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A question about switching cell phone service..
For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is
going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! |
A question about switching cell phone service..
On 3/28/2011 6:10 PM, Tim wrote:
For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! Tell verizon you want to port your current telephone over to them. AFAIK all telephone companies already put a monthly charge on your phones, supposedly to pay for the cost of number portability. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
On 28/03/2011 4:10 PM, Tim wrote:
For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! The number should be portable as mandated by Law. Congress has made this the law. http://www.fcc.gov/cib/consumerfacts/numbport.html |
A question about switching cell phone service..
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? I believe that's correct although Verizon obviously has the final say. Tell them you won't make the switch unless you can keep the number and see what happens. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
Wayne.B wrote:
On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? I believe that's correct although Verizon obviously has the final say. Tell them you won't make the switch unless you can keep the number and see what happens. Here's what the FCC sez: http://www.fcc.gov/cib/consumerfacts/numbport.html The important sentence: "Once you request service from the new company, however, your old company may not refuse to port your number, even if you owe money for an outstanding balance or termination fee." |
A question about switching cell phone service..
On Mar 28, 7:49*pm, Harryk wrote:
Wayne.B wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? I believe that's correct although Verizon obviously has the final say. Tell them you won't make the switch unless you can keep the number and see what happens. Here's what the FCC sez: http://www.fcc.gov/cib/consumerfacts/numbport.html The important sentence: "Once you request service from the new company, however, your old company may not refuse to port your number, even if you owe money for an outstanding balance or termination fee." No money owed. The contract is up. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
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A question about switching cell phone service..
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A question about switching cell phone service..
True North wrote:
"paul@byc" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2011 9:01 PM, wrote: On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:11:23 -0400, Gene wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! Put your current number in this form and see if you can..... although Verizon markets the fact that you can keep your number, it looks like there may be exceptions..... My phone has an 866 number, I doubt that is portable. If you had tried harder, you might have gotten a 666 number. ******************** I believe those are reserved for the Dopey Army irregulars. Hmmm. You think they are bright enough to be in The Devil's Army? :) |
A question about switching cell phone service..
"Harryk" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "paul@byc" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2011 9:01 PM, wrote: On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:11:23 -0400, Gene wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! Put your current number in this form and see if you can..... although Verizon markets the fact that you can keep your number, it looks like there may be exceptions..... My phone has an 866 number, I doubt that is portable. If you had tried harder, you might have gotten a 666 number. ******************** I believe those are reserved for the Dopey Army irregulars. Hmmm. You think they are bright enough to be in The Devil's Army? :) ********** What they lack in intelligence, they more than make up for in their devious actions. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
In article , princecraft51
@gmail.com says... "Harryk" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "paul@byc" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2011 9:01 PM, wrote: On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:11:23 -0400, Gene wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! Put your current number in this form and see if you can..... although Verizon markets the fact that you can keep your number, it looks like there may be exceptions..... My phone has an 866 number, I doubt that is portable. If you had tried harder, you might have gotten a 666 number. ******************** I believe those are reserved for the Dopey Army irregulars. Hmmm. You think they are bright enough to be in The Devil's Army? :) ********** What they lack in intelligence, they more than make up for in their devious actions. Nice childish insulting! |
A question about switching cell phone service..
Well, my cell 1 account has been disconnected as of today. I get the
new Verizon phone Saturday and glad of it. My battrered and broken 3 yr old phone will finally be laid to rest. Besides Verizon is offering a $10.00 discount to turn it inand retire it. I really don't know why they'd want it. Of course they'll throw it in the trash, but... AND I believe I get to keep my original phone number. YES-S-S-S! |
A question about switching cell phone service..
