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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I do plan on keeping a POTS line for
fax/credit card machines and 911. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Anyone have any info on porting numbers <i><span
style='font-style:italic'>away</span></i> from a VoIP provider to a Ma Bell or
the like? Thanks!!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
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asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Kerry Garrison<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 29, 2005
8:14 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Asterisk Users Mailing List -
Non-Commercial Discussion'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: [Asterisk-Users]
Semi-OT: porting numbers away</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:blue'>Do not route everything to an ITSP. At
minimum keep a main PSTN line with call forwarding or call forwarding on busy
until you are 10000% confident that the service works, is reliable, stable, and
will have some staying power.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Kerry Garrison<br>
Director of Technical Services<br>
<strong><b><font face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial'>Tech Data Pros - <u1:place w:st="on"><u1:PlaceName w:st="on"><st1:place
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Mobile IT Service Provider</span></font></b></strong><b><span style='font-weight:
bold'><br>
</span></b>(949) 502-7819 x200 - <a
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span
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asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ross C<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, December 29, 2005 5:47
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Asterisk Users Mailing List -
Non-Commercial Discussion'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Asterisk-Users] Semi-OT:
porting numbers away</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I’m looking to move one of my clients to an Asterisk
system and a VoIP provider (Teliax, Voxee, ViaTalk, Voicepulse). My
concern is porting my client’s numbers to a VoIP provider.
Let’s say we get all their numbers ported to Teliax (or Voxee or viatalk,
etc.), everything is peachy for a year, then Teliax gets sued for some reason
or another, and goes bankrupt and closes its doors. That, obviously,
leaves my clients without phone service…but what happens to their
numbers? If the VoIP provider goes out of business, can I go to another
VoIP provider or a ma bell and transfer the numbers to them even if Teliax (or whomever)
is unreachable and off the map?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks in advance for any info!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>-Ross<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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