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== Equipment Providers ==
 
== Equipment Providers ==
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; If getting the appropriate forwarding service from CenturyLink is too much of a pain in the ass, just port it to a service like OOMA or OBi.
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;If getting the appropriate forwarding service from Century Link is too much of a pain in the ass, just port it to OOMA.
 
 
* http://www.ooma.com/phone-number/
 
* http://www.ooma.com/phone-number/
 
: Also See:
 
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== Phone Number Forwarding ==
 
== Phone Number Forwarding ==
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;OR YOU CAN GO WITH A NUMBER FORWARDING SERVICE, LIKE TWILIO.
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* 5.4.19 NUMBER FORWARDING<ref>[http://edocs.puc.state.or.us/efdocs/UAC/15153uac104342.pdf Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC PRICE LIST EXCHANGE AND OREGON SECTION 5 NETWORK SERVICES 2nd Revised Sheet 113]</ref> (Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC)
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: Description: Number Forwarding allows a residence customer to have a telephone number identity without having an exchange access line. Calls placed to the telephone number can be forwarded to any other telephone number within the same local calling area. $10.00 Set-Up Fee | $8.00 Monthly Rate<ref>[http://www.puc.idaho.gov/fileroom/tariff/title62/Qwest%20Corp%20N%20ID%20Catalog%20No%203%20Exch%20&%20Network%20Secs%201-8.pdf Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC Exchange and Network Services Catalog No. 3 SECTION 5 Page 93 NORTHERN IDAHO Release 2 Issued: 6-5-13 Effective: 6-15-13]</ref>
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=== Phone Number Forwarding in the Cloud ===
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* [http://cloudphone.com/ Cloud Phone]
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: Virtual Phone Numbers: Cloud Phone enables small businesses to quickly, easily, and affordably set up virtual phone numbers with advanced call forwarding features. Business phone systems are complex, Cloud Phone is simple.
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* [http://sonetel.com/en/ Sonetel]
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: Buy a phone number anywhere: Have your own local phone number in any city or country worldwide. Showing a local number to visitors at your web site increases trust and sales. Incoming calls are forwarded anywhere worldwide at the cost of a local call. From $0.89/month.
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* [https://www.voipo.com/cloudnumbers.php VOIPO Cloud Numbers, Toll-Free Numbers, Forwarding Numbers]
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: With our Cloud VoIP service, you can get VoIP service completely in the cloud with no equipment required on your end. We offer toll-free numbers and US local numbers that can be forwarded to any US number (like a cell phone) or used with a SIP device. Once you have a number, you'll also be able to use SIP devices to make outgoing calls to US numbers with your cloud account.
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=== Platform as a Service &amp; Cloud based APIs ===
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==== Text Messaging, VoIP & Voice in the Cloud API Services ====
 
* [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]
 
: I may be able to port my landline numbers here for $1/mo. Maybe even my 800 numbers too for $2/mo.
 
: I may be able to port my landline numbers here for $1/mo. Maybe even my 800 numbers too for $2/mo.
 
* [https://www.twilio.com/help/faq/voice/how-much-am-i-charged-for-call-forwarding Twilio: How much am I charged for call forwarding?]
 
* [https://www.twilio.com/help/faq/voice/how-much-am-i-charged-for-call-forwarding Twilio: How much am I charged for call forwarding?]
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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?]
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*[https://www.twilio.com/help/faq/porting/how-can-i-obtain-a-csr How can I obtain a CSR?]
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* [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.
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=== TWILIO COMPETITORS ===
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* [https://getvoip.com/blog/2016/06/01/twilio-alternatives/ Top 4 Twilio Alternatives to Consider] Matt Grech, ''GetVoip'', June 01, 2016
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* [https://www.quora.com/Who-are-Twilios-competitors Who are Twilio's competitors?]
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* [http://clintberry.com/2012/why-plivo-cloud-is-better-than-twilio/ Why Plivo Cloud Is Better Than Twilio]
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* [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/01/when-your-app-is-in-the-cloud/ When Your App Is in the Cloud] (''New York Times''. Identifies [https://www.tropo.com/ Tropo] (not accepting new signups as of 2019-08-25) and [https://www.plivo.com/ Plivo].)
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* [http://nextjuggernaut.com/blog/sms-voice-api-twilio-vs-nexmo-plivo-sinch-mobile-app-guide/ Twilio Alternatives- A Guide to Choose SMS & Voice APIs for Your on-demand Mobile App]
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* [https://www.bandwidth.com/ BANDWIDTH.COM]
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: This just in...
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:: '''NOTICE: Your Bandwidth Service is Expiring in 30 days'''
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:: From: Bandwidth Support (Bandwidth Support)
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:: Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 7:52 AM
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:: To: "David J. Myers"
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:: We would like to inform you that as we (Bandwidth) move forward with our new version 2 API platforms, we will be discontinuing all version 1 API pre-paid accounts. This is your official 30 day notice of service discontinuation.
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:: We have compiled a list of alternative service providers for you:
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:: - Plivo: https://www.plivo.com/
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:: - Ytel: https://www.ytel.com/
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:: - CDYNE: https://www.cdyne.com/
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* [https://www.cdyne.com/ CDYNE]
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: Transforming Business through Communication & Data Quality APIs
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* [https://www.flowroute.com/ FLOWROUTE] (An [[wikipedia:Intrado|Intrado]] Company.)
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: Make the quality, reliability and simplicity of your communication services stand out with direct access to telecom from the cloud.
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* [https://www.nexmo.com/ NEXMO]
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: Nexmo - APIs for SMS, Voice and Phone Verifications
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* [https://www.plivo.com/ PLIVO] (Commercial)
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: Plivo: SMS API, Voice API, & Global Carrier Provider
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* [https://www.plivo.com/open-source/ PLIVO] (Open Source)
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: Plivo Open Source: An open source framework for developers to prototype voice call applications.
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* [https://www.sinch.com/ SINCH]
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: Sinch | Voice API, SMS API & Cloud VoIP made Simple
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* [https://voip.ms VoIP.ms]
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: Bring Your Own Device!
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: Contract-Free and Pay-As-You-Go
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: Exceptional Compatibility
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* [https://www.ytel.com/ YTEL]
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: Build with Better SMS and Voice APIs. Easily add programmable communications and improve every customer experience.
  
