Will porting achieve what I want? If so how do I go about it?
My Mother has just passed away and odd as it may seem I'm reticent to
lose the telephone number. When the 'phone was installed in her cottage
before the 'old' King died, circa 1951, we had a 3 digit telephone
number on a named exchange. In the 60's a fourth digit was added to the
front of the original number, later still (70's or 80's?) 2 more digits
were stuck in front and then the STD code became part of the number and
the exchange name was dropped. But still the original 60 year old
number remained as the last 3 digits.
I'd like this number which I've known all my life live on as a Voip
number which I'd use in my home. Is this possible?
on 04/08/2012, Malcolm Loades supposed :
> Will porting achieve what I want? If so how do I go about it?
>
> My Mother has just passed away and odd as it may seem I'm reticent to lose
> the telephone number. When the 'phone was installed in her cottage before
> the 'old' King died, circa 1951, we had a 3 digit telephone number on a named
> exchange. In the 60's a fourth digit was added to the front of the original
> number, later still (70's or 80's?) 2 more digits were stuck in front and
> then the STD code became part of the number and the exchange name was
> dropped. But still the original 60 year old number remained as the last 3
> digits.
>
> I'd like this number which I've known all my life live on as a Voip number
> which I'd use in my home. Is this possible?
>
> Malcolm
In article <P7oHHaBIDRHQFwxu@news.posting>, Malcolm Loades
<devnull@loades.eu> scribeth thus
>Will porting achieve what I want? If so how do I go about it?
>
>My Mother has just passed away and odd as it may seem I'm reticent to
>lose the telephone number. When the 'phone was installed in her cottage
>before the 'old' King died, circa 1951, we had a 3 digit telephone
>number on a named exchange. In the 60's a fourth digit was added to the
>front of the original number, later still (70's or 80's?) 2 more digits
>were stuck in front and then the STD code became part of the number and
>the exchange name was dropped. But still the original 60 year old
>number remained as the last 3 digits.
>
>I'd like this number which I've known all my life live on as a Voip
>number which I'd use in my home. Is this possible?
>
>Malcolm
Can't see why not. Either forge your mothers signature and who would
bother to check?. Course you can take-over the line can't you;?..
On Sat, 4 Aug 2012 13:08:40 +0100, Malcolm Loades <devnull@loades.eu>
wrote:
>Will porting achieve what I want? If so how do I go about it?
>
>My Mother has just passed away and odd as it may seem I'm reticent to
>lose the telephone number. When the 'phone was installed in her cottage
>before the 'old' King died, circa 1951, we had a 3 digit telephone
>number on a named exchange. In the 60's a fourth digit was added to the
>front of the original number, later still (70's or 80's?) 2 more digits
>were stuck in front and then the STD code became part of the number and
>the exchange name was dropped. But still the original 60 year old
>number remained as the last 3 digits.
>
>I'd like this number which I've known all my life live on as a Voip
>number which I'd use in my home. Is this possible?
>
>Malcolm
(2nd attempt at posting, Sorry if this appears twice)
In article <P7oHHaBIDRHQFwxu@news.posting>,
Malcolm Loades <disposable.address03@loades.eu> wrote:
>Will porting achieve what I want? If so how do I go about it?
>
>My Mother has just passed away and odd as it may seem I'm reticent to
>lose the telephone number. When the 'phone was installed in her cottage
>before the 'old' King died, circa 1951, we had a 3 digit telephone
>number on a named exchange. In the 60's a fourth digit was added to the
>front of the original number, later still (70's or 80's?) 2 more digits
>were stuck in front and then the STD code became part of the number and
>the exchange name was dropped. But still the original 60 year old
>number remained as the last 3 digits.
>
>I'd like this number which I've known all my life live on as a Voip
>number which I'd use in my home. Is this possible?
Yes, it's very possible. Expect to pay somewhere in the region of £15
to £35 for it, depending on who you go to then an on-going fee from
near zero to over a fiver a month, again depending on who you go to.
There is some paperwork required - usually including the signature of
the bill payer...
"Malcolm Loades" <devnull@loades.eu> wrote in message
news:P7oHHaBIDRHQFwxu@news.posting...
> Will porting achieve what I want? If so how do I go about it?
>
> My Mother has just passed away.
My condolences.
