news: Cell Phone Users May Get Home Numbers To Go !!

Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along

The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to use only
cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to transfer
their home numbers to their wireless phones.
The Federal Communications Commission's staff is recommending that local
phone companies be required to let customers switch their home or business
numbers to wireless phones starting Nov. 24.

The FCC already has ruled that as of Nov. 24, cell-phone carriers must let
consumers take their cell-phone numbers with them if they switch carriers.

The only caveat on home number ''portability'' is that the wired phone you
want to switch must be in the wireless carrier's local calling area,
typically true with the big providers. In other words, you can't take the
number to a cell provider across the country.

Most of the agency's five commissioners are leaning toward the proposal,
which is the last unresolved piece of a broad plan to let consumers shop for
better phone deals without having to get a new number if they switch. About
5.8 million people have cut off wired home phone service to go
wireless-only, says the Yankee Group research firm.

Another researcher, Gartner, estimates that would double if customers could
take their numbers with them.

''This will make it a lot easier to just go to a wireless phone,'' says Kim
Kuo of the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association.

Local phone companies have resisted the move. Three of the four regional
Bells -- SBC, BellSouth and Qwest -- have argued they should have to
transfer numbers only if their customer's phone and the new wireless
provider's call-routing equipment are in the same local area. That would
significantly limit the number of consumers eligible.

The Bells' objection is that they don't have an equal chance to lure
wireless customers to switch numbers to traditional phones because mobile
company local calling areas are much larger than the Bells' areas. Unless
the customer's home phone and the wireless company's equipment are in the
same area, a cell-phone customer who switched a number to a wired phone
could face toll charges to call next door.

''We think that's incredibly unfair,'' says Gary Lytle of Qwest.

Initially, the FCC staff recommended that required home-to-cell number
transfers be limited to instances where the number and wireless equipment
are in the same local calling area. A separate proceeding, which could take
up to a year, would then resolve the Bells' cell-to-home issue.

But many FCC officials now concede there is little demand to switch numbers
from wireless to regular phones. And they say the billing issue can be
resolved while number transfers from traditional to wireless phones begin

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In message <<[email protected]>> "PDA Man"
<[email protected]> did ramble:

>The only caveat on home number ''portability'' is that the wired phone you
>want to switch must be in the wireless carrier's local calling area,
>typically true with the big providers. In other words, you can't take the
>number to a cell provider across the country.

You can, as long as you're allowed to roam. You might need a local
mailing address or whatever, but that's workable if keeping your phone
number is *that* important.

--
Ah, the miracle mile, where value wears a neon sombrero and there's not a single church or library to offend the eye.

In message <<[email protected]>> "PDA Man"
<[email protected]> did ramble:

>The only caveat on home number ''portability'' is that the wired phone you
>want to switch must be in the wireless carrier's local calling area,
>typically true with the big providers. In other words, you can't take the
>number to a cell provider across the country.

You can, as long as you're allowed to roam. You might need a local
mailing address or whatever, but that's workable if keeping your phone
number is *that* important.

--
Ah, the miracle mile, where value wears a neon sombrero and there's not a single church or library to offend the eye.

On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:01:27 -0500, "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along
>
>The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to use only
>cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to transfer
>their home numbers to their wireless phones.

Along with all of the telemarketing calls that used to come to their landline
phones. Since their cell phone will not longer have a "cell phone only" prefix,
the telemarketing lime will have no way of knowing they are dialing a cellular
number.

Hope y'all have one of those "unlimited anytime minutes" calling plans...

--
When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather did -
not screaming like the passengers in his car.

On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:01:27 -0500, "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote:

>Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along
>
>The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to use only
>cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to transfer
>their home numbers to their wireless phones.

Along with all of the telemarketing calls that used to come to their landline
phones. Since their cell phone will not longer have a "cell phone only" prefix,
the telemarketing lime will have no way of knowing they are dialing a cellular
number.

Hope y'all have one of those "unlimited anytime minutes" calling plans...

--
When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather did -
not screaming like the passengers in his car.

