Search:  

 
 
   All ForumsHot TopicsGallery






how-to block ads


 
Forums » VOIP etc » Voice Over IP - VOIP » Teleblend » Changing phone number is not so bad.
Search Topic:
Uniqs:
1488
Share Topic:
RSS topic:
toggle:
flat / full
normal / watch
Posting:
Post a:
Post a:
Even Robert X. Cringely is getting into the act... »
« Same Mistakes I'm Seeing  
AuthorAll Replies

cbrain

join:2000-05-21
Silver Spring, MD
·VoicePulse for Bus..
·Verizon FIOS
·Comcast
·Future Nine Corpor..
·VoiceStick
·Packet8

Changing phone number is not so bad.

Changing phone numbers is not as bad as indecision or dealing with such a broken porting system. I made a sudden decision to cancel my SunRocket service and abandon my phone number on 6-6-2007.

»Your call is very important to us ...

I immediately sent an email to everyone in my directory informing them of my updated contact information. Today most of us have several contact points, including home and office phone, cell, email, instant message, webpage or social network page. Every email I send includes a sig with phone, cell, fax and email. Later that day SunRocket fixed my problem and I kept the line but did not rescind my notice to use a new number. I now have logs to see how many did not get or react to my notice. Most people started using the new number. Many sent me an acknowledgment. Two frequent callers continued to use the old number until incoming stopped last week, but then used the new number without problem. My wife was not as thorough at sending notice and got 1 call from someone that did not get notice and another to her cell notifying her that our home number rang fast busy. Another neighbor emailed her about the fast busy then stopped by to see if everything was ok. My point is that all were easily able to make contact. I'm sure there will be a few more, but have little doubt anyone will have trouble finding us.

This was all much easier and less stressful than my semi successful port from P8 to SunRocket in May 05.

»[Packet8] Ported to SR and re-assigned the same number

»LNP - Packet8 to SunRocket sucess


RockyBB
Premium
join:2005-01-31
Longmont, CO

anyone following the strategy of accepting a new phone number should also remember to register that new number with the "do not call" registry site: »www.donotcall.gov/
--
"Teleblend has an agreement with the Assignee to solicit and support former SunRocket customers."

tj008

join:2004-06-24
Cincinnati, OH


1 edit
reply to cbrain
Another helpful place to inform your friends, family members and business associates is Plaxo. Ive been using them for years. Any new info posted in my two "cards" (biz or personal) is sent to people I choose to receive updates. Very handy.

www.plaxo.com

Had to add... Plaxo is great especially when you need to recover your address book when you computer decides to die. Or when you get a new computer adding the address book is a breeze.

--
Cable. Voip cos: Paid- TAPs being played for SunRocket, VoicePulse; Free/PAYG- FWD, SIPphone, VoiceStick, FreeDigits, GrandCentral.
Forums » VOIP etc » Voice Over IP - VOIP » TeleblendEven Robert X. Cringely is getting into the act... »
« Same Mistakes I'm Seeing  


Tuesday, 10-Nov 14:51:00 Terms of Use | Privacy Policy | Hosting by www.nac.net - DSL,Hosting & Co-lo | feedback | contact
over 10 years online! © 1999-2009 dslreports.com.
page compression OFF
Most commented news this week
· [98] Moto Sold About 100,000 Droids
· [91] Verizon Keeps Swinging At AT&T
· [86] VoIP Over 3G Still Not Working For iPhone
· [48] Government Will Release Some Telco Wiretap Lobbying Documents
· [34] Bill Would Force ISPs To Block Financial Scams
· [24] Mediacom Hints At 50, 100 Mbps Speeds
· [18] Clearwire To Get Another $1.5 Billion
· [16] Sprint Announces Job Cuts
· [16] Verizon's Hanging Up On Rural America
· [13] Google Offers Free Holiday Airport Wi-Fi
Most people now reading
· Google Has Acquired Gizmo5 [VOIP Tech Chat]
· House inspector failed to find major gas leak [Home Repair & Improvement]
· 3.x Feral Druid - Bear Tanking Guide [World of Warcraft]
· A fishy CRTC tarriff filed by bell? [TekSavvy]
· Windows 7 boot manager editing questions [Microsoft Help]
· Replace entry door [Home Repair & Improvement]
· Microsoft Security Bulletin(s) for November 10, 2009 [Security]
· [ Classes] ATTN Death Knights - Post your spec for critique! [World of Warcraft]
· Connecting to Google Voice Via SIP [VOIP Tech Chat]
· Windows 8, and So It Begins - Revolutionary vs. evolutionary [Security]