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Can I Keep My Cell Phone Number?

By Expert Author: Marc Williams | Article Abstract
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Some cell phone users are cautious to change the cell phone provider because they do not want to loose their cell phone number. Even if they see a better plan at a competing cell phone provider they are reluctant to switch. They are unaware of the FCC's Local Number Portability act. They do not realize what it provides for a cell phone user. It gives a cell phone user the ability to change cell phone providers and keep their cell phone number. No longer is cell phone number tied to a cell phone provider.

There are some restrictions to the local number portability. A customer can transfer a phone number from one carrier to another provided that the new carrier provides cell phone service in the same local area. You can even transfer your land line to a cell phone. However, there are some numbers that cannot be transferred; they are toll free, pager numbers and some other special use phone numbers.

Check with your new cell phone provider if they have a phone number transfer fee. Usually the fee is quite small.

Making the switch is fairly straight forward. When you transfer your service to a new cell phone provider your old service is automatically disconnected. If your contract has not yet expired, check to see what the early cancellation fees are. On prepaid cell phones, there are no long term contracts or related fees.

A land line can be transferred to a cell phone. The land line service will then be disconnected By transferring a land line to a cell phone you cannot use your cell phone as an extension of your land line service. However, in the future it might be available. To have a cell phone be an extension of a land line is to use the call forwarding feature of the land line.

The process to transfer cell phone numbers is fairly straight forward. Each cell phone provider will have their own slight differences. Request from the new cell phone provider the application to transfer your cell phone number and service to them. The new cell phone provider handles the cell phone number transfer.

Don't cancel your service with your current provider before moving your cell phone number to the new provider. Terminating your cell phone service with your old cell phone provider before successfully transferring the number to another provider will result in you loosing your cell phone number. So, follow the instructions of the new cell phone provider in transferring your cell phone service.

You can transfer your local phone number from one carrier to another and the local phone company cannot refuse the transfer. The FCC has required phone companies to comply with the local number portability act, with some restrictions.
Marc Williams

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