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Questions re: portability

sportbiker3

Jan 28, 2004, 11:30 PM
I am thinking about switching providers and retaining my current cell # but have a few questions. Lets say I take my cingular # and transfer it to Verizon's service. can i still receive email to my phone via my cingular address (mynumber@mobile.mycingular.com)? Next question, how does the free cell to cell work. If other verizon subscribers call my number (which is technically cingular even though i've switched to verizon) is it still a free call?

Any information would be helpfull
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Rich Brome

Feb 9, 2004, 9:47 PM
When you switch, it should be as if the number was always with your new provider.
sportbiker3 said:
... can i still receive email to my phone via my cingular address (mynumber@mobile.mycingular.com)? ...

No. That address would stop working. You would no longer be a Cingular customer, so they would remove that number from their email systems. You would need to start using your new Verizon email address.
...Next question, how does the free cell to cell work. If other verizon subscribers call my number (which is technically cingular even though i've switched to verizon) is it still a free call?

Yes. Your number becomes a Verizon number. Everything about the service should be exactly...
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