Landline to GoPhone to GV?
dromel:
I have read any number of tips on porting your land line to a cheap disposable GoPhone and than discarding to GoPhone when all is completed.
My question is:
After the GoPhone account is deactivated (no additional $$ added) for some time, isn't it possible that AT&T can assign that number to another customer?
What am I missing here?
Thanks
dircom:
you port your home phn # to a cell phone
then you port the new cell phn # (which is your old home phone # at this point) to GV
now your GV# = your old home phone #
your cell plan gets deactivated, and you still have the cell phone to keep or sell
(as your cell phone has no acct or phone number associated with it anymore)
dromel:
Thank you for your prompt reply. I understand the concept of porting my land line over to GV by way of a disposable GoPhone, but what I don't understand is what is to prevent AT&T from re issuing that same cell phone number to a new customer at a later date. The account is canceled and the number is no longer assigned, therefore it is now available.
I must be missing something here.
After the Grace Period
If the 60-day grace period is over, your GoPhone's wireless number is no longer valid and the number is returned to AT&T's pool of available numbers. Your GoPhone account is also canceled and you won't be able to access account information on the AT&T GoPhone website.
Read more: What Happens When a GoPhone Expires? | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/info_8775077_happens-gophone-expires.html#ixzz2Qk2xcq1U
Rick:
Absolutely they will reassign it. So what? Why do you care?
Your home phone is 123-456-7890.
Your cell number is 234-567-8901.
Your port from home to cell. That means that 234-567-8901 is a dead number. The ONLY number that matters at this point is 123-456-7890. They MAY let you have both active, but unlikely.
Then, you port to GV. That CLOSES your cell account, and 234-567-8901 can be reassigned within their rules. You NEVER used it, no one knows it, so why do you care?
If you DO use it then you need to get a different SIM card and different number to port to.
dircom:
Quote from: dromel on April 17, 2013, 10:14:17 am
".................... porting my land line over to GV by way of a disposable GoPhone, but what I don't understand ........................."
It is not the cell phone that is disposable,
the cell phone number is "disposable"
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