If I had the windfall of money to acquire the numbers I mentioned in other pages of this site, then I will also have the resources to have my own residence without the need to rent. This is important as the numbers will need to wait for a little time. During the time that I received the numbers, and the time I will make use of the numbers will be months. All numbers once acquired, it will be ported to Number Barn’s Announcement Only service.
Day 1
I will work with an arbitrator to negotiate the prices for acquisition of the numbers for me from the current owners. I would assume that the owners will not just give me the number because I ask for it. Instead, I would expect that I will have to pay thousands for the number. With me wishing to acquire 3 different numbers, it would be a significant cost to acquire everything.
Once I acquire a number, I will immediately port the telephone number to Number Barn. I will have to pay a $5 fee for porting the number in, but I want something that would just provide for an announcement. There will be no option to leave a voicemail as that is a completely different service. The numbers will remain with Number Barn until I move in to my new residence.
Week 2
I already have ideas of the places I would want if I had a windfall of money. Assuming those places will still be on market, I will acquire at least one of them in full for cash without the need for a mortgage. The only condition is that I have a structure inspection to make sure the building is structurally sound. I will not care so much about faulty plumbing, electrical, or HVAC since the building will be gutted, and renovated. All new everything will be in place.
For now, the 412 number will remain as my cellular number – however, this will change as time goes on. When I am ready to make the change, I will set the number to forward to the temporary home number. Once that happens, it would continue to allow me to receive Home phone calls until the port takes place fully.
Month 4
Now that the residence has been renovated, I will put into use of the phone numbers. I will port my 412 number to my home phone line, and pay for the second line to temporary support for the 878 number. In the meantime, the 412 number will forward to my current home phone number – therefore sending calls to 412 to my WP825 Once the 412 number ports, it would cancel that particular line automatically. I will assume that this process will take a few weeks since a Landline/VOIP service will be involved in both numbers. As for the fax number, incoming faxes will go to the provider’s fax service, and I will need to use a fax machine to send outgoing faxes. The voicemail number will well be for voicemail. The Cellular phone will be changed to the 878 number, and that would take a few weeks considering that a Terrestrial provider is involved. The forwarding number will operate as it does now. This means there will be no changes needed for that number.
Month 5
Once all of the numbers ports to where they will need to go, and everything works as desired, I will create a replacement contact card. The bottom left corner will have my Cellular, Fax, and Forwarder numbers. This will allow anyone receiving the cards to use the information provided as they see fit. If they need to send a fax, they can do so. If they wish to send an RCS, or SMS message, they can do so. If they are limited in the number of outgoing minutes, then the Forwarder might be of benefit to them.