Number porting to GV - my experience
leck:
Quote from: Rick on April 23, 2013, 09:01:08 am
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.
I bought a SIM on Amazon for $3.45. I thought it would come with 10 mins credit as they have in the past, but this one had a zero balance. So I had to buy a $10 refill in order to use it for porting.
As for donating unused balance, I do see some options for donating $10, such as American Red Cross http://www.redcross.org/support/donating-fundraising/donations/text-messaging/, but in my case it would need to be $5 -- not much. And I guess of that very little would go directly to the charity.
kallsop:
Another success story. Ported AT&T U-Verse voice number to T-Mobile prepaid to GV. I don't think it is important, but note that the number was originally with SNET before porting to Sunrocket (RIP) to Packet8 (now 8X8) to U-Verse. I have had this number for >20 years.
First, use the T-Mobile web based prepaid SIM activation, which allows entry of a porting request. No need to call anyone, it is all done online. Note that the AT&T account number is available in the U-Verse online statement, it is NOT the phone number or anything like it. That port took about 1 day. Then logged into GV and initiated the port from T-Mobile. Use 1+ phone number for the account number, and the PIN you used online when activating the T-Mobile SIM. That port took about 1 day. I started on Monday morning, and on Wednesday morning, my number has ported from AT&T to T-Mobile to GV. Awesome.
Now to call Comcast and establish internet service, then call AT&T U-Verse and cancel the whole bundle (internet, tv, phone). With Netflix and Hulu Plus and local channels on antenna, all I need is high speed internet. Voice and TV services are overpriced and obsolescent.
parkab0y:
I'm starting this process. According to the tutorial for porting your number to Google Voice, you need to do the process with an unlocked phone. I'm curious if anyone has done it with a LOCKED T-Mobile phone?
It looks like I'm going to have to buy a phone off eBay to get this done, so knowing if I can work with a locked phone will probably save me some money.
dircom:
Quote from: parkab0y on May 13, 2013, 06:27:02 am
I'm starting this process. According to the tutorial for porting your number to Google Voice, you need to do the process with an unlocked phone. I'm curious if anyone has done it with a LOCKED T-Mobile phone?
It does not have to be with an unlocked phone, all an unlocked phone does, it let you use a TMO sim in a ATT phn or vice versa. If you have a locked TMO phn, use a TMO sim card
parkab0y:
Thanks very much!
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