Number porting to GV - my experience
sacklunch:
Thanks to all for the very helpful information! I think I've wrapped my head around most of this porting process, but I have a question. I'm trying to port my home number to GV, of course. I have an existing T-Mobile cell phone, unrelated to any of this. Can I use my existing cell phone as my temporary phone for porting to GV? In other words, can I buy a new T-Mobile sim card with minutes, take my current sim out of my cell phone and put the new one in, do the whole porting process, then put my original sim back in my cell phone? I'm not sure if sims and cell phones work like that, but I DON'T want to port or lose my existing cell number. Can you swap activated sims back and forth in a phone, and have it work on either number (depending on which sim is in)?
Cheers!
drgeoff:
Yes you can swap SIMs as you propose.
sacklunch:
Quote from: drgeoff on November 18, 2015, 07:56:14 am
Yes you can swap SIMs as you propose.
That's awesome, thanks. I'm surprised this hasn't been suggested as an alternative to buying a throwaway phone. (Or, if it has been suggested, I missed it, and that wouldn't surprise me at all. :D)
drgeoff:
Quote from: sacklunch on November 18, 2015, 09:23:24 am
Quote from: drgeoff on November 18, 2015, 07:56:14 am
Yes you can swap SIMs as you propose.
That's awesome, thanks. I'm surprised this hasn't been suggested as an alternative to buying a throwaway phone. (Or, if it has been suggested, I missed it, and that wouldn't surprise me at all. :D)
I forgot the important caveat that sometimes the phone is "locked" to a particular carrier and will not work with another carrier's SIM.
transam98:
So I transfered my VONAGE to T-mobile prepaid, did that PORT worked FINE, I logged into GV (NEW Account) and put in my newly ported tmobile # went through all doid the $20 payment, got a email saying it has STARTED to port then got a 2nd email...
Oops! Issue with your Google Voice Number Porting Request....Your request to port xxx-xxx-5207 has encountered an error.
Please login to Google Voice to update your information and resubmit your request.
Please note that if your number is owned by your employer or is part of a corporate plan, Google Voice may not be able to complete the port. If you have attempted to port a corporate or employer-owned number, you can request a refund of the porting fee. However, please first login to Google Voice to check the status of your number port.
- The Google Voice team
Anyone have any suggestions ? :) thanks in advance
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