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

[C F]

On 4/17/07, Paul <ast2005 at 9ux.com> wrote:
> I had Verizon do that by sending the number to their voicemail for a
> year. They charged me for inbound minutes. Also, they changed the white
> and yellow pages listing to the address of the local Verizon POP. Good
> luck with that solution.

Paul, they charge for incoming minutes because of Call Forwarding.
About the directory listing, it's a less than 10 minute phone call to
update it.

>
> C F wrote:
>
> > Alan port it to Verizon as Remote Call Forwarding number, it's only
> > aroun $15 per month.
> >
> > On 4/16/07, Matt <mhoppes at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> 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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