Porting Centurylink landline number

[scribo]

Is there a way to port our Centurylink landline number simply for the purpose of having all calls to that number forwarded to our Verizon cell permanently without having to add a line to our Verizon account? We want to terminate our Centurylink service because it goes dead for a week or more at least 10 times a year.

Thank you.

[vzw_customer_support]

You can port a number to Verizon. Learn how here: https://www.verizon.com/support/transfer-service/overview/-Joe

[SynthpopAddict]

If you have a number with any provider, then you have to pay for a line of service.  So, you can't port the number to Verizon and not have another line in your account.

As for your landline going dead that often, is it because it is using the old-school copper wire technology?  That infrastructure is falling apart and I'd read copper landline service was supposed to be decommissioned in 2025, but it's been extended to 2027 now.  Depending on how you use the landline, some other options would be:

-Set your answering machine message for the landline to tell callers to call your cell number instead, then disconnect the landline after a few months

-See if Centurylink can forward all calls from the landline number to your cell phone

-Find a provider who does VoIP (voice over internet protocol) landline service and port the landline to that provider, if Centurylink doesn't have VoIP service to convert your landline to something which will work better

[scribo]

Thank you for a common sense response, something I have been searching for in vain for the last couple of weeks. Yes, our neighborhood isn't upgraded yet and we keep being told CL doesn't know when they will get to it. We are so tired of fighting with the company and the repairs that we just want out, but many people still use the number to reach us. Your first two suggestions seem to include the notion of keeping our account with Centurylink, at least for the time being. We haven't explored porting the number to a VoIP provider, but we had a VoIP contract in my business in the past, which didn't turn out well. Maybe that technology has gotten better and cheaper since then. One person I spoke to said Verizon could add the line to an existing line in our Verizon contract, allowing us to use both numbers on one phone, for a monthly fee of $10. I haven't been able to verify that information on the Verizon website, and chatting or speaking with CSR people at either company has been a total waste of time. Can you shed any light on that notion? Thanks again, SynthpopAddict.

[SynthpopAddict · Accepted solution]

You're welcome.  I had a VoIP landline for over 20 years with my cable ISP and it was OK, however, if the power goes out, your modem goes out, and so does the landline.  Also, I would notice echoing during calls sometimes.

The person who mentioned the Second Number plan with Verizon is correct.  However, you must have a dual SIM capable smartphone which can use eSIM.  The Second Number is an additional line which is talk/text only, no data, added as a second eSIM on your phone.  The last I'd read, this second number is $10/month, but the price goes up ($15?) after some months.  Here's what I found on the Verizon website:

Second Number 

[scribo]

Thanks again. You've been more helpful than more than 4 hours of "chatting" and telephone calls with CSR people from both Verizon and Centurylink.