[Asterisk-Users] Porting a phone number to a voip provider

[Rich Adamson]

> > Hello, has anyone taken their cell phone number and 
> >ported it over to a voip provider?  If so, what voip 
> >provider and what was your experience? 
> > Matt
> > 
> 
> Matt,
> 
>    I have done this. I had a cell number with AT&T 
> Wireless and first ported it to Broadvox Direct. There 
> service was ok but ended up not fitting my needs as trying 
> to run their Mediatrix box into my Asterisk box was just 
> not working too well.
> 
>    I have since ported it away from Broadvox Direct to a 
> Voicepulse Connect Account. I am running it straight into 
> Asterisk now over an IAX connection and it has been 
> working fine for me. Not a lot of calls come in on it, so 
> I cannot really tell you what the real up time is on it. I 
> just know that no one has ever told me that they tried on 
> that number and could not get me.

Just an FYI... not all cell numbers are portable.