Rate centers

[usa2k]

At DSLR: http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r23746097-

Finding a number local to 573-222-xxxx tells me it is Rate Center PUXICO.
Using the Account Creation page, it is still a guessing game what cities you have that even matches 573, let alone 573-222 or 573-343 that exist in PUXICO.

There should be a better way to match this up.

Maybe the cities could list the NPA beside the city?

Ontario (CA)
Windsor (226, 519)

Ohio
Toledo (518, 567)

As examples.

Overlays add another level of misdirection for the unfamiliar.

The customer, using the same interface as VOIPo currently provides to pick a number, has an easier time because they likely know the surrounding towns. If a customer is planning a move and the new area is new to them, I expect the answer might come less easy.

[usa2k]

Then the issue to know Rate Center BUSHNELL is local calling to Rate Center WILDWOOD is useful to ensure a new FL customer, even though LNP cannot happen.

Then the issue to know Rate Center WINDSOR is local calling to Rate Center WHEATLEY is useful to ensure a new Ontario customer, even though LNP cannot happen. (If LNP became possible.)

If only there were a tool.