ARE TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE PHONE ACCOUNTS. ONE DAY, THE PHONE WORKED. WE’VE HAD THAT PHONE NUMBER OVER 40 YEARS, AND THE NEXT DAY IT WAS GONE. I WENT TO USE THE TELEPHONE AND THE TELEPHONE WAS DEAD.

ASHWAUBENON, Wis. (WBAY) - As the outage continues, Cellcom customers are looking for new solutions to communicate with others. One local Verizon store is seeing people make the switch. It’s the ...

If you’ve ever bought a new cell phone and wanted to keep your same number, there’s a setting providers use that could leave yourself open to getting hacked. It’s called porting. When a hacker can ...

A new type of identity theft is allowing hackers to take over cellphones without the owners even realizing it's happening. Phone porting is a legal service, but thieves are using it to hijack ...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Communications service providers (CSPs) in Argentina port around 9,000 telephone numbers every day. A new agreement with the Argentina Number Portability Committee ...

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 ...

Zach was an Author at Android Police from January 2022 to June 2025. He specialized in Chromebooks, Android smartphones, Android apps, smart home devices, and Android services. Zach loves unique and ...

The Federal Communications Commission Monday issued an order that will allow users to port their landline telephone numbers to their wireless phone on Nov. 24. The FCC’s order provides guidance to ...

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 ...

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 ...

Nida is a tech and telecom journalist with more than five years of writing experience. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in journalism. Are you thinking of changing phone ...