[asterisk-biz] Place to park a number ...

[Matt]

Well then pick a company you feel comfortable with, or your CLEC, and port
the number to them.

On 4/16/07, Alan Bunch <Alan.Bunch at udfc.com> wrote:
>
> *I* agree with all of you.  My boss doesn't  8-)   He also is paying too
> much for Vonage.  He makes very few calls and the $14.95 month plan is
> still more than he would use on a per minute plan.  Remember this is our
> C *F* O.
>
> Alan
>
>
> Matt wrote:
>
> > I'd say Vonage is going to be around as long as anyone else.
> >
> > On 4/16/07, *Alan Bunch* <Alan.Bunch at udfc.com
> > <mailto:Alan.Bunch at udfc.com> > wrote:
> >
> >     I know I''m going wind up with a carrier.  I just hope I can find
> one
> >     that will be around for a while.
> >
> >     alabun
> >
> >     Matt wrote:
> >
> >     > Well, when a carrier goes out of business their numbers are
> returned
> >     > to the pool.  You MIGHT be able to get them if you talk nicely
> >     to the
> >     > top dog (XO, Level3, etc), but probably not.    I don't know
> exactly
> >     > what you want for an answer..... if you don't want to park at a
> >     > carrier where else will you park?
> >     >
> >     >
> >     > On 4/16/07, *Alan Bunch* < Alan.Bunch at udfc.com
> >     <mailto:Alan.Bunch at udfc.com>
> >     > <mailto:Alan.Bunch at udfc.com <mailto:Alan.Bunch at udfc.com>>> wrote:
> >     >
> >     >     I have a number that was ported to Vonage about 7 months
> >     >     ago.  Well the
> >     >     CFO of my company did anyway. With the present Vonage
> >     situation he
> >     >     would
> >     >     like to port that number away from Vonage.  Is there a place,
> >     >     other than
> >     >     a carrier, to park a number ?   He has had this number for may
> >     >     years and
> >     >     would like to hold on to it.
> >     >
> >     >     I know I could port it to any number of carriers but don't
> >     want to
> >     >     move
> >     >     it to someone I don't know will be in business
> >     tomorrow.  BTW, what
> >     >     happens to the numbers a carrier has when they vanish ?  I
> would
> >     >     imagine
> >     >     it's a pain recovering those number from a customer point of
> >     view.
> >     >
> >     <SNIP>
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