{"id":1011,"date":"2007-03-14T06:34:00","date_gmt":"2007-03-14T06:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2007-03-14T06:34:00","modified_gmt":"2007-03-14T06:34:00","slug":"showtime-for-number-portability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mhgoldberg.com\/blog\/?p=1011","title":{"rendered":"Showtime for number portability"},"content":{"rendered":"
It’s showtime<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Are you lining up to change wireless carriers today? Exercise your franchise. Vote with your feet. Show them who’s boss.<\/p>\n

Are you cutting the cord and moving your home number to your cell phone? Will anyone go the other way and move their cell phone number to a nomadic VoIP line? That may be the smartest move for frequent travellers. Use find-me forwarding capabilities from your VoIP provider to route calls to whatever number you may have as a way to avoid roaming charges.<\/p>\n

Despite the media blitz this week (my colleague Roberta Fox<\/a> was coast-to-coast on CBC radio on Monday morning and on CBC Newsworld on Tuesday), how many people outside of the telecom industry fully understand the term ‘number portability’? With long term contracts, how many people are actually in a position to switch, now that portability is available?<\/p>\n

How does someone switch? What does it cost? Where are the best deals? Will retailers really know how to make it work?<\/p>\n

What if they threw a portability party and nobody came?<\/p>\n

Update<\/span>: [March 14, 3:30 pm]
See industry FAQ<\/a> for more info on how to change carriers without changing your number.<\/span><\/p>\n

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It’s showtime! Are you lining up to change wireless carriers today? Exercise your franchise. Vote with your feet. Show them who’s boss. Are you cutting the cord and moving your home number to your cell phone? Will anyone go the other way and move their cell phone number to a nomadic VoIP line? That may …<\/p>\n

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