Porting my number back

I ported my number about 3 months ago to a voip service. Since I didn't really like the quality, I wanted to port my number back to my verizon land line. The rep stated "the system wouldn't allow him to port it back". Does verizon see the number as tainted or something? Has anyone had there number ported back to a verizon land line?

There are certain stipulations regarding where are number can be ported from and to. If you had called to get the telephone number ported and they said it couldn't be done, then there is nothing we can do to override this. I apologize for the inconvenience.
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PORT NUMBER BACK FROM IPHONE

I HAVE SEEN ALL THE POSTS ABOUT PORTING A NUMBER TO AN IPHONE, I'M GUESSING THAT IF I DIDN'T LIKE THE IPHONE I WOULD BE ABLE TO PORT MY NUMBER BACK??

If your number was originally from AT&T before porting to the iPhone it will cost you nothing to port to a new AT&T Cell Phone.
If you port to a different service provider such as Sprint, Verizon, etc., the problem will be AT&T, if you decide to switch after 30 days if you switch elsewhere.
I would strongly recommend that you stay within AT&T to avoid paying the penalty. You get to keep the number, probably at a better rate, i.e., they discount for users other than the iPhone, and there are plenty of cellphone and service deals to take advantage of. But most important as I said, no penalty.
I have no idea why you would want a new cellphone # as was previously suggested. Think of all the people you would have to tell about your new number. Ugly way to go!

Can I port my number if switching from a post-paid to a pre-paid and back to a post-paid?

This is a little convoluted, so I'll use bullet points.
1) I am currently on a family plan that is paid for by my former employer. I need to leave that plan by the end of this month.
2) I would like to port the number from this plan to a pre-paid plan on Verizon for 2 months.
3) After 2 months, I would like to port the same number back to a post-paid plan.
Is this possible? I understand I'll have to downgrade to a 3G phone for that time.
The only reason I want to do it this way is I want the new iPhone in October and if I sign a 2-year contract tomorrow, I won't be able to buy a new phone, right?
Or is the new phone not tied to when you start your contract, but rather to the last time you purchased a new phone? If that's the case, can I port my number to a new contract, use my old phone and buy the new one in October at the subsidized rate?
Thanks very much in advance!
Tracy

Well I think you can get the best answers if you walk into a VZW store. But to my knowledge, you will be able to convert your existing number and start a prepaid plan. Then once you have the prepaid plan, I believe it must be on the Prepaid account six months before you can convert it back to a contract account.
And as for the new phone, as long as you start your new contract with your existing phone, you should be able to get the new iPhone in october at the the discounted rate, the same rate you would get if starting a new contract.

What is the model number and how many ports in the back?

What is the Model number and how many ports int he back?

You can compare your yourself here:
http://www.apple.com/wifi/
The AirPort Express is Model Number A1394
The AirPort Extreme is Model Number A1408

Have you been successful porting your number and keeping unlimited data?

