Is this possible? (new number then port existing number)

Posts: 21 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Jul 04, 2005 Posts: 21

Ok , here is what I want to do.
I want to sign up for Vonage and hang onto my old number to see if I am happy with Vonage. If I am happy can I then have Vonage port my existing land line number over to Vonage?

Posts: 2135 · Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2005 2:22 pm Post subject:

Yes, you can port your current number at a later date.

Posts: 318

JCB wrote:

Ok , here is what I want to do.
I want to sign up for Vonage and hang onto my old number to see if I am happy with Vonage. If I am happy can I then have Vonage port my existing land line number over to Vonage?

Totally possible, but it won't be free.

And you'd have to keep your old number with your POTS phone company until the transfer is complete.

Posts: 177 · Vonage Forum Master Joined: Jul 22, 2005 Posts: 177

otaku wrote:

JCB wrote:

Ok , here is what I want to do.
I want to sign up for Vonage and hang onto my old number to see if I am happy with Vonage. If I am happy can I then have Vonage port my existing land line number over to Vonage?

Totally possible, but it won't be free.

What does Vonage charge to do this? I am interested in doing this myself, but didn't see any mention of this on their web site.

Posts: 2135

polarisdb wrote:

otaku wrote:

JCB wrote:

Ok , here is what I want to do.
I want to sign up for Vonage and hang onto my old number to see if I am happy with Vonage. If I am happy can I then have Vonage port my existing land line number over to Vonage?

Totally possible, but it won't be free.

What does Vonage charge to do this? I am interested in doing this myself, but didn't see any mention of this on their web site.

I have never known Vonage to charge for this.

Posts: 1389 · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 3:17 pm Post subject:

No charge I believe, just the expense of keeping the POTS line.

Posts: 21 · Vonage Forum Associate Joined: Jul 04, 2005 Posts: 21

That was one concern I forgot to address in this thread...the cost of doing this. So, lets say 3 months down the road, I tell Vonage I want to replace the number I was originally issued with my land line number I wont get charged anything for doing this?

Posts: 2135 · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 4:47 pm Post subject:

JCB wrote:

I wont get charged anything for doing this?

That is correct.

Posts: 318 · Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2005 11:10 pm Post subject:

My mistake. For some reason I was under the impression that if you didn't initiate a number transfer at the time you initially set-up your account, you'd be charged a $9.99 fee for it. I seem to remember somebody running into this problem 4-5 months ago. Oh well. Embarassed

Posts: 28 · Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2005 7:42 am Post subject:

When you first sign up an initiate a number transfer you are not charged. If at a later date you wish to do a number transfer there is a $9.95 charge plus tax which comes out to be $10.29.