Or just get 20k prepaid cell phones... just in case!!<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 12:10 PM, Haas, Neal <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:nhaas@co.fresno.ca.us">nhaas@co.fresno.ca.us</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;"><div lang="EN-US" link="blue" vlink="blue"><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">I always put on my ports “Contact me before porting”. And I make sure the AM knows this. If they port early on me I would let them know I was looking to move to another carrier! Hey almost 20,000 DID’s, they might listen to me.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">Neal Haas</span></p>
</div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Edward Beheler<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 22, 2010 9:02 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</a></span></p><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [cisco-voip] OT: AT&T circuit in Florida</div>
</div><p></p></div></div><div><div></div><div class="h5"><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">AT&T isn’t the only ones to do this, Verizon has done this to me multiple times. They ported over Emergency Management, Community Corrections, and Work Release a week early on me. Then the morning of instead of at the end of the day. Then at 2PM instead of the end of the day.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">At another facility, they disconnected the old numbers and went home without connecting them to the new PRI – at a facility that houses elderly and handicapped people. When I asked what would happen if they needed to call 911, A support person (I swear to God this actually happened) suggested that I go out and buy some prepaid cellphones.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">“Can you hear me now?”</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">“We’re sorry, you have reached a number that is disconnected or no longer in service.”</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D">/rant</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D"> </span></p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bill<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 22, 2010 11:43 AM<br><b>To:</b> 'Ted Nugent'; <a href="mailto:nikola@att.net" target="_blank">nikola@att.net</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cisco-voip] OT: AT&T circuit in Florida</span></p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy">Second the motion on porting early. I have had them do that to me multiple times. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:navy"> </span></p><div><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt"> <a href="mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip-bounces@puck.nether.net</a>] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Ted Nugent<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, July 22, 2010 10:35 AM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:nikola@att.net" target="_blank">nikola@att.net</a><br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:cisco-voip@puck.nether.net" target="_blank">cisco-voip@puck.nether.net</a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [cisco-voip] OT: AT&T circuit in Florida</span></p></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Not familiar with Florida but that doesn't seem excessive just knowing its AT&T. We fight with them constantly about this in NC (formerly Bellsouth for the most part) Just pray that they don't screw up anything in the port order or 25 days might turn into 45. Also they are notorious for porting early here especially if they had a port date pushed out for some reason, I've seen it twice where half the number still ported even though they themselves screwed up the order and pushed out the port date. </p>
<div><p class="MsoNormal">Your only option really is to raise holy hell with their AM and see if they can get it escalated.</p></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:12.0pt"> </p><div><p class="MsoNormal">On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 11:25 AM, Nikola Stojsin <<a href="mailto:nikolas@networkmakers.com" target="_blank">nikolas@networkmakers.com</a>> wrote:</p>
<div><div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Hello guys –</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">First of all, my apologies – this is quite OT; I just want to make sure that the information we are getting is correct.</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">We have a client that is moving their Florida office from one floor to another (same building, bigger space) – and their phone system from one AT&T PRI to another. The new circuit is tested and turned up; however, the client elected not to port the DIDs (there are 20 of them) at the time of the test and turn up, because they were not ready to physically move (they needed another week to get the new space ready, furniture-wise etc.). So they stayed in the old space (using the old PRI etc.) for another week or so. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Now – less than a week later – they are being told by AT&T that it will take 25 days to re-schedule the port of the DIDs. I do not have much experience with Florida ISPs (and the client chose to do their own circuit provisioning – they have a national contract with AT&T – so I do not know all the details), but 25 days sounds excessive; I have seen 5- and 7-day delays (one of which was in in fact in Florida, though not with AT&T), but nothing even coming close to 25 days, which makes me wonder whether the client is getting the right information. </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Bottom line: if anyone on this list has any experience with AT&T PRIs in Florida, and cares to chime in – is 25 days ‘normal’ lead time to schedule a DID port?</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Needless to say, all help/input/suggestions will be greatly appreciated!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Thank you,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Nikola</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">-------------------------------------------</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">Nikola Stojsin</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">PhD CCIE #12888</span></p>
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