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Transfer of Home Landline Telephone Number
My 93 year old grandfather recently moved 12 km closer into town (Kelowna). As a result, he needed to setup a landline phone at his new house. He wanted to keep his telephone number that he has had f...
Thank you for pointing that out, I now understand. To another posters suggestion, he could port out the land line number to a cell phone, just to retain the number, but it would be on the cell phone plan. Do you agree with this as the next best alternative?
If the old phone number has not been released then you should be able to port the number to a Cell phone. The advantage could be that he could call his friends, and his friends could call him without incurring long distance charges. However the monthly cost could be higher, he may not be comfortable with using a cell phone, he may not remember to keep the phone charged, and then 911 service is better on a landline.
