It used to be that all area codes in the US had either a "0" or "1" as the center digit and you had to dial a "1" to make a long distance call (which actually was billed at a metered rate, unlike local calls). A single area code often covered an entire state. As populations grew, additional area codes were added and some that had been in use for decades were changed to facilitate the growth. Today we have a more transient society with many people going off to college in areas different from where they grew up and going on to jobs after graduation in yet another different region. To keep in touch with current friends, people often decide to keep their same 10 digit phone number throughout their moves.
But what about agents? If your area already has 10 area codes serving the city (like I suspect some of the more populated areas would have) then it may not be seem so out of place. However, if the area you are working in has a single area code for the entire region, an agent with a "long distance" phone number could have difficulty passing themselves off as a local agent, when they don't even have a local phone number. Does it instill confidence with the public, and what does it say about professionalism when an agent themself appears to be transient?
I am curious to hear viewpoints from consumers, other agents, and industry professionals.
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