[VoiceOps] Activation Timing

[Shawn L]

No.  At least in our case, there are so many things that can go wrong both
with the installation (fiber you were certain was spliced actually isn't,
machinery breaking down, etc.) that it's easier to just make it a 2-step
process.  There are times when we'll just go ahead and do all of it in one
trip, but I prefer to do it in 2.  Less stress on everyone involved.

Shawn

On Mon, May 2, 2022 at 3:10 PM Mike Hammett <voiceops at ics-il.net> wrote:

> So then for you, the risks aren't worth the rewards in rescheduling ports?
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> *From: *"Shawn L" <shawn at rmrf.us>
> *To: *"Mike Hammett" <voiceops at ics-il.net>
> *Cc: *"VoiceOps" <voiceops at voiceops.org>
> *Sent: *Friday, April 29, 2022 2:44:09 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [VoiceOps] Activation Timing
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> Just my personal preference, but I like to wait until I can see our
> equipment at the far-end (verified connectivity) before doing the actual
> scheduling of the port.  I know you can amend the port and re-schedule, but
> there's a lot of other things that can go wrong during the port -- provider
> not actually removing the number from their switch, etc. (I'm looking at
> you Spectrum) that I don't need to create additional complications.
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> shawn
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> On Fri, Apr 29, 2022 at 3:22 PM Mike Hammett <voiceops at ics-il.net> wrote:
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>> I'm trying to develop some new rules for dates we choose for porting.
>>
>> We have to build outside plant for most customers to accommodate their
>> turn-up. The customers generally don't understand why the phone isn't alive
>> when the tech is on-scene, but the tech has to go on-scene to build the
>> infrastructure.
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>> Is it reasonable to choose a port date that seems like it would work,
>> then bump the activation day by day if OSP has encountered any issues?
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>> I would like to think that by not *activating* the port and rescheduling
>> it for the next day, everything would still work correctly, but I'd rather
>> be right than lucky.
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