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Can you port a cell number but keep the same carrier?
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| BobsBigBoys 2006-04-05, 11:48 pm |
| If you haven't noticed, Amazon has been having crazy sales on cell
phones. I'm currently out of contract on my VZW cell and would love to
keep my business with them, but at the same time I'd like to take
advantage of the great prices (FAR) at Amazon.
Does anyone know if I could buy a new phone/VZW account from Amazon,
but then port over my old VZW number to that account? I don't mind
starting up a new contract, but I do want to keep my number. Any ideas?
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| Jeremy 2006-04-05, 11:48 pm |
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"BobsBigBoys" <BobsBigBoys@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> If you haven't noticed, Amazon has been having crazy sales on cell
> phones. I'm currently out of contract on my VZW cell and would love to
> keep my business with them, but at the same time I'd like to take
> advantage of the great prices (FAR) at Amazon.
> Does anyone know if I could buy a new phone/VZW account from Amazon,
> but then port over my old VZW number to that account? I don't mind
> starting up a new contract, but I do want to keep my number. Any ideas?
>
Well, if all else fails, you could port over to another carrier, and then
port back to Verizon, under your new Amazon deal, before the 15-day trial
period ends on the first port.
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| Quick 2006-04-05, 11:48 pm |
| Jeremy wrote:
> "BobsBigBoys" <BobsBigBoys@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Well, if all else fails, you could port over to another
> carrier, and then port back to Verizon, under your new
> Amazon deal, before the 15-day trial period ends on the
> first port.
Have you tried this? I believe you will find that the Amazon
offer is for *new* service. I think you need to be gone for
some amount of time (months?) in order to be a "new"
customer again.
-Quick
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| lyra8900@yahoo.com 2006-04-05, 11:48 pm |
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| BobsBigBoys 2006-04-06, 2:48 am |
| As long as I'm activating a new account with VZW, I'd be considered a
"new" customer (even though I currently have an account with them
already). I don't mind doing this, but I'd like to port over my *old*
VZW number to the new account. Usually, in order to port, you have to
be switching service providers. I'm curious if I can port the number
from an out of contract account to a brand new account.
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| kevin weaver 2006-04-06, 2:48 am |
| "Quick" <quick7135-news@NOSPAMyahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Jeremy wrote:
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> Have you tried this? I believe you will find that the Amazon
> offer is for *new* service. I think you need to be gone for
> some amount of time (months?) in order to be a "new"
> customer again.
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> -Quick
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Quick Is correct. The Amazon deal is for a new sub only. Read the fine
print.
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| BobsBigBoys wrote:
> As long as I'm activating a new account with VZW, I'd be
> considered a "new" customer (even though I currently have
> an account with them already). I don't mind doing this,
> but I'd like to port over my *old* VZW number to the new
> account. Usually, in order to port, you have to be
> switching service providers. I'm curious if I can port
> the number from an out of contract account to a brand new
> account.
And what number will you get on the old account?
I think by "new customer" they mean it's not your
name on the old account.
Read the terms carefully for wording. I think you have to
activate the new phone for some period of time on the
new line? Then people in your situation could get the
deal and cancel their old line (forget about numbers for
the moment). I suspect you would have to end up locked
into 2 lines at the minimum. Maybe not even that.
The deal is better than you could get by signing a new
2 yr. contract on your existing account?
Probably best to just post the wording here.
Maybe call VZW? I'm sure they are aware of the Amazon
deal and could tell you what exactly "new customer" means.
-Quick
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| kevin weaver 2006-04-06, 2:48 am |
| "BobsBigBoys" <BobsBigBoys@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> As long as I'm activating a new account with VZW, I'd be considered a
> "new" customer (even though I currently have an account with them
> already). I don't mind doing this, but I'd like to port over my *old*
> VZW number to the new account. Usually, in order to port, you have to
> be switching service providers. I'm curious if I can port the number
> from an out of contract account to a brand new account.
>
Your not a new customer as long as you have service.
Then there is the time from which you end service with verizon and then a
sign-up as a new customer.
I just found out something almost like this today. I used to have Directv
years ago. A tree grew and blocked the signal. Contacted the city about
cutting it back and they said no. I've moved to another place. Called them
and they said to get any promo deal you must be a 1st time setup only.
