What's the cheapest way to port my home phone number to Obi?
ceg3:
I vote for your taking a look at PhonePower. It's an approved provider, and I think porting your number is free, but I don't remember at the moment if it is or if they waived the fee when I asked. It's fixed for Obi users at 59.99 a year and unlike Google Voice, it's a full feature service, with good tech support.
SBL110:
I recently ported my landline to GV, but had to take an additional step. Because Google Voice wouldn't accept my landline number until it was a mobile number, I first ported my landline to my cell provider -- Ting Mobile. This cost me $12 for a SIM to activate an idle iPhone4 for a few days.
After the landline was a mobile number, I was able to port it from Ting to Google, however, Google wanted $20.00 for the transfer. Ok, in for a penny, in for a pound. When the smoke cleared, I spent about $130.00 including an Obi202 and (first year) e911 service from Aveno. The only reoccurring cost is the $25.00/year ($2.08/month) for e911.
My annual landline cost $240.00/year. This was for a no frills, band "A" only calling plan. The $130.00 spent to replace it will take about 6 months to pay for itself, after that, the e911 will cost about $2.08/month. So I reduced my phone bill by roughly 89%. I can live with that.
Is this a perfect solution? Maybe not, there are several, this is just the one I tried. I'll reserve judgement after the first year.
Good luck to you with your journey.
Scott
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[*] Previous page