Hi , I am trying to save money by getting rid of my texting plan($20) and having Google Voice as my SMS provider. I want to keep my number so I will port my number to GV. For a 1-time fee of $20. The Problem is that during the process some people lose their UNLIMITED DATA package. I, of course don't want this to happen. I have searched the interwebs and found that this forum had the good information on it.
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/779321?start=0&tstart=0
https://community.verizonwireless.com/thread/779321?start=80&tstart=0
See post # 3 and # 85 for detailed instructions. I was in the process of doing it but Google Wallet denied my transaction because I needed to verify my account. This process takes 3 days. So I will wait and try again. I would like to know if the rest of the verizon community has been succesful or has regretted doing this.
I feel that this process should work and would like to keep this discussion open so other people can do the same. We all know sms and voice mins are cheap and carriers are just milking money from data plans.
PS. I felt # 85 was really straight forward
Joined the community to thank the OP - and to add in another success story. Before I start my 'experience share', I think its pertinent to mention that I have the Galaxy S4 [Android]
Started the GV Port on Monday at about 3PM. Provided GV with personal details, phone number, billing PIN (you can set one up or change your current PIN on the VZW website after logging on to your account) and my account number (excluded the -00001 after my account number as suggested by other posters on this thread). Google charged me $20 to complete the port.
On Tuesday morning, approximately at about 11AM, I logged into my VZW account and requested a new number (VZW's website states that this process is free if done online). At this time, my GV Port status showed "Number Change Pending". Once the new number was assigned to me by VZW (the number is issued instantly), I had to turn my phone off and wait a few minutes before turning it back on. When I turned my phone back on, it showed that the new number was active (no VZW notifications - just tried a test call from my landline).
Almost 24 Hours down to the minute (so at about 3PM on Tuesday), I got an email from GV stating that my port was complete. On the GV website, I then added in my new number (under Settings>Phones), and set all calls (and texts) to forward to my new number. GV walked me through a couple of programming steps - and confirmed that my GV calls would be forwarded to my new VZW number. Please note that if you want GV to pick up your VM's, then you will need to activate Google voicemail on the GV website (Settings>Phones). Else, VZW voicemail will end up picking up your calls - and a message like "this user has a VM box that has not been set up" will play.
I also opened up the GV app on my phone and changed the settings to "Make all calls through Google Voice". Also, I turned off the 'Messaging' app, and set the GV app as the default app for handling all texts.
As of now, I can make and receive calls via the setup described above. Folks receiving calls from me see my GV number on their displays (so no need to update folks with my new number), and when I receive calls on my GV number, my VZW phone displays the number of the person trying to reach me (so no updating my contacts list). Low priced international calls, desktop-based texting, unlimited storage of texts/VM's/call-logs, here I come!
My texts arent working yet, but GV states that it takes about 3 days before texting becomes active. When it does, I'm hoping that all texts will be routed via the GV app (I'm fairly certain that it will)
Other things to note:
Banking Apps: Some banking apps that require verification codes to be sent via text might stop working. I just got an email from BOFA this morning asking me to reverify my mobile number. Need to fix this once GV texting becomes active
Messaging: Existing texts on your device cannot be backed up/imported into GV. That said, Google Play has a couple of free apps that backup your entire message archive under a separate label within your Gmail account
Hope this helps someone else out there in taking the plunge. Seems like the process is fairly straightforward unless you decide to skip some steps or if you are impatient and try to change things too quickly (I would really urge you against skipping steps, hurrying things up, etc. GV is completely automated, and getting "support" is almost impossible).
All the best!"

You won't lose your unlimited data as long as your account stays active and you don't purchase a subsidized phone. I just did this yesterday and it took just a few minutes over 24 hours to port my number over to GV. I still have unlimited data. I pretty much followed the instructions you have above except I waited about 7 hours to get a new number from VZW just to make sure there were no hiccups. VZW says you may get some overages if you change your number immediately as opposed to on the first day of your billing cycle because they prorate your minutes and texts used. Luckily I have unlimited everything so it didn't make a difference for me. I'm planning on going over to T-Mobile. My home is a dead zone for cell phones and I always have a weak signal and sometimes don't get my calls. I figure if I'm going to pay for an unsubsidized phone, I might as well go with a company that has wifi calling and a cheaper unlimited plan. I pay $94/mo before taxes with VZW; I'll only be paying $59.50 with T-Mobile for the same plan with 2.5 GB tethering included. T-Mobile here in LA is pretty good and even if I don't get LTE, I can fall back on their HSPA+ network, which is way better than VZW's crippled 3G network. No regrets porting over. The ONLY way I'll stay with VZW is if they allow me to keep my unlimited data (not going to do Verizon Max) and get a subsidized phone. CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW VERIZON?

How do I get my old number back

I did a switch to have my Skype telephone number transport over to a cellular phone, but I actually do not want to do that. Is there a way that I can get that exact same number back? This is the only telephone that I have been using for several years. Please help me with this! Thank you in advance.

Hi, Frank1946,
Sounds to me like you need to contact the cellular service provider to enquire, to transfer ("port") the number to the service provider you are now using. Once the number is released from Skype, I can't imagine they would have anything further to assist with. To cover all angles though, you could contact customer service
Best regards,
Elaine
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Porting a number after opening a new account

So, my TMobile account isn't up for another month, but I want to get an iPhone now. Can I open an AT&T account with whatever number they give me, then port my TMobile number once my contract is up? Does the iPhone tether itself to it's original number somehow?
Thanks much.

