Can I make up my own telephone number?

Can I create a custom phone number?

Okay, so, can you just, like, make up a phone number? Nah, not really.

Mobile numbers? Big telecoms hand those out. They're, uh, supposed to be regulated, you know? Like, rules 'n stuff.

I think I read somewhere (Quora, maybe?) bout how you can sometimes, kinda sorta, pick a number, or at least part of it, from a list they give you.

I always wanted a number with my birth year, but no luck yet.

But straight-up creating your own? Like pulling digits out of thin air? Pretty sure that's a no-go. Unless maybe it's a virtual number?

I do remember paying $5/month back in Feb 2021, specifically for a virtual number so i could keep my work & personal life separated.

Anyway, yeah, telecoms own those number blocks, not us.