I am in the process of Porting one of my Rogers Wireless Numbers to a
VOIP Provider. Curious to hear if anyone has any recommendations or
experience doing the same.
How long should the number porting process take?
What can I do myself to track the Ports progress?
What is an acceptable fee for Porting?
If I start the port process today and Rogers takes its Sweet A$$ time,
what is a reasonable amount of time to wait?
Can Rogers hold on to the number and not release it in a timely
fashion, just to make a few more bucks off me?
Any input would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Rob
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Process usually goes smooth with the accurate information.
Delay's will depend of the efficiency of your VoIP provider mixed with coordination with his underlying carrier. I would say 10-30 business day's max.
There’s no real way to track your porting fee, requesting progress status will only annoy your provider and maybe interfere with the process.
You should not contact Rogers concerning the porting process other than requesting what you would have to honor if you would cancel your contract right now.
Porting fee are different from a provider to another I would say that 15-35$ is ok otherwise it's expensive. Some reject porting fees apply in some case.
There’s no reason for Rogers to prevent you from porting out, make sure your account balance is up to date and paid. If you provide the accurate information it should go through the first time.
Here is few things you might mention to your VoIP provider.
- If you moved since you have the service with Rogers, make sure to provide all previous address to your VoIP provider.
- If your service is on a business account and your company name has changed since you use the service, rather mentioning it.
- Provide your VoIP company with your IMEI number as well as your SIM number.
- Evidently you need to provide a 30-60 day's old max invoice that displays your phone number, address and name.
It's easyer for a Pay as you go phone since if the number get ported, the service is cancelled and you are not tied up with a contract cancellation fees. If you have a contract, it will be cancelled and you will have to fulfill your engagement. There's no way to simply replace the number for a new one and keep on using the same contract or service.
Hope it help!
Henrik
Voicemeup.com
VoIP is a great way to communicate with family and friends at a very low price.
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I've ported a prepaid rogers number and the process went smoothly. The only issue is you have to give the details of your account 100% accurately. Any mistakes and Rogers can reject the port. Process took about 2 weeks. If there are any problems, its the VoIP providers job to try and resolve (ie you don't need to call rogers).
Im surprised they let you port a prepaid number, but yeah i would bother them to much with it each time you call your likely to get logged in their system on when and why you called. Have your VOIP provider do the follow ups their the ones who can get things done faster. I have an answering service setup with asterisk and at least a dozen employees with their own voip phones at home.