Vestalink ??
SteveInWA:
In most cases, carriers are required by FCC regulation to allow their numbers to be ported out.
Just follow the procedure outlined in the post above yours.
User error and submitting incorrect carrier account numbers or PINs are the main reasons ports fail. For the most trouble-free porting experience, follow these tips:
Get a T-Mobile prepaid, or AT&T Prepaid SIM, and compatible phone handset. Use their website to initiate a port in from your current carrier. Add whatever minimum amount of calling credit is offered for the prepaid phone (usually $10). Wait patiently and do not cancel your port request -- it may take a few days or longer. Do not move forward until both inbound and outbound calling and text messaging works on the prepaid phone number.Wait a week after porting into the prepaid carrier. Do not try to rush this, as it causes problems in the number porting system.Call or have an online chat with the prepaid carrier. Ask them this specific question: "I need to port my number out of <T-Mobile or AT&T prepaid>. What are the account number and PIN that I need to give to my new carrier, so that <T-Mobile or AT&T prepaid> will approve the port request?"Using a Gmail account, go here and sign up for a new Google Voice number. Pick any one of Google Voice's free numbers -- the area code doesn't matter: https://voice.google.com/settings.After you have successfully obtained an inbound Google Voice number, then follow these instructions to port in the prepaid number: https://support.google.com/voice/answer/1065667#xferin
dudly:
Sister in law just got her number ported from Vestalink to callcentric 4 days ago. She had tried to have Comcast port the number out to them for several months and several tries with no luck. After I tracked down the owner or ex owner? of Vestalink, i gave the info to her. The telephone number did not work, but she did get through on the email address help@djrt.com (his disc jockey email address). He said he canceled the phone number. She emailed him a nice request and miracle upon miracles he responded, and she got her number ported out about 10 days later with Callcentric's help.
hondaguyinma:
Thanks guys for the quick response.
I did purchased a used Tmobile phone some years ago from ebay and that was how I was able to port to VL. Let me see if I can find that phone and give this a shot. I did a look up and my number is with the carrier: Hook Mobile - Sybase365
Does that mean that this DJ Ryan Tilton can't prevent this number from porting away from VL? meaning does he have any say in this? I have emailed their support a few times and have never heard back so I am not optimistic I will ever hear back from him and this was why I wanted to port away from VL. Just a little worried that he won't response or approve this porting.
SteveInWA:
Does the number still work? There is no way to know if the number can be ported, other than to try. If the company went out of business and stopped paying their carrier's bills, then it's likely that the number was returned to the carrier and can't be ported. But, this is all speculation - you'll have to do your own experiment.
DrewMan:
I was able to port out of Vestalink about 3 weeks ago. Ported to Ting (Sprint) and then to Google Voice. Total time was about 8 days. I was with VL for 4 years and had good audio quality. Customer service was almost non existent. I just didn't have faith they would be around if I renewed.
I am using Google Voice through SimonTel. Works great. No E911... but I plan to use mobile for that.
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