No Matthew, "call forwarding" is when someone dials number 555-2939 and the call gets "forwarded" (like a postal letter) to 555-8734. Number "porting" is when 555-2939 is reassigned from a land line home phone number in Monroe, Wisconsin to Verizon Wireless for someone who lives in Houston, Texas. Or when I reassigned my Qwest number to my Internet-based land line service. Which, by the way, I really like... $25/mo, all the normal features (like caller ID, call forwarding, etc.) plus all my long distance at no additional charge.  Paul Bruesch Stillwater, MN <div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 8:55 PM, Matthew Todd <<a href="mailto:toddpianoworks@att.net">toddpianoworks@att.net</a>> wrote: <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"> Isn't that called "call forwarding"?<div><div></div><div class="Wj3C7c"> Dean May <<a href="mailto:deanmay@pianorebuilders.com" target="_blank">deanmay@pianorebuilders.com</a>> wrote: <blockquote style="border-left: 2px solid rgb(16, 16, 255); padding-left: 5px; margin-left: 5px;"> FYI you can go 100% cellular and "port" your land line number to your new cellular phone. That way it will be transparent to your customers. As far as they know you've got the same number. The porting process can sometimes take a few days. Check with your carrier. I like TracFone. It is a prepaid and with their double minute plan the rate is about 9 cents a minute. I only pay for what I use, no extras, no surprise overages, no left over minutes unused. Dean Dean May cell 812.239.3359 PianoRebuilders.com 812.235.5272 Terre Haute IN 47802 -----Original Message----- From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of David Love Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 8:37 PM To: 'Pianotech List' Subject: RE: Competitive Rates I'm in the process of giving up all my yellow page advertising as I too have found it to be useless except for the occasional shopper. The next debate for me is whether or not to even keep my landline or go 100% cellular. David Love <a href="mailto:davidlovepianos@comcast.net" target="_blank">davidlovepianos@comcast.net</a> <a href="http://www.davidlovepianos.com" target="_blank">www.davidlovepianos.com</a> -----Original Message----- From: <a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:pianotech-bounces@ptg.org" target="_blank">pianotech-bounces@ptg.org</a>] On Behalf Of Ron Nossaman Sent: Wednesday, June 11, 2008 2:07 PM To: Pianotech List Subject: Re: Competitive Rates I never had a Yellow Page ad that came anywhere near paying for itself. I carried one for over 25 years for what I justified as the illusion of legitimacy. I haven't had one for the last five years now, and the only difference I've noticed is that I don't get nearly as many price shoppers. I do, however need to get that web page together. Ron N </blockquote> </div></div></blockquote></div>