Number porting to GV - my experience
leck:
I started the porting process from Verizon landline to TMobile on Sat night at 10:30PM. This morning at 8:15AM I got a text on my TMobile saying "Congratulations your phone number has been transferred. Your new number is xxx-xxx-xxxx."
I made three test calls:
(1) Called into Verizon number -- only cell phone rings ;D
(2) Called out from cellphone -- new number displays ;D
(3) Called out from Verizon landline -- line is still live, call goes out and Verizon number still shows ???
So there is overlap at the moment as I can now use either landline or cell phone to call out from the Verizon number. Do I need to wait for the landline to go dead before I start the port from TMobile to Google Voice?
Rick:
No you do not need to wait.
leck:
Quote from: Rick on April 23, 2013, 08:05:26 am
No you do not need to wait.
Thanks Rick. I went ahead and initiated the port from TMobile to GV.
There is now a $9 balance on the TMobile SIM which I know will disappear once the number is ported. Is there a way to transfer this to another TMobile number or donate it? I know I will still need a couple of mins for the GV confirmation call.
carl:
The GV confirmation call will cost you only one minute.You can call TMO customer service and ask them whether they would be willing to issue you a new number for the balance ( probably not), call will not cost you anything. You certainly cannot donate the money. TMO has been quite abused with those ports ( by people like me),getting a special on prepaid SIM card for $ 2 and just using it for port ( I am at least a TMO postpaid customer, so they make money on me :))
Rick:
Quote from: leck on April 23, 2013, 08:45:21 am
Quote from: Rick on April 23, 2013, 08:05:26 am
No you do not need to wait.
Thanks Rick. I went ahead and initiated the port from TMobile to GV.
There is now a $9 balance on the TMobile SIM which I know will disappear once the number is ported. Is there a way to transfer this to another TMobile number or donate it? I know I will still need a couple of mins for the GV confirmation call.
Nope. Many of the T-Mobile cards come with a 10 min balance, so you don't need to buy any minutes. Once you port, the account goes dead.
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