About the new FCC rules...

OK, I understand the benefit of changes such as "take your number with you"
when you switch carriers, but what's the advantage of the new "home-to-cell
number" rule where one can switch their home numbers to their cell phones??

--
Paul R

Hi Paul!

I would imagine that with this new "feature", you could move your home
service to your cell phone. Meaning, lets say I had my home number for 5
years and I didn't want to change it. I search around and find that Nextel's
free incoming plans suited my needs, I could then tell Nextel I wanted to
start a new account with my home number. Thus, my home number would be
transferred to Nextel (i.e. disconnected "landline service" but I'd retain
my landline number and have it placed on my Nextel phone instead of (and
possibly in addition to.. or soon to come) a cellular number.

"Paul" <prosete@STICKERworldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:q0Urb.231867$0v4.16891075@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> OK, I understand the benefit of changes such as "take your number with
you"
> when you switch carriers, but what's the advantage of the new
"home-to-cell
> number" rule where one can switch their home numbers to their cell
phones??
>
> --
> Paul R
>
>

Hi Paul!

I would imagine that with this new "feature", you could move your home
service to your cell phone. Meaning, lets say I had my home number for 5
years and I didn't want to change it. I search around and find that Nextel's
free incoming plans suited my needs, I could then tell Nextel I wanted to
start a new account with my home number. Thus, my home number would be
transferred to Nextel (i.e. disconnected "landline service" but I'd retain
my landline number and have it placed on my Nextel phone instead of (and
possibly in addition to.. or soon to come) a cellular number.

"Paul" <prosete@STICKERworldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:q0Urb.231867$0v4.16891075@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> OK, I understand the benefit of changes such as "take your number with
you"
> when you switch carriers, but what's the advantage of the new
"home-to-cell
> number" rule where one can switch their home numbers to their cell
phones??
>
> --
> Paul R
>
>

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 22:09:26 GMT, "Paul"
<prosete@STICKERworldnet.att.net> wrote:

>OK, I understand the benefit of changes such as "take your number with you"
>when you switch carriers, but what's the advantage of the new "home-to-cell
>number" rule where one can switch their home numbers to their cell phones??

Let's say you give everyone your home number. Then you get a cell
phone with free incoming minutes. You the want to exclusively use your
cell phone, simply port the number over.

Evan
To e-mail me, remove theobvious from my e-mail address.

On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 22:09:26 GMT, "Paul"
<prosete@STICKERworldnet.att.net> wrote:

>OK, I understand the benefit of changes such as "take your number with you"
>when you switch carriers, but what's the advantage of the new "home-to-cell
>number" rule where one can switch their home numbers to their cell phones??

Let's say you give everyone your home number. Then you get a cell
phone with free incoming minutes. You the want to exclusively use your
cell phone, simply port the number over.

Evan
To e-mail me, remove theobvious from my e-mail address.