On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:53:48 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:
Well, my cell 1 account has been disconnected as of today. I get the new Verizon phone Saturday and glad of it. My battrered and broken 3 yr old phone will finally be laid to rest. Besides Verizon is offering a $10.00 discount to turn it inand retire it. I really don't know why they'd want it. Of course they'll throw it in the trash, but... AND I believe I get to keep my original phone number. YES-S-S-S! In answer to your question earlier...my CID says 'Schnautz Tim' and gives the phone number which I won't put here. That way it won't get put in you-know-who's rec.boats data base. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
On Mar 30, 1:02*pm, John H wrote:
On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:53:48 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: Well, my cell 1 account has been disconnected as of today. I get the new Verizon phone Saturday and glad of it. My battrered and broken 3 yr old phone will finally be laid to rest. Besides Verizon is offering a $10.00 discount to turn it inand retire it. I really don't know why they'd want it. Of *course they'll throw it in the trash, but... AND I believe I get to keep my original phone number. YES-S-S-S! In answer to your question earlier...my CID says 'Schnautz Tim' and gives the phone number which I won't put here. That way it won't get put in you-know-who's rec.boats data base. 'rec.boats database?" huh... I didn't know there was such a thing. But USENET is pretty permanent that is for a while...... |
A question about switching cell phone service..
Tim wrote:
On Mar 30, 1:02 pm, John wrote: On Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:53:48 -0700 (PDT), wrote: Well, my cell 1 account has been disconnected as of today. I get the new Verizon phone Saturday and glad of it. My battrered and broken 3 yr old phone will finally be laid to rest. Besides Verizon is offering a $10.00 discount to turn it inand retire it. I really don't know why they'd want it. Of course they'll throw it in the trash, but... AND I believe I get to keep my original phone number. YES-S-S-S! In answer to your question earlier...my CID says 'Schnautz Tim' and gives the phone number which I won't put here. That way it won't get put in you-know-who's rec.boats data base. 'rec.boats database?" huh... I didn't know there was such a thing. But USENET is pretty permanent that is for a while...... Herring's paranoia is coming to a head. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
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A question about switching cell phone service..
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A question about switching cell phone service..
True North wrote:
"Harryk" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "paul@byc" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2011 9:01 PM, wrote: On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:11:23 -0400, Gene wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! Put your current number in this form and see if you can..... although Verizon markets the fact that you can keep your number, it looks like there may be exceptions..... My phone has an 866 number, I doubt that is portable. If you had tried harder, you might have gotten a 666 number. ******************** I believe those are reserved for the Dopey Army irregulars. Hmmm. You think they are bright enough to be in The Devil's Army? :) ********** What they lack in intelligence, they more than make up for in their devious actions. Go clean up your yard and STFU, dummy. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
"L G" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "Harryk" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "paul@byc" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2011 9:01 PM, wrote: On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:11:23 -0400, Gene wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! Put your current number in this form and see if you can..... although Verizon markets the fact that you can keep your number, it looks like there may be exceptions..... My phone has an 866 number, I doubt that is portable. If you had tried harder, you might have gotten a 666 number. ******************** I believe those are reserved for the Dopey Army irregulars. Hmmm. You think they are bright enough to be in The Devil's Army? :) ********** What they lack in intelligence, they more than make up for in their devious actions. Go clean up your yard and STFU, dummy. ******************** .....and to prove my point......... |
A question about switching cell phone service..
In article ,
says... True North wrote: "Harryk" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "paul@byc" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2011 9:01 PM, wrote: On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:11:23 -0400, Gene wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! Put your current number in this form and see if you can..... although Verizon markets the fact that you can keep your number, it looks like there may be exceptions..... My phone has an 866 number, I doubt that is portable. If you had tried harder, you might have gotten a 666 number. ******************** I believe those are reserved for the Dopey Army irregulars. Hmmm. You think they are bright enough to be in The Devil's Army? :) ********** What they lack in intelligence, they more than make up for in their devious actions. Go clean up your yard and STFU, dummy. Leave him alone, he's just plain stupid! |
A question about switching cell phone service..
