Cell Phone Number Portability Finally A Reality?

graphicartist82 writes "MSNBC is running an article about the upcoming deadline for cell phone companies to let customers keep their numbers when switching companies. FCC Chairman Michael Powell has already extended the deadline once, but plans to stay with the Nov 24th, 2003 deadline. Companies like Verizon Wireless and T-Mobile have committed to meeting the deadline. I, for one, would love this. I've had the same cell phone number for years now -- it's where everybody knows how to get a hold of me. Other companies are now offering better services in my area where they weren't before. If I can keep my number and get a better service, I'm all for it! (Even if I have to pay a fee like the article suggests)."

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I predict...

[nlh]

...that this spells the end of SpintPCS. For years their service has been steadily getting worse (or steadly staying the same while others have gotten better?).

Every single person I know who uses Sprint complains about their service. Why do they keep it? Because nobody (myself included) wants to lose their number.

Their coverage is crap and they're the only major PCS provider that, for some crazy reason, has chosen to ignore the top and most popular handset providers in the world (Motorola, Nokia, Ericsson) and instead sell only crappy, cheap, Korean phones (Kyocera, LG, Samsung, Sanyo) that everyone hates.

I, for one, am extremely excited about number portability....time to force the bad companies to shape up or ship out.