Verizon wants people to think that they can't get paid to transfer a number and that's not really true.
What they're saying is true that phone numbers technically aren't "owned." But that is clearly not the whole truth and the way Verizon has stated it seems intentionally misleading
Not all, but some phone companies have a form for a customer to transfer a phone number or change their name and all have guidelines for this. It's NOT something sinister.
You may not technically "own" your number, but you do have rights to it. You have a right to port it from phone company to phone company or from location to location within certain parameters. These rights CAN be transferred, both for residential as well as businesses. If a man dies, would you expect the number to have to be discarded or should the wife be able to take it over? Businesses are sold all the time with their number.
When Verizon is asked whether or not it's legal to sell a number their answer is: No. It's illegal to hoard and broker numbers. But that wasn't the question was it? That's misleading!
I understand the reasons why they are giving this type of misleading answer. There is no definitive answer, but they don't want to say that. They don't want every customer trying to chase after vanity numbers. They want to retain control of them. So they just say NO! that's not allowed!
The ultimate point is that Verizon seems very hypocritical claiming that their customers can't transfer a valuable phone number. How do you think THEY got the number 1-800 2 JOIN IN. It didn't just fall from the sky did it??
If you'd like to see an example of how you can transfer a phone number search for 800 GREAT RATE on ebay. We're auctioning that number off, but not as just a phone number, it's part of a business. It may even get a couple hundred thousand...
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Verizon wants people to think that they can't get paid to transfer a number and that's not really true. What they're saying is true that phone numbers technically aren't "owned." But that is clearly not the whole truth and the way Verizon has stated it seems intentionally misleading Not all, but some phone companies have a form for a customer to transfer a phone number or change their name and all have guidelines for this. It's NOT something sinister. You may not technically "own" your number, but you do have rights to it. You have a right to port it from phone company to phone company or from location to location within certain parameters. These rights CAN be transferred, both for residential as well as businesses. If a man dies, would you expect the number to have to be discarded or should the wife be able to take it over? Businesses are sold all the time with their number. When Verizon is asked whether or not it's legal to sell a number their answer is: No. It's illegal to hoard and broker numbers. But that wasn't the question was it? That's misleading! I understand the reasons why they are giving this type of misleading answer. There is no definitive answer, but they don't want to say that. They don't want every customer trying to chase after vanity numbers. They want to retain control of them. So they just say NO! that's not allowed! The ultimate point is that Verizon seems very hypocritical claiming that their customers can't transfer a valuable phone number. How do you think THEY got the number 1-800 2 JOIN IN. It didn't just fall from the sky did it?? If you'd like to see an example of how you can transfer a phone number search for 800 GREAT RATE on ebay. We're auctioning that number off, but not as just a phone number, it's part of a business. It may even get a couple hundred thousand...