[VoiceOps] Wholesale Voice Carriers with Instant Porting

Fri Jun 17 02:56:00 EDT 2016

Colton are you an ITSP?

 Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Peter Beckman <beckman at angryox.com> wrote:

> I'll expand.
>
> 1. Bandwidth can port most all numbers, but not all numbers are Tier 1 or
> 5, which support SMS. Rural Maine is tough, and there was a small place in
> North Carolina we couldn't. Other than that, they are pretty capable on
> porting.
>
> 2. I don't pay Bandwidth any fees to access their API, which is well
> written and works. They do have a "beta" reverse API call that will put you
> in control of releasing (or not) port outs. You can add ports in their
> portal, but I haven't seen anywhere to "run CSRs."
>
> 3. It looks like if you want to auto-activate, it happens at 11:30am. You
> can
> set it to "Customer Activation" which allows you to set a time between 5am
> and 10:45pm, but I'm not entirely sure how that works or if it meets your
> needs outlined in #3.
>
> 4. No instant porting. But Bandwidth does port mobile numbers that are
> connected in about 1 business day. I submitted one on a Sunday late
> afternoon at it ported Monday at 11:30am Eastern.
>
> I've been happy with Bandwidth and their services, though their billing
> department must be scrutinized monthly. My first month they billed me the
> default 1.9c per minute for calls that should have been rated at 0.002, and
> their downloadable BDRs (Billing Detail Records) contain duplicates and are
> often missing during the month.
>
> ----
>
> Vitelity
>
> 1. They can port most numbers, but it takes longer than Bandwidth (add 1-3
>    days)
>
> 2. They have an API, but it is pretty ghetto. It works though. I've heard
> they are rewriting and working on something more modern and flexible.
>
> 3. No option to choose FOC time nor date, though you can request it through
> a support ticket. Doesn't always happen though, very manual.
>
> 4. No instant porting.
>
> ----
>
> I'm looking forward to hearing more from others.
>
> Beckman
>
>
> On Thu, 16 Jun 2016, Colton Conor wrote:
>
> Kidd, can you explain how bandwidth's porting process works, and how it
>> works on activation day? What options do they give you? I like what I see
>> from bandwidth, but one of the primpary markets that we do operate in is
>> off-net for bandwidth. So I asusme they would have to go through a third
>> party-off net provider.
>>
>> This market however is covered by Level3, Verizon, Broadvox (now
>> Onvoy/Vitelity), AT&T, and the other cell providers.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 12:10 AM, Kidd Filby <kiddfilby at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> We use, and I have used many times over the years, Bandwidth.  Their time
>>> frame is certainly the fastest I have experienced.
>>>
>>> On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 9:01 PM, Colton Conor <colton.conor at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> I am looking for a nationwide CLEC/Carrier that has the best porting
>>>> process available. In my mind, this is:
>>>>
>>>> 1. The ability to port most numbers, and port them to their own network.
>>>> That way they are only dealing with the losing carrier's porting
>>>> department, and not having to send the port to an off-net carrier
>>>> waiting
>>>> and going through their porting department.
>>>>
>>>> 2. Have paid the ridiculous high priced API fee to Nuestar to allow for
>>>> instant porting on the FOC date. Meaning they have built some sort of
>>>> interface for wholesale customers so we can login online to upload
>>>> ports,
>>>> run CSRs, etc.
>>>>
>>>> 3. Once a port is confirmed, on the FOC date, have the ability to
>>>> initiate the port at our time of choosing. Not at a forced specific time
>>>> frame (like 10AM every morning), but if I want to port it a 4:59PM I
>>>> can do
>>>> so, and the process will flow though without any human intervention.
>>>>
>>>> 4. The ability to do instant porting on mobile numbers. Example, if we
>>>> want to port a mobile number away from Verizon Wireless and convert it
>>>> to a
>>>> SIP line, I have heard you can do that instantly if you have the account
>>>> pin of the Verizon Wireless number. This is less important than the
>>>> other 3
>>>> items.
>>>>
>>>> Which carriers have this capability? I know no one carrier can be on-net
>>>> everywhere, but I assume one of the big boys would fit this bill.
>>>>
>>>> What about the following carriers:
>>>> Level3
>>>> Bandwidth
>>>> Onvoy/Broadvox/Viteility
>>>> Verizon
>>>> AT&T (Do they have a wholesale SIP product?)
>>>> Centurylink
>>>> Inteliquent
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> What are their porting capabilities and user facing portals like?
>>>>
>>>> There might be a reseller that could fit this bill if they built their
>>>> own portal, and built on API's to the larger carriers.
>>>>
>>>> Please keep it on list.
>>>>
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>>>
>>> --
>>> Kidd Filby
>>> 661.557.5640 (C)
>>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/kiddfilby
>>>
>>>
>>
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