I was in the same situation and just took the dive into AT&T over last weekend after getting the same answer from both the local AT&T Store and their online store: Yes. They both provided the same number for the number porting: 1-888-898-7685. They also both said there would be no number change charge for this. I'm looking forward to getting my old number back from Verizon when September ends.
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How to port a number from a Family Share plan?

This is my situation. I am the Account Owner on a Family Share plan with 2 lines. My husband is an Account Manager. I know I need to do an Assumption of Liability to make my husband the Account Owner and he will be able to keep his number and change his plan. I believe my number would then be a 2nd line on his account. I then want to port my number to an MVNO Prepaid service. Can I do this and keep my number and not affect my husbands service with Verizon? We have had our numbers for years and do not want to lose them. Our contract date is ending in 3 weeks and I will be waiting until we are month to month before porting out my number.

Nope makes no difference. He will tell Verizon Wireless he wants the account and the will pay the monthly charges. You then tell Verizon its OK to give the account and line etc. to him.
In certain cases when the run the credit check on the other person there may be a deposit required to have that service transferred.
Good Luck

I have an iphone4 and my husband merge his numbers with mine and i think it was deleted can you tell me how can he get his number back on his phone

have an iphone4 and my husband merge his numbers with mine and i think it was deleted can you tell me how can he get his number back on his phone

Do you possibly mean the contacts have been merged?
If so, where are each of you syncing contacts? A supported application on the computer? iCloud or another cloud service? An Exchange server?
WIthout details, it's difficult to offer specific resolutions.

How long should it take to get my old number back ...

I moved house 4 working days ago. New house is on same exchange as old, sa asked to keep my old number.
The order is apparently in two parts:
1) Cease line at old address - done on day "1"
2) Connect new line at new address - engineers "cancelled" on Day 1. No reasons given on the order and I wasn't contacted to tell me all had gone to a ball of chalk..... I'd have been none the wiser had I not bothered to check.
Over the weekend I spoke with various people, leading to a new order for a new line, to be installed on day "4" (today). It wasn't possible to pull my old number out of the allocatable pool (presumably (good!) it was still allocated to the cancelled order?) The engineers were "asked" in a note on the order to move my old number back onto the line.
This line is now up and running on a temporary number.
As my O2 broadband reconnection is waiting till I have a line with a stable number on it and I am keen to get it back asap, how long should I have to wait? Is there anything that could happen that will sabotage getting my number back and what should I do to prevent this?
Jon

I am with you on this and am very interested also as to the answer.
I was originally with BT, then moved to Sky as I wanted Sky TV, and thought it best to get the complete package. They never once mentioned, "oh by the way if you move home you lose your number". I think they should highlight this, and then watch there customer base drop.
Anyways, that aside. I have decided to come back to BT, and BT have created a new number at my new address, and when the line is activated I have to call to get a renumber and hope that the number I want hasn't been taken.
i presume by law Sky have to put the number back into the pool, and therefore should be able to get BT to get it back. Fingers crossed.
What reasons could there be that they cant get the number back.

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I just signed up for Verizon yesterday with an individual line, and need to port my number from Sprint (also an individual line). What number do I need to call?

Good morning tommaxwell,
Welcome to our happy wireless family! We LOVE welcoming new members to Verizon! Since a cell phone is one of few things that we keep within reach at all times, I can certainly understand the benefits of keeping your current number! Some of these benefits are:
• No new number to remember
• No need to contacts friends, family member, and associates for a contact update.
• No unnecessary expense of printing new business cards and other stationeries.
May I ask have you started the port process yet? If not then it will be my pleasure to assist! First, I would like to provide a link to some frequently asked questions, http://bit.ly/qDhvBY. Once you are ready to start the process then you can send me a direct message with your full name, contact number, and a brief summary of the task at hand. I took the liberty of following you and it is pending your approval. I look forward to hearing from you my friend!
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