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== Equipment Providers == | == Equipment Providers == | ||
| − | ;If getting the appropriate forwarding service from Century Link is too much of a pain in the ass, just port it to OOMA. | + | ; If getting the appropriate forwarding service from Century Link is too much of a pain in the ass, just port it to a service like OOMA or OBi. |
* http://www.ooma.com/phone-number/ | * http://www.ooma.com/phone-number/ | ||
: Also See: | : Also See: | ||
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== Phone Number Forwarding == | == Phone Number Forwarding == | ||
| − | ;OR YOU CAN GO WITH A NUMBER FORWARDING SERVICE, LIKE TWILIO. | + | ; OR YOU CAN GO WITH A NUMBER FORWARDING SERVICE, LIKE TWILIO. |
* [https://www.twilio.com/blog/2010/08/how-to-port-your-212-landline-to-twilio-forward-to-your-mobile-phone.html How To: Port Your Landline to Twilio, Forward to Your Mobile Phone] | * [https://www.twilio.com/blog/2010/08/how-to-port-your-212-landline-to-twilio-forward-to-your-mobile-phone.html How To: Port Your Landline to Twilio, Forward to Your Mobile Phone] | ||
* [https://www.twilio.com/voice/pricing Voice Pricing for Phone Numbers & Calls - Twilio] | * [https://www.twilio.com/voice/pricing Voice Pricing for Phone Numbers & Calls - Twilio] | ||
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; TWILIO: NUMBER PORTING TIPS | ; TWILIO: NUMBER PORTING TIPS | ||
* [https://www.twilio.com/help/faq/porting/what-are-the-phases-of-porting-a-landline-number What are the phases of porting a landline number?] | * [https://www.twilio.com/help/faq/porting/what-are-the-phases-of-porting-a-landline-number What are the phases of porting a landline number?] | ||
| − | *[https://www.twilio.com/help/faq/porting/how-can-i-obtain-a-csr How can I obtain a CSR?] | + | * [https://www.twilio.com/help/faq/porting/how-can-i-obtain-a-csr How can I obtain a CSR?] |
: To obtain a Customer Service Record (CSR), you’ll need to contact your current carrier, and you may need to ask for your carrier’s Porting Team. Please specify that you want the customer service record on file with the carrier, not merely your billing records. In many cases, the billing record and the customer service record will have the same information, but this is not necessarily going to be the case. Therefore, it’s best to ask specifically for the CSR. | : To obtain a Customer Service Record (CSR), you’ll need to contact your current carrier, and you may need to ask for your carrier’s Porting Team. Please specify that you want the customer service record on file with the carrier, not merely your billing records. In many cases, the billing record and the customer service record will have the same information, but this is not necessarily going to be the case. Therefore, it’s best to ask specifically for the CSR. | ||
| + | ; TWILIO COMPETITORS | ||
| + | * [https://www.quora.com/Who-are-Twilios-competitors Who are Twilio's competitors?] | ||
== Phone Number Parking == | == Phone Number Parking == | ||
;NUMBER PARKING SERVICES | ;NUMBER PARKING SERVICES | ||
Hint: Forget about number parking and look into one of the Twilio options. | Hint: Forget about number parking and look into one of the Twilio options. | ||
| − | Park Your Landline Number - numberbarn.com | + | ; Park Your Landline Number - numberbarn.com |
* [https://www.numberbarn.com NumberBarn] | * [https://www.numberbarn.com NumberBarn] | ||
Port number to NumberBarn and park it. Starts at $2/mo. You can customize outgoing message. | Port number to NumberBarn and park it. Starts at $2/mo. You can customize outgoing message. | ||
Revision as of 13:17, 25 October 2015
Equipment Providers
- If getting the appropriate forwarding service from Century Link is too much of a pain in the ass, just port it to a service like OOMA or OBi.
- Also See:
- More number porting tips.
Phone Number Forwarding
- OR YOU CAN GO WITH A NUMBER FORWARDING SERVICE, LIKE TWILIO.
- How To: Port Your Landline to Twilio, Forward to Your Mobile Phone
- Voice Pricing for Phone Numbers & Calls - Twilio
- I may be able to port my landline numbers here for $1/mo. Maybe even my 800 numbers too for $2/mo.
- TWILIO
- NUMBER PORTING TIPS
- To obtain a Customer Service Record (CSR), you’ll need to contact your current carrier, and you may need to ask for your carrier’s Porting Team. Please specify that you want the customer service record on file with the carrier, not merely your billing records. In many cases, the billing record and the customer service record will have the same information, but this is not necessarily going to be the case. Therefore, it’s best to ask specifically for the CSR.
- TWILIO COMPETITORS
Phone Number Parking
- NUMBER PARKING SERVICES
Hint: Forget about number parking and look into one of the Twilio options.
- Park Your Landline Number - numberbarn.com
Port number to NumberBarn and park it. Starts at $2/mo. You can customize outgoing message.
- Parking service ($4/mo.) is more expensive than Number Barn ($2/mo.).
- Crappy looking website. $3/mo. parking with no apparent option to customize the "parked" message.
See Also
Note to Dave: Use transclusion to insert expanding list of see also links.