Number porting to GV - my experience
rickyboy:
Hey Guys!
Sorry to hijack this thread but I recently ported my Verizon Landline to a T-Mobile Prepaid so I can port it to GV.
The request started last Sunday (Feb 15) and the next day I got a text message saying:
"Welcome to T-Mobile! Dial #BAL# to check your balances. Your T-Mobile number is xxx-xxx-xxxx" which is my ported number.
Now, I can call out, receive calls, text, receive text with my ported number. Looks like the port successfully worked.
However, all guides (including this one) says that WAIT for a text confirmation that the PORT has been completed BEFORE porting it to GV.
Can anyone share what the body of this confirmation Text message look like? Also, how long did you wait before you received this message?
I'm currently waiting for 76 hours since I called last Sunday.
Thanks!
SteveInWA:
Hi:
I don't know what you read, that says to "wait for text confirmation". That's not accurate. The issue is that you simply need to wait for your port from your landline carrier to your mobile carrier to be fully complete. That means, you can both make outbound calls, and you can receive inbound calls.
I usually recommend that people give it another day or two after that, so that, when Google queries the NPAC porting database, your number's new carrier is now listed.
Given how long you have waited, go ahead and submit the port request. If it comes back with the "porting from your carrier isn't supported" message, just try again another day. If it comes back with the "porting from your area isn't supported" message, then you won't be able to port in that number at all.
Follow the instructions, here: https://support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667
rickyboy:
Quote from: SteveInWA on February 18, 2015, 06:39:14 pm
Hi:
I don't know what you read, that says to "wait for text confirmation". That's not accurate. The issue is that you simply need to wait for your port from your landline carrier to your mobile carrier to be fully complete. That means, you can both make outbound calls, and you can receive inbound calls.
I usually recommend that people give it another day or two after that, so that, when Google queries the NPAC porting database, your number's new carrier is now listed.
Given how long you have waited, go ahead and submit the port request. If it comes back with the "porting from your carrier isn't supported" message, just try again another day. If it comes back with the "porting from your area isn't supported" message, then you won't be able to port in that number at all.
Follow the instructions, here: https://support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667
Thank you! Looked like that worked. Initially it gave me an error that my PIN is wrong and after putting the last 4 digits of my Social + PIN - the error went away and it is now in process.
Thanks Again! Hopefully everything goes through.
jpw94:
Porting process to t-mobile from my VOIP provider took less than a day.
The kit I bought on Amazon was ok as well. However, there was no complimentary minutes (which I was expecting) and you need to buy $10 worth of service to use the phone so that you can port it over to GV.I only paid $4.99 for the card but I had to add that $10 to the total. Wondering if there's a specific card that can be bought with that 5 minutes added on activation? I need to port another number and I don't want to have to pay another $10.
Thanks for any suggestions.
jra85:
Quote from: jpw94 on February 24, 2015, 06:57:51 am
The kit I bought on Amazon was ok as well.
Can you please tell me what to search for to find this "porting kit" (or PM me the direct link)? Curious if it's cheaper than just walking into a T-Mobile store and asking to port my existing number to a prepaid SIM. Thanks!
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