"Scott in Aztlan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:01:27 -0500, "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along
> >
> >The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to use
only
> >cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to
transfer
> >their home numbers to their wireless phones.
>
> Along with all of the telemarketing calls that used to come to their
landline
> phones. Since their cell phone will not longer have a "cell phone only"
prefix,
> the telemarketing lime will have no way of knowing they are dialing a
cellular
> number.
>
> Hope y'all have one of those "unlimited anytime minutes" calling plans...
>
> --
> When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather did -
> not screaming like the passengers in his car.

Just a tweak here, I never ever answer my phone if the caller ID doesn't
show. In two years of doing it that, I've never missed a call from someone I
know, but don't have any idea how many were telemarketers, as I said, I just
don't answer.

"Scott in Aztlan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:01:27 -0500, "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along
> >
> >The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to use
only
> >cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to
transfer
> >their home numbers to their wireless phones.
>
> Along with all of the telemarketing calls that used to come to their
landline
> phones. Since their cell phone will not longer have a "cell phone only"
prefix,
> the telemarketing lime will have no way of knowing they are dialing a
cellular
> number.
>
> Hope y'all have one of those "unlimited anytime minutes" calling plans...
>
> --
> When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather did -
> not screaming like the passengers in his car.

Just a tweak here, I never ever answer my phone if the caller ID doesn't
show. In two years of doing it that, I've never missed a call from someone I
know, but don't have any idea how many were telemarketers, as I said, I just
don't answer.

Peter Pan,
I guess that having Caller ID is a GREAT advantage over land lines is
that my caller ID comes available where on my land line I have to pay for
it. I too do the same as you in that I don't recognize the #, I don't answer
neither.....Great thought !!!!

Danny

"Peter Pan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Scott in Aztlan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:01:27 -0500, "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along
> > >
> > >The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to use
> only
> > >cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to
> transfer
> > >their home numbers to their wireless phones.
> >
> > Along with all of the telemarketing calls that used to come to their
> landline
> > phones. Since their cell phone will not longer have a "cell phone only"
> prefix,
> > the telemarketing lime will have no way of knowing they are dialing a
> cellular
> > number.
> >
> > Hope y'all have one of those "unlimited anytime minutes" calling
plans...
> >
> > --
> > When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather
did -
> > not screaming like the passengers in his car.
>
> Just a tweak here, I never ever answer my phone if the caller ID doesn't
> show. In two years of doing it that, I've never missed a call from someone
I
> know, but don't have any idea how many were telemarketers, as I said, I
just
> don't answer.
>
>

Peter Pan,
I guess that having Caller ID is a GREAT advantage over land lines is
that my caller ID comes available where on my land line I have to pay for
it. I too do the same as you in that I don't recognize the #, I don't answer
neither.....Great thought !!!!

Danny

"Peter Pan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Scott in Aztlan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:01:27 -0500, "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > >Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along
> > >
> > >The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to use
> only
> > >cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to
> transfer
> > >their home numbers to their wireless phones.
> >
> > Along with all of the telemarketing calls that used to come to their
> landline
> > phones. Since their cell phone will not longer have a "cell phone only"
> prefix,
> > the telemarketing lime will have no way of knowing they are dialing a
> cellular
> > number.
> >
> > Hope y'all have one of those "unlimited anytime minutes" calling
plans...
> >
> > --
> > When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather
did -
> > not screaming like the passengers in his car.
>
> Just a tweak here, I never ever answer my phone if the caller ID doesn't
> show. In two years of doing it that, I've never missed a call from someone
I
> know, but don't have any idea how many were telemarketers, as I said, I
just
> don't answer.
>
>

Actually, that's on my cellphone. With Verizon AC you get free caller ID,
guess I thought the other ones were all like that too.
But now that you mention it, I'll suggest it to my friends with land lines
and caller ID.. just don't answer!