In article , princecraft51
@gmail.com says... "L G" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "Harryk" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "paul@byc" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2011 9:01 PM, wrote: On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:11:23 -0400, Gene wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! Put your current number in this form and see if you can..... although Verizon markets the fact that you can keep your number, it looks like there may be exceptions..... My phone has an 866 number, I doubt that is portable. If you had tried harder, you might have gotten a 666 number. ******************** I believe those are reserved for the Dopey Army irregulars. Hmmm. You think they are bright enough to be in The Devil's Army? :) ********** What they lack in intelligence, they more than make up for in their devious actions. Go clean up your yard and STFU, dummy. ******************** ....and to prove my point......... What's devious about someone telling you to clean up that ****box you live in? |
A question about switching cell phone service..
True North wrote:
"L G" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "Harryk" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "paul@byc" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2011 9:01 PM, wrote: On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:11:23 -0400, Gene wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! Put your current number in this form and see if you can..... although Verizon markets the fact that you can keep your number, it looks like there may be exceptions..... My phone has an 866 number, I doubt that is portable. If you had tried harder, you might have gotten a 666 number. ******************** I believe those are reserved for the Dopey Army irregulars. Hmmm. You think they are bright enough to be in The Devil's Army? :) ********** What they lack in intelligence, they more than make up for in their devious actions. Go clean up your yard and STFU, dummy. ******************** .....and to prove my point......... That was "devious", dummy? The truth hurts, eh? |
A question about switching cell phone service..
"L G" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "L G" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "Harryk" wrote in message ... True North wrote: "paul@byc" wrote in message ... On 3/29/2011 9:01 PM, wrote: On Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:11:23 -0400, Gene wrote: On Mon, 28 Mar 2011 15:10:02 -0700 (PDT), wrote: For lots of reasons, my wife is getting tired of Cellular 1 and is going to switch over to Verizon. OK so Verizon Wireless told her that with the new cell phones comes new phone numbers, and i thought that was strange that you can't keep your existing number, but then again, I don't know much about it. But a couple friends of mine said that there was a law passed not long ago that would allow you to keep your existing phone number regardless of who your new carrier was. Any fact to this? and/or how do I find out? Thanks! Put your current number in this form and see if you can..... although Verizon markets the fact that you can keep your number, it looks like there may be exceptions..... My phone has an 866 number, I doubt that is portable. If you had tried harder, you might have gotten a 666 number. ******************** I believe those are reserved for the Dopey Army irregulars. Hmmm. You think they are bright enough to be in The Devil's Army? :) ********** What they lack in intelligence, they more than make up for in their devious actions. Go clean up your yard and STFU, dummy. ******************** .....and to prove my point......... That was "devious", dummy? The truth hurts, eh? ********************* Well... maybe more asinine in your case. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
HA! I got the new phone which is smaller than my older one but has a
lot more features. Still a flip-phone though. Now I have to switch over a bunch of numbers. And unfortunately, I couldnt' keep my old existing number, because cellular 1 was a local company and I had a local number. Verizon doesn't have a local office so i was issued a new number. so got boned there, but otherswise..... Now I wonder how long this one will hold up? |
A question about switching cell phone service..
