Number porting to GV - my experience
aot2002:
I did this with tracfone and it was successful and simple took 2 days for tracfone and 24 hours for google voice to grab it from tracfone.
Purchased 9 dollar tracfone with 10 minutes of voice included.
foodtours:
if i get a t-mobile phone, do i still need to unlock it for the landline phone number transfer to google voice? Thanks.
Judgeless:
This might sound foolish but I did not understand why you had to use T-Mobile until today. It is because Google Voice will only port from a cell phone provider. I wish this was mentioned in the first post. I would have ordered the SIM card the day I ordered the OBI110.
jimates:
T-Mobile currently has the prepaid sim cards for $2.99 with free shipping. Use with any unlocked gsm phone.
ncludes 10 minutes starter airtime
Includes 10 minutes of starter airtime with nationwide calling, voicemail, messaging, and more
http://prepaid-phones.t-mobile.com/prepaid-phone/T-Mobile-Prepaid-SIM-Activation-Kit
MrGadget:
PHASE 1
I’m preparing to port my landline from Qwest/Centurylink to GV.
First, my porting is a little different than a normal landline port, I think. The landline has my DSL attached to it (not under contract). Since I wasn’t sure what would happen when I removed the phone line from the DSL, I called Centurylink to see what I should do.
I was told that I shouldn’t do anything special, just perform the port to a cell provider (he then tried to sell/port me Verizon cell service) and the DSL will become a (Naked) Pure Broadband DSL service. Also, I could either keep my current pricing (price for life), or pay $1.00 less and gamble the price does not change in the future. I kept my current pricing.
I took advantage of the T-Mobile SIM Activation Starter kit for $2.99 with free shipping. Since I had T-mobile in the past, I should be able to use an old phone for the temporary porting process. (Thanks Jimates for the heads up)
Now I am waiting for the SIM to arrive. Once I get the SIM, I’ll activate and contact GV to port the number, preferably on a Friday or Saturday to avoid any business calls that could chew up my 10 minute T-Mobile starter.
I’ll update my status once I move on to PHASE 2 of my GV activation and porting. If anybody has already performed a migration from a Phone/DSL connection, I would be interested in hearing about your results.
Stay tuned.
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