Re: VOIP

[rick baird <rick.baird@xxxxxxxxx>]

Jeff,

phone number portability became national law recently, and I can't
think of any exceptions. I could be wrong, your mileage may vary.

here's a good link - Fort Wayne providers should have been compliant in 2003.

http://www.phonescoop.com/articles/portability/index.php?pa=1

one thing to be aware of when going to vonage, be patient.  It took a
full month to make the switch, and I paid both carriers for that
month.

Rick

On 2/9/06, Jeff Crosby <jlcrosby@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > I've not tried this (I have one cordless base and 4 cordless
> > recievers dispersed throughout the house), but I've been told
> > that, once you've shut off your land line service, all you
> > have to do is plug the router into any wall phone jack and all
> > the jacks in the house are alive off the router.
>
> This would be way cool.  And it seems logical.
>
> I spent about 30 minutes late last night on Vonage web site.  I checked, and
> it said my home phone number was _not_ available for transfer.  I wonder is
> that's an error, that it's saying that because I have it?  I suppose I'll
> have to talk to them and ask.
>
> Other than that, I really couldn't come up with a reason not to try it.
> Just have to convince my wife . . .
>
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