[Hidden-tech] Cable/telephone question

[Jes Appleby]

You could also port your landline number to a T-Mobile sim card
temporarily, then move it from that to Google Voice (Google Voice doesn't
support porting landline numbers, but they will accept a mobile number).
That way you could keep your landline number and use a Google Voice
account. As others mentioned, you can buy a device that will let you use
that number with a traditional home phone.

You can find instructions for doing that here:
http://www.obihai.com/porttutorial


On Fri, Jan 31, 2014 at 9:15 AM, <dstevens at tryandfindit.com> wrote:

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> Good Morning All,
>
> I wonder if prior to moving you moved your phone number to someone like...
> Magic Jack.......
>
> Then when you move from Charter to Comcast Internet you would still have
> the same number?
>
> You could either keep Magic Jack..... .or maybe turn it off and go onto
> the Comcast network?
>
> Am I losing it?
>
> don
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>  -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] Cable/telephone question
> From: Jeff Brand <jeff at deltafactory.com>
> Date: Thu, January 30, 2014 11:16 pm
> To: Harry Flood <hjflood at mediaspectrum.net>
> Cc: Hidden Tech <Hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net>
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> Phone number portability is easier with wireless providers because it's
> mandatory. I think it may have to do with the larger regional presence
> and the fact that numbers aren't historically associated with immovable
> copper wires, unlike landlines.
>
> From what I've read, it looks like landlines must be within the same
> rate center for portability to be possible/required. As Robert said,
> crossing those boundaries makes things iffy - and not mandatory.
>
> Here are a couple links that got me started:
>
> http://www.fcc.gov/guides/portability-keeping-your-phone-number-when-changing-service-providers
> http://www.npac.com/number-portability/how-lnp-works
>
> Eventually I learned about localcallingguide.com. It's got lots of
> interesting data including confirmation, if I read it correctly, that
> your rate center doesn't reach to Amherst.
> http://www.localcallingguide.com/lca_prefix.php?npa=413&nxx=323
>
> Unfortunately, the "best" solution may be to hop to some other provider
> (Google Voice, Vonage, etc.) who will port that number and let you
> forward it, as you suggested. Kludgy and possibly dangerous in that a
> discontinued service may take your number with it.
>
> Best of luck.
> - Jeff
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