Keeping my existing number on a new home phone service?

Question

I want to get a home phone and transfer my existing cell number to my home phone. Are there any phone services that can do this?
I don't have a high speed internet connection at home so Vonage and similar VoIP services won't work for me.

Answer 1

The issue here is whether the cell number you currently hold is in the same geographic area that the landline serves.

For instance, if you have a phone number in the 312 area code (central Chicago) and you live somewhere in the Chicagoland area, you could reasonably ask AT&T to port that local cell number to your landline.

However, if you have that 312 number and you are requesting service in Boston, Verizon will probably not honor the request since they and ATT don't want to go through the trouble of figuring out how to associate your 312 number to your Boston location.

Porting from cell to landline is rare. Landline to either cell or VoIP is more common. Porting between cell carriers is possible. Porting between VoIP is dicey, though.

Answer 2

Nope. Cell phone numbers and land line numbers are two different systems. The numbers can't be transferred.

Answer 3

If you're not going to use VoIP service, you can't use your cell (wireless) number as your home (landline) number. They're totally different technologies.

Answer 4

yes, you can use any regular phone but you will need to use a VoIP device you can purchase from a store or from the service provider. I don't recall what the devied is called but it allows you to put in your modem and phone line in.

Answer 5

I think a land line has to be a land number sorry.