Switching mobile operators will be a much speedier process as of April next year, after Ofcom announced changes to the number-porting rules. It currently takes up to five working days to switch a ...

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An attempt by communications regulator Ofcom to reduce the amount of time it takes to port a phone number from one mobile network to another has been derailed in court, following an appeal by Vodafone ...

What Is an LOA and When Will My Number Get Ported? Your email has been sent An LOA is a Letter of Authorization — you’ll need one to use your existing phone number(s) with a different phone service. A ...

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If you want to ditch your home service but keep your number, you can park it at Google for a one-time fee. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, features and blog posts ...

The only reason people think VoIP number porting is hard is because it’s unfamiliar. It's actually really easy — here’s exactly how to do it. If you’re considering porting your landline number to VoIP ...

With UK comms regulator Ofcom proposing an enforcement programme, following delays in implementing a broadband provider switching scheme, a report from analyst firm Omnisperience suggests that a ...

T-Mobile will be adding a new layer of security to its port-out process with the addition of a PIN, according to the company. According to The T-Mo Report, which obtained an internal document, the new ...

Google confirmed today, after some murmurs over the past week, that you can finally port your beloved phone number to Google Voice. This is a big deal. Google Voice, a free service that routes calls ...