[Asterisk-Users] Toll-free DID switchover: Get status?

[Richard Lyman]

Linn Boyd wrote:

> tmassey at obscorp.com wrote:
>
> Let me guess, NuFone. Check this out, they charged me for the number 
> port, and it never did work, stole my money and would never refund it. 
> I am not the only one that has had problems with NuFone, it seems that 
> a large number of people have.
>
> http://voip-info.org/wiki-Nufone#comments
>
> -Linn
>
>> Hello!
>>
>> I am in the middle of having a vanity toll-free DID set up.  It's 
>> been 13 days now (9 business days).  This is the first time I'm doing 
>> this, and I'm not sure of the process.  There has been a very weird 
>> progression of changes on my number, from fast-busy, to a message 
>> saying that I'm calling from a phone with restrictions (no matter 
>> *what* line I call from), to a number advertising a $4/min "national 
>> directory assistance", and now back to the restrictions error message.
>>
>> Is there a way to track the status of a toll-free DID switchover?  
>> I've checked the AT&T database and they no longer show my number as 
>> being available (and I hope that's because I'm getting it!  :)  ), 
>> but that's all I've been able to find out.  The company performing 
>> the switchover has been less than proactive in giving me information 
>> on this, even after several requests.  I understand that much (if not 
>> all) of the switchover is out of their hands;  however, I would 
>> really like to know why my DID seems to be taking such a strange (and 
>> seemingly slow) roller-coaster road, and more important, when I'll be 
>> able to get off!
>>
>> Thank you for any information you would be able to provide!  It seems 
>> that toll-free is its own little world, and they don't want others to 
>> be involved.  I would appreciate any help you would be able to provide.
>>
>> Tim Massey
>
.as with your rant, the link you gave shows up <BLANK>.  i have never 
had a problem with nufone, so maybe is a *user* issue?

(if you plan on flaming me, you better have something to back it up, i'm 
not just some twit)