Please, in the simplest possible terms, explain what this means ??
nitzan:
Quote from: danielbliss on April 18, 2014, 08:16:39 am
Because porting always entails costs, and by porting the number, you are now bound to the provider to which you ported: if you find you don't like the provider, or they go out of business, you must either port the number again (at more cost) or lose it.
While I understand your logic, let's keep two things in mind:
1. Some providers are offering free/cheap porting right now.
2. Many of the providers discussed here have been in business longer than Google Voice existed. Examples: CallCentric, Voip.MS, Future Nine, Phone Power
Having said that, the most popular providers here (mostly due to cost I assume) have only exited for a very short time. Specifically Intelafone/ObiVoice/VestaLink has only existed for 3 months in it's current form, and a few years before that as a completely unknown company. CircleNet is brand new - although they don't do incoming currently. Anveo has been around since 2010.
vtsnaab:
Once again I thank you Nitzan, for your polite, patient helpfulness !!!
IMO, forums such as this exist for the help that folks may give freely to one another.
Too much of the time that spirit is corrupted by hyper-critical (and even snarky) posts that help nobody a'tall.
It is always such a pleasure to share 'space' with folks who explain freely and without unhelpful criticism; no matter how many times & permutations of something that may have been asked before.
Kudos to ALL such wonderfully helpful sorts of folks, and thanks.
SkOrPn:
Quote from: nitzan on April 19, 2014, 03:14:19 am
1. Some providers are offering free/cheap porting right now.
2. Many of the providers discussed here have been in business longer than Google Voice existed. Examples: Voip.MS
I know when I was chatting with the VOIP.ms tech he specifically told me he would port my GV number for free. Not sure if that was based on me being interested in the Premium service or not, but it is highly appreciated none the less. Even though I probably won't be using it any time soon. I want to keep my GV website working as-is as long as possible.
nitzan:
Quote from: SkOrPn on April 19, 2014, 01:19:21 pm
Even though I probably won't be using it any time soon. I want to keep my GV website working as-is as long as possible.
Just keep in mind porting won't be free forever. We (providers) do have to pay our carriers around $10 for porting numbers usually - the current free porting offers will likely disappear after May 15th, or even before that. Our own free porting offer is only valid until the end of April - at that point we'll reevaluate and decide if we'll extend it or keep it free for a few more weeks.
SkOrPn:
Quote from: nitzan on April 19, 2014, 01:36:51 pm
Quote from: SkOrPn on April 19, 2014, 01:19:21 pm
Even though I probably won't be using it any time soon. I want to keep my GV website working as-is as long as possible.
Just keep in mind porting won't be free forever. We (providers) do have to pay our carriers around $10 for porting numbers usually - the current free porting offers will likely disappear after May 15th, or even before that. Our own free porting offer is only valid until the end of April - at that point we'll reevaluate and decide if we'll extend it or keep it free for a few more weeks.
Thanks for the heads up...
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