How do I keep my old land line phone number?
I know this is not RV related, but maybe someone will know the answer. We have sold our house and will be moving out of the area. We have Time Warner Cable for TV, Internet, and phone. Time Warner ...
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Vulcan Rider wrote:valhalla360 wrote:
If you are going to be getting a new landline in your new location, you should be able to port to that also.....
I've been away from it for a while but am pretty sure that is NOT an available option.....and never was.....at least not for a "real" physical telephone line.
We sold the house back in 2007 and have been traveling ever since. Still have the same number as the old land line (and yes, it was a standard land line not voip or other technology)
At one time land lines and cell lines were treated different but it's been a while since that has been an issue.
Now if you have a land line and a cell line and you want to keep both...you likely will have to keep an extra phone on your plan for that.
Reality is most people can't remember your phone number anymore. There is a problem with kids and old folks when they get lost or in trouble...they don't know a phone number to tell the people they are helping because they dial by name. It's only an artifact of the system that you still have a 10 digit number. What you might consider doing is a 3 month transition. Set your land line to forward calls to your cell phone and then every time you get a forwarded call, remind them of your new number. After 3 months drop the old number as almost no one will be using it anymore.
