It happens automatically every 30-60 days for their DID inventory
process or something.  I do not have customers that will wait 30 days,
so I call in and make sure they clear it up.  Almost always fixed
within the day, maybe two.  I typically call it in in the morning and
before I leave for the day call the customer on our PSTN line.

Josh Luthman
Office: 937-552-2340
Direct: 937-552-2343
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Suite 1337
Troy, OH 45373



On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Alan Bryant
<[email protected]> wrote:
> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 
>> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 
>>>> 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 <[email protected]> 
>>>>> 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<[email protected]>  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"<[email protected]>  
>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>> The second most important thing about VoIP (aside from the quality of
>>>>>>>>> the service) is local numbers. Everything else relatively means 
>>>>>>>>> nothing.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> -----
>>>>>>>>> Mike Hammett
>>>>>>>>> Intelligent Computing Solutions
>>>>>>>>> http://www.ics-il.com
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> On 11/29/2010 8:07 PM, Liam Cummings wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> We are looking to start offering VOIP but are having a hard time
>>>>>>>>>> finding a provider that offers a service at a price that we can 
>>>>>>>>>> markup
>>>>>>>>>> and resell. Anyone know of a good VOIP provider?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
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