Topic 'LD: Questions re: order' in forum 'TekSavvy' - dslreports.com http://www.dslreports.com/forum/LD-Questions-re-order-28071750 en Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:16:11 EDT Wed, 23 Mar 2022 18:16:11 EDT Re: LD: Questions re: order http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-LD-Questions-re-order-28071982
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Otherwise thanks for the info. I think TSI's website needs more details and the agents should know it all too. :)

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1. There's no point telling Bell. I didn't, and I can't see why you would.

2. It works for everybody, the person on the phone must not have known.

3. All they need is your phone number; I didn't give them anything other than my phone number and Bell processed it okay. It did take a week or two though.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/Re-LD-Questions-re-order-28071792 Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:01:19 EDT LD: Questions re: order http://www.dslreports.com/forum/LD-Questions-re-order-28071750
1. He recommended telling Bell we were switching. I could imagine this would be good (a) in case Bell want to price-match, and (b) so Bell doesn't try to hold it up [though the days of widespread slamming (?) seem to be behind us]. Yak says this about informing Bell:

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Do I need to notify my current carrier that I'm switching to Yak?
No, when you sign up for Yak Long Distance, we notify your local carrier of the request and they make the switch, automatically cancelling services with your previous long distance provider.


2. He wasn't aware of the 700# for checking your LD carrier. Is that something specific to Yak or is it across the board? I assumed the latter. Yak says this:

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What is 1-700-555-4141?
1-700-555-4141 is a toll-free number maintained by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (or CRTC). When you call 1-700-555-4141 a recorded message informs you of the current long distance carrier for the line called from.


I note TekSavvy didn't ask for Bell account number, balance, or anything else, just the name and phone number, which makes me a little nervous Bell will reject the request (based on porting numbers to voip.ms where the latter wanted specific info that would prove to Bell/Rogers I had access to the existing account).

If there are any other gotchas, or if TSI needs more specific info on the order, I'm happy to switch to the Direct forum. TSI's is almost non-existent when it comes to their LD offering.

Thanks!
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