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That's likely what it is. People don't have to change their number when they move, so they don't.
I always assumed that anyone who opened a cell phone or beeper back in the days in NYC were just given 917 numbers. I have some coworkers that always lived in NJ, but have 917 numbers. Of course they always worked in NYC so most likely they opened their cell phone accounts at a NYC store at some point.
917 is in low supply, it's a symbol of being OG NYer. I've had only 917 numbers and I am not going to give it up. It's just a number.
Not as rare as people make it out to be. Anyone in the country can go on Google Voice and get a free 917 number. You can even get a 212 number if you are patient.
I've had my phone number for about 16 years, I see no need to change it for any reason when there are essentially no long distance phone charges anymore.
It literally costs me the same to call California as it does across the street so getting a NJ area code and new number and having everyone update their phone numbers on their phones seems like no benefit to anyone.
Not as rare as people make it out to be. Anyone in the country can go on Google Voice and get a free 917 number. You can even get a 212 number if you are patient.
Those are reused number owned by carriers that you cannot port to other services. My number I can port to any carrier and stay with me but not Google Voice numbers. I once had some extra 917#s that I got from work and they were recycled and I received tons of unwanted text messages from ghetto people texting all kinds of obscenities.
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