Hello,
Right now I have one Verizon landline and one Verizon wireless cellphone line. My intent is to replace my current LG Exalt flip with a newer Dual Sim Dual Standby (DSDS) enabled smartphone. Then I can keep my current cell phone number and port my landline number to the second sim in the DSDS phone. This way I’ll be able to make and receive calls on both my old landline number and my current cell number from one phone. I’ll obviously have to add a second line to my cell plan, and make sure the phone I buy can use two CDMA sims, but is it that simple……or am I missing something?
Thanks,
bob
Converting a landline to a mobile line is possible, but I think it's a different process than a typical port in. With both your numbers belonging to Verizon already, hopefully it isn't too big an issue to get it accomplished, but I'd have a Verizon employee take care of it for you and make sure they know it was a landline you're changing to mobile.
You might be able to qualify for the "Second Line" promo currently running until June 5 where you can add a talk and text only 2nd line to a dual SIM phone for only $10/month. It goes up to $15/month after some period of time (?), but that's still pretty cheap. Since your other number is currently a landline, people aren't texting you on that anyway, and a dual SIM phone has all the voicemail and other apps all going to one bucket so to speak - having 2 lines on it still has all the voicemails just going to one app and they can't be separated.
Be warned that promotions, discounts, etc. aren't "stackable", so you can't get Second Line along with something else like a "get a [device]" offer or whatever since you are also looking into buying a new dual SIM phone. So if you already have some pretty good discounts on your account, consider carefully before signing up for promotions because it can make all your previous discounts go away.
Hi Synth,
Thanks for your reply!! Here's what I found on the forum from a Verizon tech;
Hello xxxxxxxx,
Great question and great news! You can absolutely port your land line number to Verizon Wireless to replace your current cell phone number. This process is known as a Port In Telephone Number Change and can be completed by contacting out Port Center at 800-488-2002.
So that part looks easy. And thenks for mentioning the "add a second line" discount. I (like many) feel we never know all the discounts going on at any given time, and that's it's hit or miss if you find one that applies to you. I wish VZ was better at listing ALL the available discounts in one place.
Thanks again for taking the time!
bob
You're welcome @w30bob1 . The Porting Department is now under a different number from what I've seen in recent posts, but as I mentioned earlier, your case is different in that you want to keep your current mobile number and convert your landline to a mobile number. Make sure that Verizon understands that you want to keep both numbers; otherwise, they could very well port your landline on top of your current mobile number and totally break BOTH numbers...
I'm a prepaid customer, so they don't ever send me anything about promos, etc. at all LOL, but I would think all the current promotions are on Verizon's main website as that's where I found the Second Line one. It seems like you might also get texts from a Verizon short code with offers, unless you opted out?
Hi Synth,
Ahhh.........got it! Sometimes it takes me hearing something twice to get it. I will be careful, as I can see how what I'm asking for could be misunderstood. Thanks again!
;O)
bob
Great question, w30bob1. Your plan is perfect and you can set up two lines on a compatible phone. What even better is that now we have a feature called second number that will allow you to set up a second number to your one line for $15 a month. Check out the information here: https://www.verizon.com/support/verizon-second-number-faqs/~Peter
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