Number porting to GV - my experience
jjk99:
do you need an actual tmobile phone to do this port trick? or can you do it solely with the sim card?
Thanks
Rick:
Quote from: jjk99 on May 24, 2013, 09:43:10 am
do you need an actual tmobile phone to do this port trick? or can you do it solely with the sim card?
Thanks
As soon as you figure out how to get the Google confirmation call to be answered by a SIM card, let the rest of us know... ;)
chucknmonica71:
While I had hoped for the easy porting experience some other users have enjoyed, alas mine was not to be. I was able to port my Comcast home phone number to my T-mobile pre-paid sim just fine, but when trying to port to GV, I get the dreaded "Ooops! This number appears to be from an area we don't currently support" message.
Here's the odd part - when I checked with GV here: https://www.google.com/voice/b/0/porting
before porting my number away from Comcast, I could have sworn that the reply said that my number was portable. How can THAT be?? Additionally, Callcentric says that my number IS still currently portable??????
Frustrated!
CoalMinerRetired:
That's one small roll of the dice you take when you try this. I have to say it is worth trying in order to convert your landline to a zero cost service.
Back on page six of this thread there's a discussion of what your options are if as in your case GV does not support the area (the POTS CO) where your number was 'born.'
1) Port to some other low cost VoIP providers (CallCentric, voip.ms, Anveo, Skype, etc., etc).
2) Port back to your landline provider. Considering the overall downward trend in landlines, I'm sure they'd not be offended that you left and then came back.
3) Port to some other landline provider.
In general the only providers that charge you for porting are GV and the VoIP providers. They are also the lowest cost providers.
Cellular providers and landline providers do not charge to port in or out, they can if they choose to do so, and there are probably some rare exceptions that do charge. These guys are also the highest cost providers.
jjk99:
Quote from: Rick on May 24, 2013, 09:51:26 am
Quote from: jjk99 on May 24, 2013, 09:43:10 am
do you need an actual tmobile phone to do this port trick? or can you do it solely with the sim card?
Thanks
As soon as you figure out how to get the Google confirmation call to be answered by a SIM card, let the rest of us know... ;)
ha ha. :) I bought a tmobile "burner" phone off of craigslist for 10.00. It made me feel like Walter White. I was in a hurry so I took it to a tmobile store. The only cheapest card they had was 10.00. They also charged me a 15.00 "activation fee". I didn't question it but nobody has mentioned that before and I am not sure why I was charged it. The port from Verizon FIOS to Tmobile took about 14 hours or so, and then from Tmobile to google took about 20 hours. Interestingly, the guy at Tmobile told me it would take up 7 days.
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