Number porting to GV - my experience
CoalMinerRetired:
That T-Mobile charge is not unheard of. The brick and mortar T-Mob stores can and do charge prices different from the T-Mob website for SIM cards only. I learned this after going in to a few different ones and asking about it.
I see the SIM Cards are now listed for $10.00 on T-Mo's website, that is a jump from $0.99 a few months ago.
One interesting tip (this is last year) is they say they will give you a SIM card at no cost if you are an existing customer. If you do this I believe you will be asked for your existing phone number and they associate your existing number to the new SIM card.
chucknmonica71:
Quote from: CoalMinerRetired on May 27, 2013, 07:48:50 pm
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.
Yeah, I'm not overly concerned about it. While I'd certainly like to port my old home phone number, if it doesn't work after awhile I'm not opposed to handing out my new GV number instead. It's an additional PITA for multiple parties including me, but hey, I'm a cheapskate, so if it saves me a buck......lol!!!!
mmorse757:
Question: Why did you have to port the number to T-Mobile first as opposed to porting the number directly from AT&T?
Michael
dircom:
GV will only port a # from a cell phone. If your # is already a cell phn #, Then Pass GO, pay $20 and port
CoalMinerRetired:
Quote from: mmorse757 on June 17, 2013, 04:28:55 pm
Question: Why did you have to port the number to T-Mobile first as opposed to porting the number directly from AT&T?
Michael
AT&T U-Verse is an internet service that includes an internet phone number as part of a package deal and is not the same as AT&T Wireless.
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