Area Codes are Passé

Area Codes, Now Divorced From Their Areas (NY Times)

I remember when I first landed in US, I never bothered about the area codes whenever I took phone numbers from others who are local. This was then when I was in New Mexico state. The whole state had single area code, 505.
But, when I shifted to Bay Area, I had to give my area code even to my neighbour. While giving my number, I used to give only 7 digits. They go like "What's the area code?". And I was like, "What do you mean by what's my area code? I'm your neighbout damit..". But, then I slowly realized how area codes get changed in Bay Area from 650 to 408 to 510 to 425 to whatever. Now, for me a telehpone number is a 10-digit number.
After some time, I abandoned my landline and switched to cell phone totally. I have free roaming on my plan. So, I could recieve and make calls anywhere in the United States, well ofcourse, if my provider has the "signal strength". Making a local or long-distance call is same for me now. Previously, I used to make local calls from my landline. But, now since I threw it in trash, I'm totally dependent on cell-phone. Good part is I don't bother where I am calling now - to my neighbour or my friend in east cost - they are same. Well, the bad part is, I don't recieve calls for free. But hey, I'm area code free now.
But, with this VoIP technology, the meaning for area codes have changed totally. Now, I can be in San Jose, but have a New York phone number on my landline (well, yeah, it's VoIP, I meant landline as opposed to cell phone). What more, I could be in India and have San Jose phone number and my friends can call me as if I'm in United States and I can call them too. This is great. Hey, I like VoIP. Do you know what's even more cool?.... I can have a VoIP line here and have similar line with my parents (from same company though) and we can talk forever for free. Intra-carrier calls are always free irrespective of physical location for VoIP lines, atleast that's true for Vonage - my best choice.