[asterisk-biz] Can anyone transfer a Canadian number

[Trixter aka Bret McDanel]

On Sat, 2009-01-03 at 09:03 -0400, Chris Mason (Lists) wrote:
> I had a number with a Canadian provider, hitcalls.com and after they 
> went out of business, we lost the number. Can anyone get hold of it and 
> provider it to us? The area code is 416.
> 
> Chris
> 
> 

even if it can be ported it may still be difficult, the provider you had
is probably the only one that knows you were the customer, and their
upstream may not let it be ported since they cant verify you were the
customer.  No harm in trying though.

This also brings up an interesting topic, especially since its more
likely that the more discount providers are going to have financial
troubles.  Contingency plans for porting numbers and assuring your
telephony gear remains functional.  Ideas from others on this subject
(and minor thread jack :) may be helpful to other people on the list.


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