Is there some way to figure out what prefixes I can call from a landline without paying LD charges?

[MrBond]

My parents want to switch to Verizon wireless for their cell phone carrier. My Dad wants to get a phone number that is local to their home land-line, that way if someone is home they can just pick up the landline and call their cell phones. They both keep their phones in the car rather than in the house.

They're driving up to my apartment this evening and I'm going to go with them to the store - I'd like to get a list of those local prefixes so when they're picking their new phone number, they can get something locally if possible.

I was looking around on telcodata.us but couldn't find anything. Thought maybe some AT'ers would know - I'm not sure what to search for on Google (but I keep trying)

 

[scorpmatt]

Cell prefixes dont really matter, its the area code that they are established in. my cell has a prefix of 988 and my home # has a prefix of 539.

 

[jaedaliu]

ZUM

I think that's the term. what you need to do is find a phone book from the phone company that they deliver to your house. there will be a list of prefixes that are free. I'd look up the actual acronym for you, but the phone book is downstairs and i'm typing this reply.

 

[MrBond]

Originally posted by: scorpmatt
Cell prefixes dont really matter, its the area code that they are established in. my cell has a prefix of 988 and my home # has a prefix of 539.

Yeah, I realize that it matters what area code they're in, they're planning on getting numbers in the 419 area code.

Their home phone number prefix is 533 - what I'm looking for is a list of all numbers that someone calling from a 419-533-XXXX number can call for free.

I'll do some goole searching on that ZUM thing -I'm not at home with them now so I can't check their phone book. In my recollection, they list all the prefixes for the county (rural area), not the ones that are free to call.

 

[MrBond]

OK, the ZUM thing didn't work. I think what I'm looking for is the LATA - which is the local calling area basicly.

Unfortunatly Sprint doesn't publish it on their website like other (better) carriers.

I'm open to suggestions if anyone else has them.