What all voip, etc. carriers do phone number portability?

Question by dhampton82: What all voip, etc. carriers do phone number portability?
My dad has had the same home phone number since like 1978. He now wants to try out a voip or similar to try to save some cash. However, he says that it is not an option unless he can take his number with him. Please let me know who all will let him take his number as far as internet phone companies go!

Best answer:

Answer by S
Number portability is what your talking about. You need to ask the VoIP provider if your POTS number is portable to their VoIP system. Some are and some aren’t.

Also see this link…

http://voip.about.com/od/phonenumberportability/a/isnumportable.htm

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joe r says:

April 15, 2013 at 9:56 am

almost all of them will TAKE the number… but you may have a hard time with many of the carriers with bringing the number with you after you leave there service…

blackpippi says:

April 15, 2013 at 10:13 am

Ooma. I ported my number over with no problems. However, I bought one for my mom and I didn’t want to hassle with the porting so she kept her landline and her phone number.
What I’m getting at here is that with Ooma you can: keep your landline and just use the system for long distance (get the cheapest landline rate possible!), port your number over and cancel your landline altogether, or just get a new number.
What I like is that he could just keep his landline to start and then if he loves the device (which he will) he can port at a later date. 30 day money back guarantee-so what’s he waiting for?

todendron says:

April 15, 2013 at 10:31 am

Many VoIP providers call this LNP which is short for Local Number Portability. It is a service that is similar to transferring your phone number from one cellphone carrier to another.

In most cases this can be done by filling out a simple form once you have service setup with your new provider and then they request the number from your old provider. Since some old providers are a bit upset you are leaving they can sometimes take a few days/weeks to actually do it. It is a good idea to plan on having one month of overlap for your service while you do the port to ensure the number is not “accidentally lost” by the provider.

You will want to research the different providers to see who fits you best. I suggest a site like http://www.voiprater.com to gather your information and once you have seen the different vendors that are available choose the one that best fits you.