"Danny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Peter Pan,
> I guess that having Caller ID is a GREAT advantage over land lines is
> that my caller ID comes available where on my land line I have to pay for
> it. I too do the same as you in that I don't recognize the #, I don't
answer
> neither.....Great thought !!!!
>
> Danny
>
> "Peter Pan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "Scott in Aztlan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:01:27 -0500, "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > >Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along
> > > >
> > > >The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to
use
> > only
> > > >cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to
> > transfer
> > > >their home numbers to their wireless phones.
> > >
> > > Along with all of the telemarketing calls that used to come to their
> > landline
> > > phones. Since their cell phone will not longer have a "cell phone
only"
> > prefix,
> > > the telemarketing lime will have no way of knowing they are dialing a
> > cellular
> > > number.
> > >
> > > Hope y'all have one of those "unlimited anytime minutes" calling
> plans...
> > >
> > > --
> > > When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather
> did -
> > > not screaming like the passengers in his car.
> >
> > Just a tweak here, I never ever answer my phone if the caller ID doesn't
> > show. In two years of doing it that, I've never missed a call from
someone
> I
> > know, but don't have any idea how many were telemarketers, as I said, I
> just
> > don't answer.
> >
> >
>
>

Actually, that's on my cellphone. With Verizon AC you get free caller ID,
guess I thought the other ones were all like that too.
But now that you mention it, I'll suggest it to my friends with land lines
and caller ID.. just don't answer!


"Danny" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Peter Pan,
> I guess that having Caller ID is a GREAT advantage over land lines is
> that my caller ID comes available where on my land line I have to pay for
> it. I too do the same as you in that I don't recognize the #, I don't
answer
> neither.....Great thought !!!!
>
> Danny
>
> "Peter Pan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "Scott in Aztlan" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> > > On Tue, 4 Nov 2003 18:01:27 -0500, "PDA Man" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > >Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along
> > > >
> > > >The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to
use
> > only
> > > >cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to
> > transfer
> > > >their home numbers to their wireless phones.
> > >
> > > Along with all of the telemarketing calls that used to come to their
> > landline
> > > phones. Since their cell phone will not longer have a "cell phone
only"
> > prefix,
> > > the telemarketing lime will have no way of knowing they are dialing a
> > cellular
> > > number.
> > >
> > > Hope y'all have one of those "unlimited anytime minutes" calling
> plans...
> > >
> > > --
> > > When I die, I want to go peacefully in my sleep like my Grandfather
> did -
> > > not screaming like the passengers in his car.
> >
> > Just a tweak here, I never ever answer my phone if the caller ID doesn't
> > show. In two years of doing it that, I've never missed a call from
someone
> I
> > know, but don't have any idea how many were telemarketers, as I said, I
> just
> > don't answer.
> >
> >
>
>

In message <<[email protected]>> Scott in
Aztlan <[email protected]> did ramble:

>Along with all of the telemarketing calls that used to come to their landline
>phones. Since their cell phone will not longer have a "cell phone only" prefix,
>the telemarketing lime will have no way of knowing they are dialing a cellular
>number.
>
>Hope y'all have one of those "unlimited anytime minutes" calling plans...

A quick trip to the DNC list should take care of that.

--
Ah, the miracle mile, where value wears a neon sombrero and there's not a single church or library to offend the eye.

In message <<[email protected]>> Scott in
Aztlan <[email protected]> did ramble:

>Along with all of the telemarketing calls that used to come to their landline
>phones. Since their cell phone will not longer have a "cell phone only" prefix,
>the telemarketing lime will have no way of knowing they are dialing a cellular
>number.
>
>Hope y'all have one of those "unlimited anytime minutes" calling plans...

A quick trip to the DNC list should take care of that.

--
Ah, the miracle mile, where value wears a neon sombrero and there's not a single church or library to offend the eye.

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along
>The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to use only
>cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to transfer
>their home numbers to their wireless phones.
>The Federal Communications Commission's staff is recommending that local
>phone companies be required to let customers switch their home or business
>numbers to wireless phones starting Nov. 24.

I would never drop my landline. I've yet to hear of any cell phone service
that is as reliable as a landline. Not to mention sound quality which is
also lacking.

---------------
Alex

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>Cell Users Soon Could Take Home Digits Along
>The growing band of renegades who are ditching their home phones to use only
>cell phones will likely get an early Christmas gift: the ability to transfer
>their home numbers to their wireless phones.
>The Federal Communications Commission's staff is recommending that local
>phone companies be required to let customers switch their home or business
>numbers to wireless phones starting Nov. 24.

I would never drop my landline. I've yet to hear of any cell phone service
that is as reliable as a landline. Not to mention sound quality which is
also lacking.

---------------
Alex