Number porting to GV - my experience
JMV88:
The AT&T option looks like a good possibility now. After a 2 hour phone call yesterday and many levels of escalation, I was assured once again this would be completed by this morning and I would receive a confirmation text. Now the middle of the afternoon and still no confirmation....Thanks Steve.
helpme-obiwan:
Forgive me if this has been asked/answered.... I have Comcast voice now for my home number, I also have Google Fi and a Fi compatible phone for my cell.
The previously disavowed post gave me an idea. I guess I could port my Comcast number to a new Google account for Google Fi service, activate with my current, legitimate phone, and then cancel the Fi service to port the number right into GV? it seems pretty much the same whether it's through T-Mobile or Fi?
Fi should support the port in from Comcast as a cells service even though GV doesn't, right?
SteveInWA:
Quote from: helpme-obiwan on January 24, 2018, 10:21:18 am
Forgive me if this has been asked/answered.... I have Comcast voice now for my home number, I also have Google Fi and a Fi compatible phone for my cell.
The previously disavowed post gave me an idea. I guess I could port my Comcast number to a new Google account for Google Fi service, activate with my current, legitimate phone, and then cancel the Fi service to port the number right into GV? it seems pretty much the same whether it's through T-Mobile or Fi?
Fi should support the port in from Comcast as a cells service even though GV doesn't, right?
No. Don't risk messing with your Fi account. Just follow the typical process.
Port your landline number into a mobile carrier (T-Mobile Prepaid or AT&T Prepaid work best, or use your existing mobile carrier)Wait a week. Do not attempt to shorten this time interval!Confirm that you can now both make and receive telephone calls, and you can send and receive text messages.Contact the mobile carrier. Ask them this specific question: "I need to port my <insert carrier name> phone number out to another carrier <don't get into Google Voice details>. What are the account number and PIN I need to submit, so that <your carrier> will accept the port request?"Follow the instructions here: https://support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667#xferin
McBeevee:
Hi Folks,
I followed the process outlined by Obi and Steve regarding the port in process. I purchased a T-Mobile SIM card for my iPhone 5s. I installed the new SIM card, logged onto the T-Mobile site and activated the service. I was assigned a phone number, received confirmation texts and successfully made test calls.
I then contacted T-Mobile and the problems began. I was informed that I now need a NEW SIM card in order to port-in my landline (Frontier Communications) telephone number. Two different representative advised AGAINST activating the SIM card before calling them.
Sorry, but a bit frustrated. I'd appreciate any suggestions. Otherwise...I guess I'm buying a new SIM card (again).
Thanks!
SteveInWA:
Yeah, they sometimes tell you that, because their process may make it easier to activate a SIM with the ported number from the start, vs. activating the SIM with one of their random mobile numbers.
The SIMs are cheap; just bite the bullet and go for it. And, remember, you must add some funds to the account, if this is a prepaid SIM, so that it can be fully activated, and you can both make and receive phone calls on that number when it's at T-Mobile.
For the most trouble-free porting experience, based on recent porting problems with the overall number porting system, I strongly recommend waiting a full week after porting the land line number to the mobile carrier, before then submitting the subsequent port request to Google Voice.
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