Need a way to keep my number and forward calls

At 01 Oct 2008 22:34:02 -0700 MPG wrote:
> Here is a brief outline of my situation. I have a personal cell phone
> through T-Mobile on which the contract just ended. I started at a new
> job a few months ago and got a cell phone from them that I use for
> everything (work and personal). So, for those few months, I have been
> forwarding calls from my personal cell phone to my work cell phone.
>
> Now, I don't want to keep paying for my personal cell phone since I
> don't use it at all; all calls are forwarded to my work phone. But, I
> do want to keep my number.
>
> So I guess I am looking for a service (or other creative method) to
> keep my personal number and forward calls from that to my work number
> without paying a $30+ cell phone bill.


I used T-Mobile's prepaid service to do just that. A $100 airtime card
gives you 1000 minutes of use good for 1 year, then after that, any airtime
purchase (as low as $10) extends it for subsequent years. That's
$8.33/month for year one, and $0.83/month after that.

You don't even need to buy another phone- call T-Mo customer service and
they should be able to convert your account to prepaid.

I setup a voicemail message directing people to my new number, and don't
even turn that phone on.

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On Oct 2, 5:53*am, Todd Allcock <[email protected]> wrote:
> At 01 Oct 2008 22:34:02 -0700 MPG wrote:
>
> > Here is a brief outline of my situation. *I have a personal cell phone
> > through T-Mobile on which the contract just ended. *I started at a new
> > job a few months ago and got a cell phone from them that I use for
> > everything (work and personal). *So, for those few months, I have been
> > forwarding calls from my personal cell phone to my work cell phone.
>
> > Now, I don't want to keep paying for my personal cell phone since I
> > don't use it at all; all calls are forwarded to my work phone. *But, I
> > do want to keep my number.
>
> > So I guess I am looking for a service (or other creative method) to
> > keep my personal number and forward calls from that to my work number
> > without paying a $30+ cell phone bill.
>
> I used T-Mobile's prepaid service to do just that. *A $100 airtime card
> gives you 1000 minutes of use good for 1 year, then after that, any airtime
> purchase (as low as $10) extends it for subsequent years. *That's
> $8.33/month for year one, and $0.83/month after that.
>
> You don't even need to buy another phone- call T-Mo customer service and
> they should be able to convert your account to prepaid.
>
> I setup a voicemail message directing people to my new number, and don't
> even turn that phone on.

Can you forward all incoming calls from the prepaid cell number to
another phone number? If so, will you be docked one minute for every
call that is forwarded?

Thanks!

At 16 Oct 2008 21:00:45 -0700 MPG wrote:
> > I used T-Mobile's prepaid service to do just that. *A $100 airtime card
> > gives you 1000 minutes of use good for 1 year, then after that, any
airtime
> > purchase (as low as $10) extends it for subsequent years. *That's
> > $8.33/month for year one, and $0.83/month after that.
> >
> > You don't even need to buy another phone- call T-Mo customer service and
> > they should be able to convert your account to prepaid.
> >
> > I setup a voicemail message directing people to my new number, anddon't
> > even turn that phone on.
>
> Can you forward all incoming calls from the prepaid cell number to
> another phone number? If so, will you be docked one minute for every
> call that is forwarded?


Sadly, T-Mo's prepaid service doesn't allow forwarding (except to voicemail)
which is why I set up the message explaing the number change rather than
just forwarding the calls. The slight advantage of this method for me, in
retrospect, is that it weaned callers off using the old number- if I'djust
had a forward setup, the old number would still "work" (from the caller's
perspective) and they wouldn't be "forced" to use the new one and update
their phonebooks, contacts lists, etc.

i also need a way to solve this problem, have any good ideas? and i
intend to buy a mobile phone recently ,who have ever heard of
www.gizmograbber.com?