 
== Phone Number Parking ==
 
== Phone Number Parking ==
 
;NUMBER PARKING SERVICES
 
;NUMBER PARKING SERVICES
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Hint: Forget about number parking and look into one of the Twilio options.
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* [https://www.callcentric.com/ Callcentric]
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Park Your Landline Number - numberbarn.com
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: Businesses and home users can combine an internet phone service solution with features and options that work for them. Choose from per minute or unlimited plans...
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* [https://www.numberbarn.com NumberBarn]
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* [https://www.numberbarn.com/ NumberBarn]
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Port number to NumberBarn and park it. Starts at $2/mo. You can customize outgoing message.
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: World's largest marketplace for local and toll free phone numbers.
 
* [https://www.numbergarage.com NumberGarage]
 
* [https://www.numbergarage.com NumberGarage]
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: Parking service ($4/mo.) is more expensive than Number Barn ($2/mo.).
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: A simple phone solution to unify your team and communications, custom fit for your business.
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* [http://www.parkmyphone.com ParkMyPhone]
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* [https://www.parkmyphone.com/ Park My Phone]
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: Crappy looking website. $3/mo. parking with no apparent option to customize the "parked" message.
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: Keep Your Number and Stop Paying High Phone Bills
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* [https://www.unitelvoice.com/phone-number-parking/ UniTel Voice]
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== See Also ==
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: Safely Park, Store, & Save Your Toll Free Numbers or Local Numbers at a Low-Cost
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Note to Dave: Use transclusion to insert expanding list of ''see also'' links.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 19:39, 25 August 2019

Equipment Providers

If getting the appropriate forwarding service from CenturyLink 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

  • 5.4.19 NUMBER FORWARDING[1] (Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC)
Description: Number Forwarding allows a residence customer to have a telephone number identity without having an exchange access line. Calls placed to the telephone number can be forwarded to any other telephone number within the same local calling area. $10.00 Set-Up Fee | $8.00 Monthly Rate[2]

Phone Number Forwarding in the Cloud

Virtual Phone Numbers: Cloud Phone enables small businesses to quickly, easily, and affordably set up virtual phone numbers with advanced call forwarding features. Business phone systems are complex, Cloud Phone is simple.
Buy a phone number anywhere: Have your own local phone number in any city or country worldwide. Showing a local number to visitors at your web site increases trust and sales. Incoming calls are forwarded anywhere worldwide at the cost of a local call. From $0.89/month.
With our Cloud VoIP service, you can get VoIP service completely in the cloud with no equipment required on your end. We offer toll-free numbers and US local numbers that can be forwarded to any US number (like a cell phone) or used with a SIP device. Once you have a number, you'll also be able to use SIP devices to make outgoing calls to US numbers with your cloud account.

Platform as a Service & Cloud based APIs

Text Messaging, VoIP & Voice in the Cloud API Services

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

This just in...
NOTICE: Your Bandwidth Service is Expiring in 30 days
From: Bandwidth Support (Bandwidth Support)
Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 7:52 AM
To: "David J. Myers"
We would like to inform you that as we (Bandwidth) move forward with our new version 2 API platforms, we will be discontinuing all version 1 API pre-paid accounts. This is your official 30 day notice of service discontinuation.
We have compiled a list of alternative service providers for you:
- Plivo: https://www.plivo.com/
- Ytel: https://www.ytel.com/
- CDYNE: https://www.cdyne.com/
Transforming Business through Communication & Data Quality APIs
Make the quality, reliability and simplicity of your communication services stand out with direct access to telecom from the cloud.
Nexmo - APIs for SMS, Voice and Phone Verifications
Plivo: SMS API, Voice API, & Global Carrier Provider
Plivo Open Source: An open source framework for developers to prototype voice call applications.
Sinch | Voice API, SMS API & Cloud VoIP made Simple
Bring Your Own Device!
Contract-Free and Pay-As-You-Go
Exceptional Compatibility
Build with Better SMS and Voice APIs. Easily add programmable communications and improve every customer experience.

Phone Number Parking

NUMBER PARKING SERVICES
Businesses and home users can combine an internet phone service solution with features and options that work for them. Choose from per minute or unlimited plans...
World's largest marketplace for local and toll free phone numbers.
A simple phone solution to unify your team and communications, custom fit for your business.
Keep Your Number and Stop Paying High Phone Bills
Safely Park, Store, & Save Your Toll Free Numbers or Local Numbers at a Low-Cost

References

  1. ↑ Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC PRICE LIST EXCHANGE AND OREGON SECTION 5 NETWORK SERVICES 2nd Revised Sheet 113
  2. ↑ Qwest Corporation d/b/a CenturyLink QC Exchange and Network Services Catalog No. 3 SECTION 5 Page 93 NORTHERN IDAHO Release 2 Issued: 6-5-13 Effective: 6-15-13
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