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Porting a mobile number
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| Chris Hills 2007-10-13, 7:11 pm |
| I am planning on moving abroad, but I would really like to keep my
mobile phone number. Are there any voip providers that will let me port
a mobile number to them?
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| TheFug 2007-10-14, 1:11 am |
| Chris Hills schreef:
> I am planning on moving abroad, but I would really like to keep my
> mobile phone number. Are there any voip providers that will let me port
> a mobile number to them?
Yep, VoipCheap.com, and VoipBuster,will surely do just that,(i
registered these ones myself), it's an option in their client software,
you can fill in your phone number, they call you on that number
(automatic voice)you dial the 4 numbers you see on your pc screen on
that phone... that's it...
but you need to repeat this procedure sometimes, then it stays.... until
you change it again, or switch it off in their client software.
Some SIP switches if you use online ones, will not pass through your
CID, you have to check the/your options, with people who use the same
hard/software as you do.
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The Fug.
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| acdeag 2007-10-14, 7:11 am |
| "TheFug" <nosp@mplea.ze> wrote in message
news:471162a6$0$25475$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl...
> Chris Hills schreef:
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> Yep, VoipCheap.com, and VoipBuster,will surely do just that,(i registered
> these ones myself), it's an option in their client software, you can fill
> in your phone number, they call you on that number (automatic voice)you
> dial the 4 numbers you see on your pc screen on that phone... that's it...
> but you need to repeat this procedure sometimes, then it stays.... until
> you change it again, or switch it off in their client software.
> Some SIP switches if you use online ones, will not pass through your CID,
> you have to check the/your options, with people who use the same
> hard/software as you do.
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> The Fug.
I think you are confusing CLI and porting number. Many VOIP companies allow
you to change the number displayed when you call someone, this is not the
same as porting. Although if you call someone it will show your mobile
number at the other end, if they call you it will go nowhere if the mobile
number has been disconnected.
I think your best bet would be to port the number to PAYG and leave a
voicemail, I am not aware of any PAYG supplier who gives Call Diversion, if
someone did you could divert calls to a standard VOIP geographic number, but
it would still cost you.
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| Chris Hills used his keyboard to write :
> I am planning on moving abroad, but I would really like to keep my
> mobile phone number. Are there any voip providers that will let me port
> a mobile number to them?
.........could you leave the SIM, in a premicell connected to an
SPA3102, with someone you trust? I suppose you could bar outgoing calls
on the SIM....
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| Chris Hills wrote:
> I am planning on moving abroad, but I would really like to keep my
> mobile phone number. Are there any voip providers that will let me port
> a mobile number to them?
If you can get hold of an Orange VM OVP sim card on a business account,
then port your number to that, you could enable everyphone and point the
everyphone destination to your voip number.
Other than that (and it won't be easy), I doubt you can.
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| Jono wrote:
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> ........could you leave the SIM, in a premicell connected to an SPA3102,
> with someone you trust? I suppose you could bar outgoing calls on the
> SIM....
Or use a direct GSM gateway.
Tim
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| Chris Hills 2007-10-14, 1:11 pm |
| Chris Hills wrote:
> I am planning on moving abroad, but I would really like to keep my
> mobile phone number. Are there any voip providers that will let me port
> a mobile number to them?
Thank you all for the ideas, I like the idea of using an FCT, that
hadn't occurred to me! I think though I will have do go down the prepaid
route because it would be a lot less hassle.
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| Tim presented the following explanation :
> Jono wrote:
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> Or use a direct GSM gateway.
Any more details on one?
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| acdeag 2007-10-14, 1:11 pm |
| "Iain" <no-one@hairydog.co.uk> wrote in message
news:1192357337.5379.0@iris.uk.clara.net...
> Chris Hills wrote:
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> If you can get hold of an Orange VM OVP sim card on a business account,
> then port your number to that, you could enable everyphone and point the
> everyphone destination to your voip number.
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> Other than that (and it won't be easy), I doubt you can.
I thought Everyphone was only available to business customers, to whom OVP
VM is not available.
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| Jono wrote:
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> Any more details on one?
We've been looking at 2.
One expensive, one cheap.
I can't remember which though.
Tim
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| TheFug 2007-10-14, 1:11 pm |
| Tim schreef:
> Jono wrote:
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> We've been looking at 2.
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> One expensive, one cheap.
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> I can't remember which though.
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> Tim
You forgot your smiley
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The Fug.
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| TheFug 2007-10-14, 1:11 pm |
| acdeag schreef:
> "TheFug" <nosp@mplea.ze> wrote in message
> news:471162a6$0$25475$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl...
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> I think you are confusing CLI and porting number. Many VOIP companies
> allow you to change the number displayed when you call someone, this is
> not the same as porting. Although if you call someone it will show your
> mobile number at the other end, if they call you it will go nowhere if
> the mobile number has been disconnected.
>
> I think your best bet would be to port the number to PAYG and leave a
> voicemail, I am not aware of any PAYG supplier who gives Call Diversion,
> if someone did you could divert calls to a standard VOIP geographic
> number, but it would still cost you.
Porting a connection ! not a number ...i guess...
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The Fug.
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| acdeag wrote:
> I thought Everyphone was only available to business customers, to whom
> OVP VM is not available.
You thought wrong. I have OVP VM on a business account, with everyphone.
Iain
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| John Miller 2007-10-15, 7:11 am |
| > Many VOIP companies allow you to change the
> number displayed when you call someone
Can you please name me a few, apart from the Betamax ones?
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| acdeag 2007-10-15, 1:11 pm |
| "John Miller" <john.miller@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
news:47131ffe$0$4492$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com...
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> Can you please name me a few, apart from the Betamax ones?
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voip.co.uk if that is a betamax one for you all well and good, but I find
them excellent. I know there are others but I don't use them.
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| John Miller has brought this to us :
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> Can you please name me a few, apart from the Betamax ones?
voip.co.uk
voipfone.co.uk
gradwell.com
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