Number porting to GV - my experience
SteveInWA:
Why not try using Red Pocket Mobile instead. You should not have to pay $40.
DigitalDad:
Quote from: bushman65 on October 03, 2019, 03:31:24 pm
Looking forward to your update. I know it looks like it is a bigger cost than you thought. For me, when I finally get things underway, that initial cost layout will be peanuts to the amount I would be paying to Ma Bell. Cheers.
Yeah, I am doing this to save money so that is my driving reason. Today everything finally is working on the ported phone number. I can make calls to it, make calls with it, message to and from it and data is working. So I would say the port is finally complete even though I got a message saying it was complete on 10/04/2019 two days after 10/2/2019 when I started service and requested the port. But today the 10/7/2019 it all is actually working, since the fourth I had only been able to make calls, not receive any. And no text messaging either way, but data worked. Now it all works. I still have 5 more days until the 12th, the suggested 10 day wait to try and port to Google Voice, think I should try sooner? And I hear that's $20. Any more pro's & con's for using a different service other than GV?
SteveInWA:
Yeah, you can start the process tomorrow, here: https://www.google.com/voice/porting
Porting help: https://support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667?hl=en&ref_topic=1708124
Be damn sure you are first signed into the correct Gmail account on your browser. If you have any doubt about being signed into multiple Google/Gmail accounts (which is allowed and managed by cookies), then open an incognito or private browsing window instead, and sign into just the one correct Gmail account.
Please take advantage of the Google Voice help pages as you get familiar with the service. It is much more than a "free phone company", and the help pages will walk you through setup and use.
https://support.google.com/voice/#topic=1707989
DigitalDad:
Quote from: SteveInWA on October 07, 2019, 06:35:05 pm
Please take advantage of the Google Voice help pages as you get familiar with the service. It is much more than a "free phone company", and the help pages will walk you through setup and use.
Would you mind elaborating just a little so I know what I'm looking for when I see it?
SteveInWA:
Why can't you simply browse through the help pages? They are set up in easily-digestible topics, and anybody with a 7th-grade education or above can understand them.
Personally, I've now walked you through starting the number porting process, which millions of people have done without assistance, and I now expect that you will make an effort to learn more, on your own, before asking more questions.
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