All: (This time with a subject line!) I am looking to move cell phone providers. I have acquired the new cell phone and LOVE my new number but want to keep the old number as well. The new provider only will allow me to use one number or the other. They will port the old number if I want, but will keep my new number if I ask them to port the old one. Where can I go to get the old number ported from my old provider (the account is still active) and have it forwarded on to my new number (for cheap)? Sincerely, Lorell Hathcock Adaptive Data Works, LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20061226/797011a3/attachment.htm
This is obvious (However not an Asterisk question): You need to ask your old cell provider to port the number to the new one. Also, in the meantime you need to ask to forward the number to your new number. However, since there is nothing forced to him to do that, this is going to happen if your old provider is willing to do that. There are a lot of provider that can make your life miserable when it start something like this moves. They not only hate to loose you as a customer, they also hate to loose their numbers ( This is because they believe that the did belongs to them and not to the customer that pays for it). Good Luck, Carlos Alperin Seneca Communications, LLC _____ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Lorell Hathcock Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 2:52 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [asterisk-users] Number forwarding and porting? All: (This time with a subject line!) I am looking to move cell phone providers. I have acquired the new cell phone and LOVE my new number but want to keep the old number as well. The new provider only will allow me to use one number or the other. They will port the old number if I want, but will keep my new number if I ask them to port the old one. Where can I go to get the old number ported from my old provider (the account is still active) and have it forwarded on to my new number (for cheap)? Sincerely, Lorell Hathcock Adaptive Data Works, LLC -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20061226/ce7a5b9f/attachment.htm
Lorell Hathcock wrote:> I am looking to move cell phone providers. I have acquired the new cell > phone and LOVE my new number but want to keep the old number as well. > The new provider only will allow me to use one number or the other. > They will port the old number if I want, but will keep my new number if > I ask them to port the old one. > > Where can I go to get the old number ported from my old provider (the > account is still active) and have it forwarded on to my new number (for > cheap)? >Cell phones can only have one number attached to them (at least in the US). You can port any US number to any other local phone line within the same rate center (local switch area). Cellular phones can accept ANY US number. You pay a charge for LNP features on every bill so the carrier can not refuse unless it is to a land line out of the area of the number. If you want both numbers to ring to your cell phone you can get a carrier to do a call forward. CLEC's or call centers are best for this. They port the number from your old cell carrier and program your old number to forward all calls to your new cell number. Your outbound calls will have to carry the caller ID of the number assigned to your cell phone. They can not use the call forward number for the outbound caller ID. If you have local phone service check with that carrier for their call forward options. Otherwise check with a few answering service companies in your area. Allen.