RockyBB
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join:2005-01-31
Longmont, CO | reply to PX Eliezer
Re: You can plotz with POTS.
said by PX Eliezer  :Darn! port it! |
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joako
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Have you considered using "Remote Call Forwading" from Verizon. You keep the # with Verizon, calls forward to whatever VoIP provider you want. If you have problems with the provider, just pick another and call Verizon and have the number it forwards to changed.
ALSO, if you forward to a toll-free number you can bypass people that use *67 to block their number.
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ArgMeMatey
join:2001-08-09
Milwaukee, WI
 ·AT&T Midwest
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Dear valued customer:
Verizon has analyzed your complaint. Here are our conclusions:
1. You will want to keep the number with us for reliability and stability. We've been around forever and anybody who thinks that they can do better, is wrong.
2. Those who are outraged by metered usage costs fall into two groups:
i)Heavy users who would be better off on a flat-rate plan, created to compete with VoIP and CLECs
ii)customers who are just trying to reduce our profits.
The flat-rate plan preserves the customer base at a slight cost to profits, but marketing and accounting agree it is the best alternative and price it accordingly.
3. If you are so cheap or your usage is so low that you would jump ship over this issue and go to a less monolithic carrier, you are not worth the trouble.
Thank you for your moneybusiness.
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PX Eliezer
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join:2008-08-09
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said by joako :Have you considered using "Remote Call Forwading" from Verizon. You keep the # with Verizon, calls forward to whatever VoIP provider you want. If you have problems with the provider, just pick another and call Verizon and have the number it forwards to changed. You know, that's a good idea. It's so obvious that I never thought of it. 
I'll have to see how they charge for the forwards, but it is worth considering!
Thank you! |
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PX Eliezer
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join:2008-08-09
New Jersey | reply to ArgMeMatey
Darn good analysis. |
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N9MD
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join:2005-10-08
Wayne, NJ
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said by PX Eliezer :said by joako :Have you considered using "Remote Call Forwarding" from Verizon. You keep the # with Verizon, calls forward to whatever VoIP provider you want. If you have problems with the provider, just pick another and call Verizon and have the number it forwards to changed. You know, that's a good idea. It's so obvious that I never thought of it. I'll have to see how they charge for the forwards, but it is worth considering! Thank you! Joako's methodology is exactly what I've been doing with the only PSTN I still have ... in my NJ home. Since I've had the POTS number for almost 40 years, it would have been too much effort to get all friends and family to learn a new number. On the other hand, my fetish for xxx-x000 DIDs drove me to make a VOIP DID my new main home number ... given that my PSTN# is ugly, just a collection of disconnected integers that spell nothing and have no symbolism or redeeming qualities.
For around $5 per month with Verizon, my Remote Call Forwarding allows me to dial an 800 TF number from anywhere in the country (or just by using my cell phone) ... and I can change the "ring to" number within one minute on the fly. There is no need for a VZ operator or other human (or alien) intervention. |
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RockyBB
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join:2005-01-31
Longmont, CO
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said by PX Eliezer :I'll have to see how they charge for the forwards... you might as well just port it. If you're not going to have a hard line, and you're in the same rate center, just port it. Cheaper, less complicated, one fewer bill to worry about, and more flexible to do stuff. Personally, I've been completely Qwest-free for almost a full year. Life can be OK without an RBOC account. Confirm with your pastor that you can still get to heaven. |
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trim
join:2003-08-12 | reply to PX Eliezer
+1 vote for just porting it... |
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