ARE TRYING TO TAKE OVER THE PHONE ACCOUNTS. ONE DAY, THE PHONE WORKED. WE’VE HAD THAT PHONE NUMBER OVER 40 YEARS, AND THE NEXT DAY IT WAS GONE. I WENT TO USE THE TELEPHONE AND THE TELEPHONE WAS DEAD.

If you’ve ever bought a new cell phone and wanted to keep your same number, there’s a setting providers use that could leave yourself open to getting hacked. It’s called porting. When a hacker can ...

One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it was out of cell service. I couldn't make calls or texts. That, though, turned out to be ...

Nida is a tech and telecom journalist with more than five years of writing experience. She graduated from the University of Toronto with a BA in journalism. Are you thinking of changing phone ...

The Federal Communications Commission Monday issued an order that will allow users to port their landline telephone numbers to their wireless phone on Nov. 24. The FCC’s order provides guidance to ...

You can change a Google Voice number for $10. You can also port your current phone number to a Google Voice account so both numbers can be used interchangeably. Initial Google Voice sign-ups are free ...

The only reason people think VoIP number porting is hard is because it’s unfamiliar. It's actually really easy — here’s exactly how to do it. If you’re considering porting your landline number to VoIP ...

Carrier Mint Mobile has revealed it was the victim of a data breach, one which allowed a number of customer phone numbers to be ported out to another carrier, along with possible access to subscriber ...

Google Voice is always accessible to port your existing mobile number. However, before you do this, make sure you are aware of the potential issues that might occur when you keep your number on a new ...

BRIDGEWATER, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Communications service providers (CSPs) in Argentina port around 9,000 telephone numbers every day. A new agreement with the Argentina Number Portability Committee ...