If you are someone's next of kin and you get a new telephone

I have the same number for ever , well since my first mobile , I keep the same one when I change

I ve also had the same number since I first used a phone both landline and mobile

That's a helpful reminder StarDreamer thank you. I've just upgraded my mobile but transferred the number with me, so no problems there. But for anyone moving house, it's a useful thing to remember.

Ah yes, I forgot about that possibility.

I moved house but still have the same number as it’s in the same village , in fact it’s the same number that my in laws had

I wonder how a reminder could be delivered as part of the process of moving house, whether owning or renting.

I am reminded of a law passed that requires all motor insurance companies to include on each certificate of motor insurance issued wording something like

> Nothing in this document prevents a third party making a claim

So maybe it could be a requirement that when the key to the house, bungalow, flat or whatever is handed over it is required that the key is on a keyring that has a message about if one is a next of kin etc ... to remind people about that.

I too have had the same number across all the mobiles I have ever had, for 20 years or more.
(Even our landline number could be transferred over as we moved within the same exchange area )

If you’ve an I phone you can put any nearest relatives as emergency contact I’ve done this with hubby and sons.

I always keep the same number it's never changed.

Harris27
Ice 1,2, etc was on our phones long before iPhones came on the market.

StarDreamer
Nobody changes their telephone number now. Lots of us update our phones frequently. It’s a very simple process to keep your number.
It’s not like it was back in the day.

I also keep my prescription on my phone, allergies etc as well as MrJ as emergency contact.

Don't forget to update your new details on your passport contact details.
A point many may overlook.

You can take your same landline number with you when you move houses chewbacca

Something else to consider if changing phone numbers is lost dogs and cats. Owners really need to update their pets chip details otherwise their pets can be rehomed if not claimed within 7days (or put to sleep - it does happen unfortunately as rescue centres are inundated with unwanted animals)

A good reminder, but as others have said, most of us keep our numbers for ever.

Absolutely keep your old number no reason not to

Oldbat1

Something else to consider if changing phone numbers is lost dogs and cats. Owners really need to update their pets chip details otherwise their pets can be rehomed if not claimed within 7days (or put to sleep - it does happen unfortunately as rescue centres are inundated with unwanted animals)

Are you sure about this?

I agree it is vitally important to remember to update the details of your address and phone number in the registry of chip-marked pets, but neither in Denmark, nor in Germany can a chipped animal be either re-homed or put down after a week, as the cat-and-dog homes if they cannot contact the owner at the address stated by the animal registry are obliged to contact the residents' registry, the prison service, hospitals and social services before acting .

It is illegal to keep or destroy a chipped animal, unless it is so badly injured that keeping it alive would, according to a vet, amount to cruelty.

I’ve also got the same number but what did surprise me was that you can also keep the same landline number even if you move to a different county. That may be only for business numbers. It’s what happened when my ex moved to another county, he still has the same number he’s always had, including the std code.

A useful reminder, but who would not infirm friends and family (which would presumably include anybody for whom you are the emergency contact) in the event of a change of number ?
If you didn’t, you might wonder why nobody seemed to be calling you any more!

Had the same phone numbers, both mobile and landline. Never ever changed them.
But just a reminder to others.
I have put a name and contact under the I C E . In case of emergency.
Also another name in case of emergency. As a back up.

My mobile packed in yesterday but, happily, only for a couple of hours. However, in that short time, I realised I had no access to any of my contacts' numbers whatsoever. I've spent this morning listing them on my spreadsheet and one print off. Job done. Obviously far too reliant on techno!ogy.

Moving house generates an awful lot of notifying banks and companies and individuals and websites of new details. Took us a year to do it all.

This thread has the title

If you are someone's next of kin and you get a new telephone

In the light of comments perhaps it should be regarded as

If you are someone's next of kin and you get a new telephone and it has a new telephone number