tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post8308960128947853935..comments2024-03-28T09:19:27.451+00:00Comments on RevK<sup>®</sup>'s ramblings: Fun with numbersRevKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-18411121683895894212022-10-20T06:57:27.892+01:002022-10-20T06:57:27.892+01:00You should be able to migrate the PSTN to VoIP, wh...You should be able to migrate the PSTN to VoIP, whoever the provider is. Normally that kills any broadband on the line. But there is no technical reason you should not be able to have FTTP and your PSTN+broadband at the same time as an overlap if you need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-3149062502454996622022-10-19T21:01:36.448+01:002022-10-19T21:01:36.448+01:00Thanks for the reply. It's not the physical wi...Thanks for the reply. It's not the physical wires that are the issue, it's the ISP order upgrade process cancelling the line. My ISP does not have a Voip solution and I am unable to port my number to a Voip service before the migration as that would cancel the contract that supplies the current broadband.<br />The ISP is Plusnet and I have a domain hosted with them as well as a fixed IP, both of which will be retained if I migrate but lost if I create a new FTTP contract with a view to cancelling the other by porting the number to a Voip service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-30595358887395756182022-10-17T05:55:59.818+01:002022-10-17T05:55:59.818+01:00FTTP does not use same “wires” so should be possib...FTTP does not use same “wires” so should be possible to install without touching telephone service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-3817823538479772672022-10-16T23:16:13.718+01:002022-10-16T23:16:13.718+01:00Old thread but did this go anywhere? Looking to sw...Old thread but did this go anywhere? Looking to switch to FTTP on Plusnet but it means loosing my landline number. Happy to port and use a VOIP provider but does not seem possible during the upgrade so would like to recover the number post-migration.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-70160501323778820202017-02-24T18:12:05.377+00:002017-02-24T18:12:05.377+00:00Not so much a service, but certainly something you...Not so much a service, but certainly something you can email us and ask us if we can manage it. It is a tad manual. If we get a lot of requests we could make it more automated.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-87786367750351635332017-02-24T18:10:06.964+00:002017-02-24T18:10:06.964+00:00I know it's been quite a while since this blog...I know it's been quite a while since this blog entry, but just wondered if this had ever progressed to being a service? It would be quite a useful service, like for us, we take on several pubs which by the time we take over, the phone line has been disconnected and we loose the number that is advertised everywhere. It would be handy to be able to grab the old number instead of trying to get all online listings updated etcAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10202471219141706693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-84234610534438407132016-05-27T16:56:42.366+01:002016-05-27T16:56:42.366+01:00Ah, sorry, maybe one day :-)Ah, sorry, maybe one day :-)RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-16212925796450293732016-05-27T16:54:11.833+01:002016-05-27T16:54:11.833+01:00Damn its ringing!Damn its ringing!Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861199358800124470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-85063852734370734332016-05-27T15:05:35.901+01:002016-05-27T15:05:35.901+01:00P.S. Step 1 - call the number and confirm it is no...P.S. Step 1 - call the number and confirm it is not in service :-)RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-87361206930012015162016-05-27T15:05:22.510+01:002016-05-27T15:05:22.510+01:00Ha, well, it is complicated. First we have to find...Ha, well, it is complicated. First we have to find if the number is spare - that is easy, but I have to check if that has any cost or not to BT a d we don't have a customer API/order for that, but can do manually. Then we have to renumber it on to an actual line in the area, which is tricky. In theory we have lines in many areas where we are WLR3 and the number is not part of the service (it is not telephony we provide) but we would have to be damn sure that it breaks nothing and ideally only do this with consent of the user of the service, or at least some "at risk" notice. Once renumbered on to a line, we have to renumber and export it off. A better solution is probably work out how to number it on to a remote call forward service, which is possible, and then straight port that - would involve not risking a customer line in any way, which would be way better. In my case we had a spare line in our office I could use. So, as a service, we sort of need to spend a few days researching the right / clean way to do it for a start, do some test orders, and then ultimately offer as a service. It is something we could try as a one off maybe, but probably only for like a hundred quid or something to make it worth while.RevKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12369263214193333422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-18002998098995558222016-05-27T15:00:49.928+01:002016-05-27T15:00:49.928+01:00I think you might find a lot of people would be in...I think you might find a lot of people would be interested in getting their old numbers back. I'd love to get my childhood phone number back just to freak my parents out. What sort of price makes it financially viable?Starkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09861199358800124470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3993498847203183398.post-50611308859427806422016-05-27T13:20:47.589+01:002016-05-27T13:20:47.589+01:00hahahaha ... "you're a f@cking cheeky bas...hahahaha ... "you're a f@cking cheeky bast@rd" ... excellent sales technique ... oh, but I bet they "weren't selling anything".ContextSwitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02055385944215236099noreply@blogger.com