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Re: Bell to Teksavvy Home Phone... said by graniterock:Does bell still charge cancellation fees for switching if on month to month? I found some threads here but not sure if they are still update as some time has passed.
I think the current policy is that if you're in an area forborne from rate regulation, you are charged for 30 days of service from your cancellation date if you're simply on month to month.
The charge is of course higher if you have a contract.
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said by MZB:Note that it's also worth trying to negotiate a better deal with Bell. I persuaded a couple of friends who weren't quite ready to make the Bell -> TekSavvy jump to negotiate ~$50/month reductions in combined Phone/Internet from Bell - simply by pointing out that a friend down the road was paying substantially less for the same service.
Yeah calling to cancel and having retentions giving you a more reasonable rate is always good but the problem in this case is that we can't call to cancel, have them not give a better rate, and then end up without phone service for whatever amount of days it takes Teksavvy to set-up a new phone plus be forced to get a new number.
I'm not aware of any non-Bell/Teksavvy home phone services in the Mississauga area which use land-line instead of VOIP so have to wait  |
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Hi there,
A big FU to Bell, Teksavvy now told me that I'm unable to transfer to their phone service (blocked by Bell). This is totally BS...
Ju Leon...
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Hi there,
Well, I fired up a letter to the CRTC, which won't do much in any case. This sucks...
Ju Leon...
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Has anyone ported a former Bell number from TekTalk to Tek POTS? I can't imagine it would be an issue, but I would love to confirm this is an option. |
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- you CANNOT activate a new POTS number
- you CANNOT transfer a POTS number from Bell
- you CANNOT transfer a POTS number from a Bell reseller (like Primus)
- you CANNOT transfer a VoIP number from a cable company (Rogers or Videotron) if the number (NPA-NXX) was previously transferred to the cable company from Bell
- you CAN transfer a VoIP number from a cable company (Rogers or Videotron) to TS POTS service if the number (NPA-NXX) was assigned from the beginning by the cable company |
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I can't stand the lies anymore. |
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said by epsilon3:- you CAN transfer a VoIP number from a cable company (Rogers or Videotron) to TS POTS service if the number (NPA-NXX) was assigned from the beginning by the cable company
Any ideas if you can transfer a videotron/rogers/telus wireless number to TS POTS? |
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 TSI MartinPremium
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Chatham, ON
kudos:23 | Hello,
For cell phone transfers we need: the account number, the model and serial numbers of the cell phone, as well as the carrier information.
Please be aware that not all cell numbers can be ported to landlines in all areas. If the number cannot be ported, we will contact the customer to choose to take a new number or to cancel the request.
Please keep in mind this request could on rare occasions take up to 6 months.
Regards,
Martin
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Martin just posted again few seconds before me ...and he is the official voice here  |
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| The stop sell only applies to Bell and Bell reseller transfers. New activations, CLEC & VoIP transfers are still permitted. It looks like they've stopped selling in tariff areas as well. |
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 Teddy Boomk kudos Received
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kudos:7 | reply to epsilon3
said by epsilon3:- you CANNOT transfer a VoIP number from a cable company (Rogers or Videotron) if the number (NPA-NXX) was previously transferred to the cable company from Bell Martin, can you confirm this please.
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TSI MartinPremium
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kudos:23 | said by Teddy Boom:said by epsilon3:- you CANNOT transfer a VoIP number from a cable company (Rogers or Videotron) if the number (NPA-NXX) was previously transferred to the cable company from Bell Martin, can you confirm this please. Yes that is correct. If number was previously owned by Bell, then transferred to Rogers / voip etc. We won't won't be able to port over.
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decxPremium
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Vancouver, BC | said by TSI Martin:said by Teddy Boom:said by epsilon3:- you CANNOT transfer a VoIP number from a cable company (Rogers or Videotron) if the number (NPA-NXX) was previously transferred to the cable company from Bell Martin, can you confirm this please. Yes that is correct. If number was previously owned by Bell, then transferred to Rogers / voip etc. We won't won't be able to port over. So is it going to be a permanent/long term change? Or is there a reasonable chance that the restrictions will be lifted in the near future? |
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TSI MartinPremium
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kudos:23 | I don't think we want this to be a permanent thing. |
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decxPremium
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Vancouver, BC | reply to inferno_gn
Well I know TSI doesn't want it to be permanent, no one but Bell does. But is there a reasonable chance that Bell will life the block in the near future. The thing is that there's is quite a few people who is in a limbo thinking that this block is a short term/monthly issue and is holding off cancelling Bell POTS. So if it isn't likely that the transfers will start again soon they may want to know so they could consider other options. |
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Martin,
By the looks of things, it would seem that they are limiting you to the point of making this service no longer usable. If you can't port customers, unless it's a small chance they didn't come from bell to start with, then it's basically hardly worth offering the service. I think you need to either drop the service completely or file a CRTC complaint. |
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kudos:7 | said by koreyb:If you can't port customers, unless it's a small chance they didn't come from bell to start with, then it's basically hardly worth offering the service. I wouldn't go that far. The service is still useful for some new customers, and existing customers are happy.
However... Given what we've learned about the issue in this thread, it would appear that there will be no new phone ports from Bell in the foreseeable future. That is critical information that Teksavvy customers need to have.
How long has this been going on for now? More than 3 months..
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Hi there,
I already filed a complaint to the CTRC and still waiting for their reply...
Ju Leon...
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Does this also prevent you from transferring your current number to VoIP as well? My number is with a reseller, Teksavvy and originally started off as a Bell number way back in 2001. I went to Sprint in about 2004-ish, who was then bought out by Robbers. I went to Execulink for both phone & internet(previously just the latter) after I was forced to by Robbers, unless I wanted a silly 'cable phone'.
I stayed with Execulink until 2010 when they brought in their own version of UBB.
Far as I know, Execulink is their own phone company, and NOT a reseller of Bell. |
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