We actually had that happen with Verizon once. It took two months for them to finally remove the number so that local customers could call.
On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 9:57 PM, Jeremie Chism <jchi...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have ported lots of them in their clec area. It is always a problem. > Typical Att ports are 7-10 days. Centurytel is 90-120 days. Even when they > port they sometimes don't remove the numbers from their switch so any > centurytel customer that calls their numbers gets a ring with no answer. They > truly try everything possible to stop a port. > > Sent from my iPhone4 > > On Nov 29, 2010, at 9:53 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> wrote: > >> I know we ported a CenturyTel customer, I remember dealing with those >> idiots. One of those ports that personify hell. >> >> You were probably better off. >> >> Josh Luthman >> Office: 937-552-2340 >> Direct: 937-552-2343 >> 1100 Wayne St >> Suite 1337 >> Troy, OH 45373 >> >> >> >> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:51 PM, Jeremie Chism <jchi...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> Only place I couldn't port was a small town outside of Baton Rouge where >>> Centurytel was the ilec. >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone4 >>> >>> On Nov 29, 2010, at 9:43 PM, Josh Luthman <j...@imaginenetworksllc.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> For domestic we have...off hand... >>>> >>>> Level3, Global Crossing, Pac West, XO, Paetec, One Communications, >>>> Broadvox, Com Partners, Verizon >>>> >>>> Between these carriers we've had 1 number we couldn't port. >>>> >>>> Josh Luthman >>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>> Suite 1337 >>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:41 PM, Mike Hammett <wispawirel...@ics-il.net> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Well right. There's 38746546574 VoIP carriers in Chicago's 358 LATA. >>>>> 38746546571 of them only cover the contiguous AT&T portion. Only say 3 >>>>> cover the remaining AT&T and Frontier portions of that LATA. Obviously >>>>> all of these numbers were made up (other than the LATA number), but I >>>>> think I got the point across. >>>>> >>>>> Most places where WISPs aren't already doing VoIP, VoIP coverage is >>>>> difficult to obtain because of a lack of coverage with national >>>>> providers. Take Elizabeth, IL for example. It hooks to the Freeport, >>>>> IL tandem. Level 3 does have a presence in Freeport, but last I >>>>> checked, their VoIP coverage did not extend there. However, "local" >>>>> companies BitWise and Aero are both there. Both will sell you VoIP >>>>> service, and you'll be hard pressed to find either on an aggregator's >>>>> network. >>>>> >>>>> ----- >>>>> Mike Hammett >>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 11/29/2010 9:25 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >>>>>> Our provider has a dozen carriers or more, I expect others are >>>>>> comparable. >>>>>> >>>>>> Josh Luthman >>>>>> Office: 937-552-2340 >>>>>> Direct: 937-552-2343 >>>>>> 1100 Wayne St >>>>>> Suite 1337 >>>>>> Troy, OH 45373 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Nov 29, 2010 at 10:17 PM, Mike Hammett<wispawirel...@ics-il.net> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>> Porting only works if the receiving LEC has the ability to receive ports >>>>>>> from that rate center. They have to be on the same tandem switch and >>>>>>> may >>>>>>> even be more restrictive than that. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> ----- >>>>>>> Mike Hammett >>>>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions >>>>>>> http://www.ics-il.com >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 11/29/2010 9:14 PM, Josh Luthman wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Somewhere at least 90% of out customers ported their numbers. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Nov 29, 2010 10:12 PM, "Mike Hammett"<wispawirel...@ics-il.net> >>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> The second most important thing about VoIP (aside from the quality of >>>>>>>> the service) is local numbers. 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