amanuensis
Nov 10, 03, 6:51 pm
Here is a simple flowchart from "easyporting" to help you understand the process:
http://www.easyporting.com/pdf/Final_Detailed_Flow.pdf
http://www.easyporting.com/pdf/Final_Detailed_Flow.pdf
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NeverAtHome51
Nov 11, 03, 7:26 pm
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The Associated Press wrote a series of questions and answers about the number portability that takes effect on November 24, allowing you to keep your cell phone number if you switch carriers. It is likely less biased than any such statements made by any single wireless carrier.
http://tinyurl.com/uipx
Each carrier has its own site explaining portability in terms of Switching to itself.
Alltel
http://www.alltel.com/wlnp/
AT&T.
http://tinyurl.com/uiqg
Cingular http://tinyurl.com/uiqs
Nextel http://www.nextel.com/services/wlnpp/
SprintPCS http://www.sprintpcs.com/wlnp
Tmobile
http://www.t-mobile.com/switch
Verizon http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/lnp
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[This message has been edited by NeverAtHome51 (edited November 11, 2003).]
The Associated Press wrote a series of questions and answers about the number portability that takes effect on November 24, allowing you to keep your cell phone number if you switch carriers. It is likely less biased than any such statements made by any single wireless carrier.
http://tinyurl.com/uipx
Each carrier has its own site explaining portability in terms of Switching to itself.
Alltel
http://www.alltel.com/wlnp/
AT&T.
http://tinyurl.com/uiqg
Cingular http://tinyurl.com/uiqs
Nextel http://www.nextel.com/services/wlnpp/
SprintPCS http://www.sprintpcs.com/wlnp
Tmobile
http://www.t-mobile.com/switch
Verizon http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/lnp
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[This message has been edited by NeverAtHome51 (edited November 11, 2003).]
cordelli
Nov 11, 03, 9:19 pm
Even better news in the papers today, you can keep your HOME number and move it to a Cell phone should you choose to do so. Dump the home land line and all the silly taxes and have just your cell phone with your home number on it anywhere in the world. Seriously worth considering.
Nov 24 in the 100 major areas, rest of the country March.
Nov 24 in the 100 major areas, rest of the country March.
traveler123
Nov 12, 03, 6:01 am
The Washington Post's article put some numbers on this phenomena. They said about 5% or 14.5 million phone subscribers have switched to cellphones.
They also interviewed some young people who never had or never will have a landline. I know, I thought my daughter would want her own line when she became a teenager. Nope, she wanted a cellphone and she has lived happily ever after.
They also interviewed some young people who never had or never will have a landline. I know, I thought my daughter would want her own line when she became a teenager. Nope, she wanted a cellphone and she has lived happily ever after.
lili
Nov 12, 03, 10:24 pm
<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by cordelli:
Even better news in the papers today, you can keep your HOME number and move it to a Cell phone should you choose to do so. Dump the home land line and all the silly taxes and have just your cell phone with your home number on it anywhere in the world. Seriously worth considering.
Nov 24 in the 100 major areas, rest of the country March.</font>
Great idea. How does this affect calls from phone soliciters? Does our entire family share the phone number? Can we get separate voice mail boxes? Just wondering. Kind of like my oddball cell number knowing each ring is either for me personally, or more likely, a wrong number.
Even better news in the papers today, you can keep your HOME number and move it to a Cell phone should you choose to do so. Dump the home land line and all the silly taxes and have just your cell phone with your home number on it anywhere in the world. Seriously worth considering.
Nov 24 in the 100 major areas, rest of the country March.</font>
Great idea. How does this affect calls from phone soliciters? Does our entire family share the phone number? Can we get separate voice mail boxes? Just wondering. Kind of like my oddball cell number knowing each ring is either for me personally, or more likely, a wrong number.
traveler123
Nov 13, 03, 2:23 am
Carriers have family plans which allow you to share prime minutes for a base charge and usually $20 for each additional phone. Each phone gets a number. You can’t share a number on more than one phone.
My daughter has a plan that averages about 3 cents per minute when you divide total monthly cost by total number of minutes used. Each minute over her allotment of prime minutes costs $.45. So each excess minute costs 15 times normal. Because of this gottcha pricing, it’s crucial you buy the right plan.
Friends are thinking of abandoning their landline. There is mom and dad and five kids ranging from 11 to 19. Mom and dad and a couple of the older kids have cellphones. Even if you have a cellphone, it’s tricky trying to predict your new usage without a landline. Think of the problem of estimating phone use of an 11 year old. Mom says a phone for the younger kids would be nice to keep track of them. Well, the kids may have other plans for their phones.
The plans are so complex that it’s easy to fall into traps. They told me they liked Verizon because each family member received 1,000 free prime minutes when they called to another Verizon wireless customer. They said they talked a lot among themselves and calls would be free. Well, it’s not 1,000 minutes per user, it’s a 1,000 units per plan. And, when you call a family member, you’re using the minutes at double the rate if you called a non family member.
You say, well we can experiment. Buy a plan, and change the plan if it’s not suitable. Remember that each time you change your plan, the carrier has a nasty habit of extending the contract, often for another year. And if you cancel early, the termination fee applies to each user. So if you have five members in your family, the termination fee could be $1,000.
My daughter has a plan that averages about 3 cents per minute when you divide total monthly cost by total number of minutes used. Each minute over her allotment of prime minutes costs $.45. So each excess minute costs 15 times normal. Because of this gottcha pricing, it’s crucial you buy the right plan.
Friends are thinking of abandoning their landline. There is mom and dad and five kids ranging from 11 to 19. Mom and dad and a couple of the older kids have cellphones. Even if you have a cellphone, it’s tricky trying to predict your new usage without a landline. Think of the problem of estimating phone use of an 11 year old. Mom says a phone for the younger kids would be nice to keep track of them. Well, the kids may have other plans for their phones.
The plans are so complex that it’s easy to fall into traps. They told me they liked Verizon because each family member received 1,000 free prime minutes when they called to another Verizon wireless customer. They said they talked a lot among themselves and calls would be free. Well, it’s not 1,000 minutes per user, it’s a 1,000 units per plan. And, when you call a family member, you’re using the minutes at double the rate if you called a non family member.
You say, well we can experiment. Buy a plan, and change the plan if it’s not suitable. Remember that each time you change your plan, the carrier has a nasty habit of extending the contract, often for another year. And if you cancel early, the termination fee applies to each user. So if you have five members in your family, the termination fee could be $1,000.