> and odd as it may seem I'm reticent to lose the telephone number. When
> the 'phone was installed in her cottage before the 'old' King died, circa
> 1951, we had a 3 digit telephone number on a named exchange. In the 60's
> a fourth digit was added to the front of the original number, later still
> (70's or 80's?) 2 more digits were stuck in front and then the STD code
> became part of the number and the exchange name was dropped. But still
> the original 60 year old number remained as the last 3 digits.
>
> I'd like this number which I've known all my life live on as a Voip number
> which I'd use in my home. Is this possible?
>
> Malcolm
Yes, assuming you are your mother's executor and / or beneficiary, then just
either just port the line and / or take it over [then port it if you want it
somewhere else].
See elsewhere in thread about how to get it to Voipfone. They are very
helpful, persevere and are used to BT's blithering incompetence (e.g.
claiming the number is with another provider). Cheap too!
BT are completely idiotic about people / businesses wanting to keep numbers
for perfectly practical reasons let alone sentiment. I have already had to
port two out to Voipfone after BT bodged migrations and will have to port
another if I want to go to Infinity (they cut off your BB Talk number). As
discussed elsewhere do NOT under any circumstances discuss the matter with
BT and if at all possible even avoid telling them your mum has died - just
pay their bills till the port is done.
"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in message
news:57nt18ltp11kmdghge4e4k33rah6elle3n@4ax.com...
> On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 11:43:52 +0100, "R. Mark Clayton"
> <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>>
>> "Malcolm Loades" <devnull@loades.eu> wrote in message
>> news:P7oHHaBIDRHQFwxu@news.posting...
SNIP
>
> Does Voipfone support multiple simultaneous softphone or ATA
> registrations? I
> know Sipgate does that well.
Yes - three on mine at present, but only the last one to ring out get
presented with incoming calls.
On Mon, 6 Aug 2012 15:01:09 +0100, "R. Mark Clayton"
<nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:57nt18ltp11kmdghge4e4k33rah6elle3n@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 11:43:52 +0100, "R. Mark Clayton"
>> <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Malcolm Loades" <devnull@loades.eu> wrote in message
>>> news:P7oHHaBIDRHQFwxu@news.posting...
>SNIP
>>
>> Does Voipfone support multiple simultaneous softphone or ATA
>> registrations? I
>> know Sipgate does that well.
>
>Yes - three on mine at present, but only the last one to ring out get
>presented with incoming calls.
>
But where are your three devices. Are they behind the same NAT? That
would be challenging for an incoming call to discriminate between the
devices.
In message <MOidncwYtZiTU4LNnZ2dnUVZ8r2dnZ2d@bt.com>
"R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:57nt18ltp11kmdghge4e4k33rah6elle3n@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 11:43:52 +0100, "R. Mark Clayton"
>> <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> "Malcolm Loades" <devnull@loades.eu> wrote in message
>>> news:P7oHHaBIDRHQFwxu@news.posting...
>SNIP
>>
>> Does Voipfone support multiple simultaneous softphone or ATA
>> registrations? I
>> know Sipgate does that well.
>
>Yes - three on mine at present, but only the last one to ring out get
>presented with incoming calls.
I hope you've assigned three different port numbers for SIP for your
three devices?
"Dave Higton" <dave@davehigton.me.uk> wrote in message
news:824523bb52.DaveMeUK@my.inbox.com...
> In message <MOidncwYtZiTU4LNnZ2dnUVZ8r2dnZ2d@bt.com>
> "R. Mark Clayton" <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Anthony R. Gold" <not-for-mail@ahjg.co.uk> wrote in message
>>news:57nt18ltp11kmdghge4e4k33rah6elle3n@4ax.com. ..
>>> On Sun, 5 Aug 2012 11:43:52 +0100, "R. Mark Clayton"
>>> <nospamclayton@btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Malcolm Loades" <devnull@loades.eu> wrote in message
>>>> news:P7oHHaBIDRHQFwxu@news.posting...
>>SNIP
>>>
>>> Does Voipfone support multiple simultaneous softphone or ATA
>>> registrations? I
>>> know Sipgate does that well.
>>
>>Yes - three on mine at present, but only the last one to ring out get
>>presented with incoming calls.
>
> I hope you've assigned three different port numbers for SIP for your
> three devices?
>
> Dave
Normally my Gigaset is registered and receives calls.
Sometimes I register my Nokia, but it soon roams onto 3G and tends to stay
there.
I have an old Nokia I sometimes use as well (for Skype), but usually it is
off.
Porting? 
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