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Burner is an iPhone application that lets you generate temporary phone numbers. This would come in handy, for example, if you are selling something on Craigslist, and you don't want to give out your permanent telephone number. The app costs $1.99, which gives you a "burner" number that's valid for 7 days, 20 talk minutes, or 60 texts, whichever comes first. You can buy additional credits in the app.
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Why not ask the phone company for a new number every 7 days, I think it's free.
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08-08-2012, 08:33 PM
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I tell folks to give me their #.
Separates the wheat from the chaff pretty quickly.
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(08-08-2012, 08:05 PM)chuck white Wrote: Why not ask the phone company for a new number every 7 days, I think it's free.
No thanks,,,I don't want to have to re-program my phone every 7 days,
A temp number is what it is...a temp number to use for business or even nefarious purposes.