Question 1

How does buying a vanity number actually work?

Accepted Answer

The short version: you pick a number on this site, we get it onto your account at NumberBarn (a number-management company that lets you forward, transfer, or hold the number from one dashboard), and forwarding is active by the next business day.

Behind the scenes a person actually does the work. Ray Rothschild at BIZWI handles the carrier side. I’ve been doing this for 30 years and you can count on us, but the part that matters to you is short: pick a number, complete checkout, get a confirmation email, and your number starts ringing wherever you tell us to forward it.

You don’t need to wait for any of the technical pieces before you put the number in print. You can already count on it and start using it in production.

Question 2

What is NumberBarn and why are you involved with them?

Accepted Answer

NumberBarn is a number-management service. Think of it as the dashboard you log into to control your vanity number once it is yours, similar to how you’d log into a domain registrar to control a domain name.

When you order a number from us, we push it to your NumberBarn account. From there you can:

Change the forwarding number any time
See your call history
Transfer the number to another carrier
Buy it out and own it forever

We use NumberBarn because it’s the simplest neutral hub for customers. You’re not locked into us, you’re not locked into NumberBarn either. Like an unlocked cell phone, you can take your number to any provider you want.

Getting Started

How does buying a vanity number actually work?

What is NumberBarn and why are you involved with them?