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Old 10-13-2007, 11:22 PM
Chris Hills
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Default Porting a mobile number

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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Old 10-14-2007, 01:28 AM
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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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Old 10-14-2007, 09:00 AM
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"TheFug" <nosp@mplea.ze> wrote in message
news:471162a6$0$25475$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
> 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.
>
> --
> 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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Old 10-14-2007, 09:13 AM
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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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Old 10-14-2007, 11:22 AM
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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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Old 10-14-2007, 12:42 PM
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Jono wrote:
>
> ........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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Old 10-14-2007, 01:13 PM
Chris Hills
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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?


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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Old 10-14-2007, 02:25 PM
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"Iain" <no-one@hairydog.co.uk> wrote in message
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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.



I thought Everyphone was only available to business customers, to whom OVP
VM is not available.


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Old 10-14-2007, 02:48 PM
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Jono wrote:
>> Or use a direct GSM gateway.

>
> 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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Old 10-14-2007, 04:43 PM
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Tim schreef:
> Jono wrote:
>>> Or use a direct GSM gateway.

>>
>> Any more details on one?

>
> We've been looking at 2.
>
> One expensive, one cheap.
>
> I can't remember which though.
>
> Tim


You forgot your smiley

:)

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Old 10-14-2007, 07:00 PM
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acdeag schreef:
> "TheFug" <nosp@mplea.ze> wrote in message
> news:471162a6$0$25475$ba620dc5@text.nova.planet.nl ...
>> 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.
>>
>> --
>> 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.


Porting a connection ! not a number ...i guess...


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Old 10-14-2007, 07:19 PM
Iain
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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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Old 10-15-2007, 09:10 AM
John Miller
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> 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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Old 10-15-2007, 05:49 PM
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"John Miller" <john.miller@nospamplease.com> wrote in message
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>> 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?
>
>



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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