If you want to ditch your home service but keep your number, you can park it at Google for a one-time fee. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts ...

Corrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this column neglected to note that calling *77 on your mobile phone may instead connect you with law enforcement. The moment you hear that ...

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