It's been 6 yrs from when the tree grew and blocked the signal. But 6 yrs
might as well be 60 yrs. Went with dish network. They also have the same
policy also. Once you get the 1st time sign-up, that's it.
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"BobsBigBoys" <BobsBigBoys@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> As long as I'm activating a new account with VZW, I'd be considered a
> "new" customer (even though I currently have an account with them
> already).
No- you would be considered the same customer- no new line of service is
being activated. The new line of service is what defines a "new" customer.
>I don't mind doing this, but I'd like to port over my *old*
> VZW number to the new account. Usually, in order to port, you have to
> be switching service providers. I'm curious if I can port the number
> from an out of contract account to a brand new account.
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You cannot port a number with the same carrier.
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| "BobsBigBoys" <BobsBigBoys@gmail.com> wrote in
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> Usually, in order to port, you have to
> be switching service providers. I'm curious if I can port the number
> from an out of contract account to a brand new account.
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I don't know about the "new" customer deal but I do know you can port a
number with the same service provider 'cause I did it (verizon).
Also,re the DirecTV post,you can pay extra,approx $5 month,& they will
come & do most anything without a service charge.
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| Quick wrote:
> Have you tried this? I believe you will find that the Amazon
> offer is for *new* service. I think you need to be gone for
> some amount of time (months?) in order to be a "new"
> customer again.
That's the key question. They must have a restriction like that,
otherwise, everyone would be doing the porting back and forth.
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| Scott 2006-04-06, 11:48 pm |
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> "BobsBigBoys" <BobsBigBoys@gmail.com> wrote in
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> I don't know about the "new" customer deal but I do know you can port a
> number with the same service provider 'cause I did it (verizon).
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Porting is the movement of a customer's phone number from one carrier to
another as outlined in the FCC's WLNP (Wireless Local Number Portability)
regulations. Saying that you moved your phone number from VZW to VZW is
illogical and makes no sense- the number was with VZW to begin with.
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| "Scott" <how.do@you.do> wrote in
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> "al" < Sorry_Spammers@eatsh
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> Porting is the movement of a customer's phone number from one carrier
> to another as outlined in the FCC's WLNP (Wireless Local Number
> Portability) regulations. Saying that you moved your phone number
> from VZW to VZW is illogical and makes no sense- the number was with
> VZW to begin with.
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Stop showing your ignorance in public.I had a Verizon landline & ported
that # to my Verizon cell.Since that's the only possible way to port
using the same carrier I did not think it was necessary to add the
obvious.
Obviously,pun intended,I was wrong.
Al
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| al wrote:
> "Scott" <how.do@you.do> wrote in
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> Stop showing your ignorance in public.I had a Verizon
> landline & ported that # to my Verizon cell.Since that's
> the only possible way to port using the same carrier I
> did not think it was necessary to add the obvious.
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> Obviously,pun intended,I was wrong.
You were wrong about him being ignorant....
Verizon and Verizon Wireless are not the same carrier.
-Quick
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| Scott 2006-04-07, 11:48 pm |
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"al" < Sorry_Spammers@eatsh
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> Stop showing your ignorance in public.I had a Verizon landline & ported
> that # to my Verizon cell.Since that's the only possible way to port
> using the same carrier I did not think it was necessary to add the
> obvious.
So, you ported between different carriers after all- Verizon Wireless is a
partially owned subsidiary of Verizon and operates as a seperate carrier,
totally independent of Verizon Communications (the landline carrier). I'm
sorry- who's the ignorant one here?
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> Obviously,pun intended,I was wrong.
Obviously, you were.
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| "BobsBigBoys" <BobsBigBoys@gmail.com> wrote in
news:1144294308.811775.213800@i39g2000cwa.googlegroups.com:
> As long as I'm activating a new account with VZW, I'd be
> considered a "new" customer (even though I currently have an
> account with them already). I don't mind doing this, but I'd like
> to port over my *old* VZW number to the new account. Usually, in
> order to port, you have to be switching service providers. I'm
> curious if I can port the number from an out of contract account
> to a brand new account.
I hate to inject a note of sanity into this discussion but.... is there
some reason you don't call Verizon and ask them?
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