On Feb 14, 9:04 am, "EdC" <kc7...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Feb 11, 10:17 pm, newsletterexcha...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> > I'd love to switch over Verizon, however according to Verizon my phone
> > number cannot be ported. They said that they don't have a license in
> > that area. Is there anything I can do, short of changing my cell
> > phone number? Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
> > Thanks everyone,
> > Brian
>
> As a VZW agent there are several guidelines that have to be followed
> to port a number. And these guidelines are set up by the software we
> use, but I have never heard the statement 'We don't have a license in
> that area' . And I don't believe it.
> 1. the number must be in the account holders name. This prevents you
> from porting someone else number.
> 2. the number must be in the same district. such as Pacific, Midwest,
> Eastern. Example if you move to Washington state, you can't port a
> number from your house in Atlanta. If you moved to Boston you could or
> if you used to live in Flagstaff AZ and moved to Seattle you could.
> 3. you should have a copy of the old bill so that we can get the
> actual account number of of it.
>
> And did you talk to a VZW agent, company store, on the phone or a sub
> agent? Some of the sub agents can't do things the agent can do and the
> company stores can do things a agent can't do. And sometimes when you
> call VZW you get someone who doesn't have the faintest idea what they
> are talking about. For the last, I just call back and get someone else.

Hello,
I talked to Verizon by phone and email. I've been told a couple
different things and the latest is below. I'm looking at having our
whole family switch to Verizon.

1. My son has his own number and that is in his name. That is not an
issue in this case.

2. This is all in the state of Minnesota.

3. My son is with Sprint still, so I have all the copies of billing/
account information. He's not going to switch unless Verizon will
port his number. That is what we are stuck on.

This is the latest below

Upon reviewing your sons' number in being able to be ported, I am
showing that his number is from a market that is not included in the
top 100 markets where porting is permitted. Also in the market that
his cellular number originates from, Verizon Wireless does not provide
service in that area.

Thanks,
Brian