# Area code 700

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-code-700/417732>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 1, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-code-700/417732 "2007-09-01T16:19:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![Canadjun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/76d3ee/32.png) [@Canadjun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Canadjun)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 4:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-code-700/417732/1 "2007-09-01T16:19:52Z")

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The question about 555 numbers reminded me of a question I’ve wondered about sometime. I don’t know whether this works all over Canada and the US, but if I dial 1-700-555-4141 I get a recorded message telling me who my long-distance carrier is. A few times when I’ve changed carriers the information I’ve been given says to call that to confirm that my carrier has been changed.

Looking in [List of NANP area codes](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_NANP_area_codes#700) I see that area code 700 is for “Long distance carrier use for presubscribing phone numbers”. First, what does that mean? Second, any other “interesting” area code 700 numbers?

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**Author:** ![anson2995](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c77e96/32.png) [@anson2995](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anson2995)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2007, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/area-code-700/417732/2 "2007-09-01T16:52:57Z")

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[QUOTE=Canadjun]  
Second, any other “interesting” area code 700 numbers?  
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1-700-weather provides weather forecasts, but only works for Vonage subscribers.