You're asking what *I* would do? I'd take the company cell phone, if I was unable to carry over my old number to the new phone then I'd contact everyone and let them know the new number. And I'd teach my wife to use email if she wanted to "pin" messages on me all day long. Then I'd dump the plans/phones that my new employer wasn't paying for. Profit.
That's what *I* would do. But I've learned when people make multiple excuses in the original post as to why they must do the most expensive impractical thing -- such as having three plans/phones -- well, they've already made up their minds and probably don't really want to know what *I* would do. They're just asking to be polite.
BTW, and I know I'm showing my age here, but back in the day, we used to change our telephone numbers all the time! Even if we just moved across the street! And somehow our friends, family, business partners, colleagues, customers, and stalkers found us just the same. Changing a phone number just isn't as difficult as you young whippersnappers think. :-)
Originally Posted by
UScolorado1k
I am just moving to a new company which evidently will not reimburse cell phone expenses but WILL supply me with a company cell that is fully paid by them. My problem is that I currently have two cell phones, one personal, one "work" from my previous company. The "work" number is an apple iphone with the unlimited voice plan, my personal cell is a blackberry curve. I don't really want to give up the number on the apple iphone because most, if not all, of my professional colleagues have that number and it would be a pain to change. I don' want to give up my personal BB because my wife and I both have one on a family plan (t-mobile) and since I'm on the road all the time she loves to be able to "pin" messages to me throughout the day, PLUS I finally dumped my land line and changed the phone number with all my credit card companies, etc, to my personal cell.
My options are:
1. Take the company cell and carry 3 cell phones (yuck)
2. Use the "work" number for my new company, but pay the bill myself.
I am leaning strongly towards number 2, but my wife thinks I'm nuts.
Comments?