February 28, 2013
There are many situations in life where you need someone to be able to contact you reliably, but do not want them to permanently have your phone number. Consider these situations: dating or selling goods online. Both of these circumstances are great examples of why a throw-away phone number might be a good idea.
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November 3, 2011
With my ancient Nokia, when people were calling and bugging me, I couldn’t do much about it. The phone would ring, I would glance at the caller ID and silence it. If it was someone particularly insistent, I had to repeat the process several times, or just turn off the phone. With Android, I no longer have to do this. I’m going to show you two different ways to block unwanted callers.
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September 16, 2011
There are many reasons we might need or want to share our phone number with strangers but giving out our private phone number can be risky. However thanks to a cloud-based system and company called RingCentral, iPhone users can now generate temporary phone numbers that will forward calls to their permanent number, and it is available for free for a limited time.
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February 25, 2010
When I first heard about Google Voice, I immediately submitted my email for an invite, and within a few weeks I received one. April first provided a review of Google Voice and offered 100 invites right here at MUO. Since then, Google continued to progress with Google Voice and add more features. My initial excitement about [...]
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December 7, 2009
Google Voice, formerly known as GrandCentral, has been a hot topic ever since its initial release on March 11, 2009. Because it is only available by invitation, and invitations aren’t easily attainable, its demand has remained quite high since the beginning. Well, seek no further! We have a limited amount of invites to give away, so read [...]
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October 13, 2009
Phone numbers are a little like fingerprints. They can reveal a lot about a person, for example their name or where they live. If you have a missed call from an unknown phone number, you may want to identify the phone number of the person who tried to reach you before you dial that number. [...]
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October 10, 2009
A bad date, we’ve all been there and have had our share of deal breakers. At the end of our wasted time, being polite is not at the top of the list. But do you really enjoy to be upfront and all the hassle that comes with it? So what to do when they ask [...]
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September 11, 2009
Have you ever posted a Craigslist ad with your phone number? If you have not, trust me it is far from a good idea. You will wind up with whackos calling you in addition to voice spammers adding your phone number to their repository or database. I normally allow Craigslist to create one of their [...]
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June 25, 2009
A lot of us here at MakeUseOf use Skype to get in touch with each other. Skype, for those who may not know, is a Voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service which allows unlimited free calls between users using the desktop, mobile or iPhone application. If you pay for Skype credit, you can call out from Skype [...]
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March 16, 2009
Have the telemarketers managed to get a hold of your cell phone number? Are you sick of having to ignore unwanted calls? With CallsBlocker you can block calls on your Blackberry and never have to deal with unwanted calls ever again! CallsBlocker is a great free Blackberry call blocking software written by Fabian Heuwieser that [...]
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January 3, 2009
VoIP User is a service that provides users with a free UK phone number for inbound calls, as well as a free SIP account to make free outbound international calls. You can set up an account to forward from a UK number to an international number, receive calls on your computer at UK phone, or [...]
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September 30, 2008
Make sure to bookmark these websites so that you have them at your finger tips when necessary. Even better is if you just print out the ones you need and keep it stored somewhere. 1. First-Aid Guide (MayoClinic.com) Medical emergencies don’t occur every day. But when they do, right information can help you deal with [...]
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July 30, 2008
Here is the scenario: (queue up the scary music) It is a dark and stormy night. You are home all alone and the phone rings while you are watching the latest horror flick. You jump out of your seat; a little scared and walk to the phone. But you missed it and they hung up [...]
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July 2, 2008
I came across Phonevite entirely by accident. As a project lead I have to constantly stay in contact with large groups of people in a clip. It used to require lots of phone calls and repeating the same information over and over again. How about if there was a free tool that allowed you to [...]
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December 28, 2007
Fed up with spam? Tired of telemarketing calls? Feelin’ paranoid about identity theft? … Here you’ll find a bunch “throwaway” web tools that can help you out. Disposable email account Mintemail – Instant disposable email for any “˜fishy’ registration form or sign-up. Go to mintemail.com and a random email address will be automatically generated and [...]
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