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What Has Number Portability Done For You?

Posted by timothy on from the absolutely-nothing-huh dept.

Coldeagle writes "Number portability has been around for a few days now, I was wondering; have any of you fellow Slashdot readers switched carriers? How was your experience, and have you seen any price warring since it went into place?" Or is number portability so far more hype than happenin'?

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  1. It makes me laugh... by bluprint · · Score: 4, Funny

    Have you noticed how every carrier has a commercial now, saying that if you switch to them, you can keep your old number? As if they came up with this and are the only carrier with which you can do that...

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    A modern day witchhunt.
  2. Re:Very useful by i_r_sensitive · · Score: 3, Funny

    It's Pi isn't it?

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    "Talk minus action equals nothing" - Joey Shithead, D.O.A.
    "Talk minus action equals /." -
  3. Re:nada, and it never will... by sentientbrendan · · Score: 4, Funny

    911: Hello, this is 911. How would you like your emergency today?
    Me: Yeah, uhm... this is the only number my phone can dial. Could you relay a message? Please call Mark Portsworth at 343-982-8452 and tell him...

  4. Number portability has saved my life. by xeeno · · Score: 5, Funny

    I find myself thankful every day that the number "1" is still the number "1" no matter where I go.

    Thank god for number portability.

  5. Re:How about IP Address by 4/3PI*R^3 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Uh, have you ever tried this new thingie-a-bod called DNS? It let's your application communicate on the Int'rnet without using those pesky 32 bit IP addresses. I think Microsoft invented it.