Tim wrote:
HA! I got the new phone which is smaller than my older one but has a lot more features. Still a flip-phone though. Now I have to switch over a bunch of numbers. And unfortunately, I couldnt' keep my old existing number, because cellular 1 was a local company and I had a local number. Verizon doesn't have a local office so i was issued a new number. so got boned there, but otherswise..... Now I wonder how long this one will hold up? How long the phone holds up depends upon how much you abuse it. My wife has an LG flip phone she uses a lot, and she usually gets two years out of them before she gets a new one. On the other hand, I have an old buddy with an equilibrium problem that I suspect is caused by single malt. At least once and usually twice a summer, he manages to fall off the dock into the drink and he always has his cell phone with him. So, he gets at least one new phone a year. If you are talking about switching over phone numbers stored in your old phone, Verizon should be able to do that at no cost at one of its offices. There also is an on-line Verizon stored phone numbers manager application which lets you type the numbers you want to safe on your computer, load them up to the app on line and it will download them to your cell phone. I am sure most of the larger providers have an identical service. I use gmail to type in, store, and download my cell phone numbers. I like it better than the verizon app that does pretty much the same thing. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
On Apr 4, 7:33*am, Harryk wrote:
If you are talking about switching over phone numbers stored in your old phone, Verizon should be able to do that at no cost at one of its offices. There also is an on-line Verizon stored phone numbers manager application which lets you type the numbers you want to safe on your computer, load them up to the app on line and it will download them to your cell phone. I am sure most of the larger providers have an identical service. I use gmail to type in, store, and download my cell phone numbers. I like it better than the verizon app that does pretty much the same thing. I Might look into that, Harry. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
On Apr 4, 8:03*am, Tim wrote:
On Apr 4, 7:33*am, Harryk wrote: If you are talking about switching over phone numbers stored in your old phone, Verizon should be able to do that at no cost at one of its offices. There also is an on-line Verizon stored phone numbers manager application which lets you type the numbers you want to safe on your computer, load them up to the app on line and it will download them to your cell phone. I am sure most of the larger providers have an identical service. I use gmail to type in, store, and download my cell phone numbers. I like it better than the verizon app that does pretty much the same thing. I Might look into that, Harry. man, my new phone got a workout today. I'm kinda getting the hang (sort of) to texting. even for a common key pad. it keeps my eyes open. But getting tot he 'contact' page is kind of a pain. I have to run though about 4 different hoops to get there. Eh, I know I'll find a short cut. But on the good side, I've already taken a couple pictures of my foot. |
A question about switching cell phone service..
Tim wrote:
On Apr 4, 8:03 am, wrote: On Apr 4, 7:33 am, wrote: If you are talking about switching over phone numbers stored in your old phone, Verizon should be able to do that at no cost at one of its offices. There also is an on-line Verizon stored phone numbers manager application which lets you type the numbers you want to safe on your computer, load them up to the app on line and it will download them to your cell phone. I am sure most of the larger providers have an identical service. I use gmail to type in, store, and download my cell phone numbers. I like it better than the verizon app that does pretty much the same thing. I Might look into that, Harry. man, my new phone got a workout today. I'm kinda getting the hang (sort of) to texting. even for a common key pad. it keeps my eyes open. But getting tot he 'contact' page is kind of a pain. I have to run though about 4 different hoops to get there. Eh, I know I'll find a short cut. But on the good side, I've already taken a couple pictures of my foot. Put your foot for sale on ebay. Someone will make an offer. :) |
A question about switching cell phone service..
Harryk wrote:
Tim wrote: HA! I got the new phone which is smaller than my older one but has a lot more features. Still a flip-phone though. Now I have to switch over a bunch of numbers. And unfortunately, I couldnt' keep my old existing number, because cellular 1 was a local company and I had a local number. Verizon doesn't have a local office so i was issued a new number. so got boned there, but otherswise..... Now I wonder how long this one will hold up? How long the phone holds up depends upon how much you abuse it. My wife has an LG flip phone she uses a lot, and she usually gets two years out of them before she gets a new one. On the other hand, I have an old buddy with an equilibrium problem that I suspect is caused by single malt. At least once and usually twice a summer, he manages to fall off the dock into the drink and he always has his cell phone with him. So, he gets at least one new phone a year. If you are talking about switching over phone numbers stored in your old phone, Verizon should be able to do that at no cost at one of its offices. There also is an on-line Verizon stored phone numbers manager application which lets you type the numbers you want to safe on your computer, load them up to the app on line and it will download them to your cell phone. I am sure most of the larger providers have an identical service. I use gmail to type in, store, and download my cell phone numbers. I like it better than the verizon app that does pretty much the same thing. "numbers you want to safe"? Were is Donnie? |
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