Two numbers, one phone?

I know it's not allowed to have two phones on one phone number. But is
it permissible to have two numbers on one phone? This would of course be
the easiest way to untether a landline phone (i.e. drop the phone and
keep the number.) If this is possible, can it be set up so that something
indicates which of the two numbers is being called? I'm on Verizon if
that makes a difference.

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Thus spaketh clifto:
> I know it's not allowed to have two phones on one phone number. But is
> it permissible to have two numbers on one phone? This would of course
> be the easiest way to untether a landline phone (i.e. drop the phone
> and keep the number.) If this is possible, can it be set up so that
> something indicates which of the two numbers is being called? I'm on
> Verizon if that makes a difference.


Sorry I can't answer for the USA.

But in the UK, you can have two or more phones on one number. Also you can
have a 'Line 2' number thereby giving you two numbers on one phone, so both
are possible, whether these services are available in the USA I'm afraid I
don't know.


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clifto wrote:
> I know it's not allowed to have two phones on one phone number. But is
> it permissible to have two numbers on one phone? This would of course be
> the easiest way to untether a landline phone (i.e. drop the phone and
> keep the number.) If this is possible, can it be set up so that something
> indicates which of the two numbers is being called? I'm on Verizon if
> that makes a difference.
>

If it's a dual-NAM phone, *maybe* - if Verizon's computers allow more than
one phone number to have the same ESN.

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Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote in message
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> clifto wrote:
> > I know it's not allowed to have two phones on one phone number. But is
> > it permissible to have two numbers on one phone? This would of course be
> > the easiest way to untether a landline phone (i.e. drop the phone and
> > keep the number.) If this is possible, can it be set up so that
something
> > indicates which of the two numbers is being called? I'm on Verizon if
> > that makes a difference.
> >
>
> If it's a dual-NAM phone, *maybe* - if Verizon's computers allow more than
> one phone number to have the same ESN.

If you have 2 phones and one of the phones permits 'call forwarding' you can
have those calls transfered to the second phone.

PJ

> clifto wrote:
>> I know it's not allowed to have two phones on one phone number. But is
>> it permissible to have two numbers on one phone? This would of course be
>> the easiest way to untether a landline phone (i.e. drop the phone and
>> keep the number.) If this is possible, can it be set up so that something
>> indicates which of the two numbers is being called? I'm on Verizon if
>> that makes a difference.
>>
>>
>"Steve Sobol" <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote in message
>news:43AC9CDD.8010509@JustThe.net...
>
> If it's a dual-NAM phone, *maybe* - if Verizon's computers allow more than
> one phone number to have the same ESN.
>
> --
> Steve Sobol, Professional Geek 888-480-4638 PGP: 0xE3AE35ED
> Company website: http://JustThe.net/
> Personal blog, resume, portfolio: http://SteveSobol.com/
> E: sjsobol@JustThe.net Snail: 22674 Motnocab Road, Apple Valley, CA 92307
>
Steve,
You, as a former VZW user should know the answer to that. :-)

AFAIK, VZW will allow two numbers on one ESN.
My current VX8100 has dual NAM capability.
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Andy S wrote:

> You, as a former VZW user should know the answer to that. :-)

I never asked. I never really cared. :>

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peanutjake wrote:
> Steve Sobol <sjsobol@JustThe.net> wrote...
>> clifto wrote:
>> > I know it's not allowed to have two phones on one phone number. But is
>> > it permissible to have two numbers on one phone? This would of course be
>> > the easiest way to untether a landline phone (i.e. drop the phone and
>> > keep the number.) If this is possible, can it be set up so that
> something
>> > indicates which of the two numbers is being called? I'm on Verizon if
>> > that makes a difference.
>>
>> If it's a dual-NAM phone, *maybe* - if Verizon's computers allow more than
>> one phone number to have the same ESN.
>
> If you have 2 phones and one of the phones permits 'call forwarding' you can
> have those calls transfered to the second phone.

This is preliminary research as I consider whether or not to drop my
landline service and port the number to a cell phone.

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If John McCain gets the 2008 Republican Presidential nomination,
my vote for President will be a write-in for Jiang Zemin.