Go to vonage.com and under availability, look at area codes in Illinois. You will see what I mean.

Posts: 48 · Full Forum Member Joined: Dec 10, 2004 Posts: 48

No sarcasm intended...the areas that read "out of stock" are out of stock.

Posts: 429 · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 7:30 am Post subject:

ajay wrote:

Dale:

No sarcasm detected, but out of stock for certain area codes only? I don't think so. Go to vonage.com and under availability, look at area codes in Illinois. You will see what I mean.

Perhaps phrased in a slightly different way-- Vonage only has a certain quantity of numbers available in each area code. When they run out of new numbers to issue in a particular city/area code, they are listed as Out of Stock until they get additional allocation.

Posts: 281 · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 8:44 am Post subject:

ajay wrote:

Dale:

No sarcasm detected, but out of stock for certain area codes only? I don't think so. Go to vonage.com and under availability, look at area codes in Illinois. You will see what I mean.

Why don't you think so? Area codes and numbers aren't unlimited and as a CLEC, Vonage only gets so many numbers at a time (however many they file for).. so when they are used up.. they are out of stock until more arrive. make sence? Why is this confusing?

Posts: 65 · Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 1:54 pm Post subject:

Thanks Rebus, that clears things up for me.

Matth, my confusion had to do with "what" was out of stock. I did not realize it meant telephone numbers in a specific area code. That was never mentioned.

ajay