Furthermore, a VOIP user can keep his old fixed-line phone number, which will work not only at home but anywhere in the world where he chooses to use the device (as long as a broadband connection is available).

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So now that my foot has healed, I'm going back to the youthinator, putting on my running shoes, keeping Rob's phone number tucked in the back pocket of my work-out clothes, hobbling over to the recumbent bike in the corner of the advanced orthopedic rehabilitation center, and for 30 minutes a day pedaling furiously backward toward my youth.

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So for example, you would be able to get a phone call on one number and have it ring only on your work number at certain times but your Skype number at other times.

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