<div dir="ltr">Colton are you an ITSP?<div><br></div><div><br></div><div> Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 3:39 PM, Peter Beckman <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:beckman@angryox.com" target="_blank">beckman@angryox.com</a>></span> wrote:<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I'll expand.<br>
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1. Bandwidth can port most all numbers, but not all numbers are Tier 1 or<br>
5, which support SMS. Rural Maine is tough, and there was a small place in<br>
North Carolina we couldn't. Other than that, they are pretty capable on<br>
porting.<br>
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2. I don't pay Bandwidth any fees to access their API, which is well<br>
written and works. They do have a "beta" reverse API call that will put you<br>
in control of releasing (or not) port outs. You can add ports in their<br>
portal, but I haven't seen anywhere to "run CSRs."<br>
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3. It looks like if you want to auto-activate, it happens at 11:30am. You can<br>
set it to "Customer Activation" which allows you to set a time between 5am<br>
and 10:45pm, but I'm not entirely sure how that works or if it meets your<br>
needs outlined in #3.<br>
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4. No instant porting. But Bandwidth does port mobile numbers that are<br>
connected in about 1 business day. I submitted one on a Sunday late<br>
afternoon at it ported Monday at 11:30am Eastern.<br>
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I've been happy with Bandwidth and their services, though their billing<br>
department must be scrutinized monthly. My first month they billed me the<br>
default 1.9c per minute for calls that should have been rated at 0.002, and<br>
their downloadable BDRs (Billing Detail Records) contain duplicates and are<br>
often missing during the month.<br>
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Vitelity<br>
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1. They can port most numbers, but it takes longer than Bandwidth (add 1-3<br>
days)<br>
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2. They have an API, but it is pretty ghetto. It works though. I've heard<br>
they are rewriting and working on something more modern and flexible.<br>
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3. No option to choose FOC time nor date, though you can request it through<br>
a support ticket. Doesn't always happen though, very manual.<br>
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4. No instant porting.<br>
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I'm looking forward to hearing more from others.<br>
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Beckman<div><div class="h5"><br>
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On Thu, 16 Jun 2016, Colton Conor wrote:<br>
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Kidd, can you explain how bandwidth's porting process works, and how it<br>
works on activation day? What options do they give you? I like what I see<br>
from bandwidth, but one of the primpary markets that we do operate in is<br>
off-net for bandwidth. So I asusme they would have to go through a third<br>
party-off net provider.<br>
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This market however is covered by Level3, Verizon, Broadvox (now<br>
Onvoy/Vitelity), AT&T, and the other cell providers.<br>
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On Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 12:10 AM, Kidd Filby <<a href="mailto:kiddfilby@gmail.com" target="_blank">kiddfilby@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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We use, and I have used many times over the years, Bandwidth. Their time<br>
frame is certainly the fastest I have experienced.<br>
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On Wed, Jun 15, 2016 at 9:01 PM, Colton Conor <<a href="mailto:colton.conor@gmail.com" target="_blank">colton.conor@gmail.com</a>><br>
wrote:<br>
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I am looking for a nationwide CLEC/Carrier that has the best porting<br>
process available. In my mind, this is:<br>
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1. The ability to port most numbers, and port them to their own network.<br>
That way they are only dealing with the losing carrier's porting<br>
department, and not having to send the port to an off-net carrier waiting<br>
and going through their porting department.<br>
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2. Have paid the ridiculous high priced API fee to Nuestar to allow for<br>
instant porting on the FOC date. Meaning they have built some sort of<br>
interface for wholesale customers so we can login online to upload ports,<br>
run CSRs, etc.<br>
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3. Once a port is confirmed, on the FOC date, have the ability to<br>
initiate the port at our time of choosing. Not at a forced specific time<br>
frame (like 10AM every morning), but if I want to port it a 4:59PM I can do<br>
so, and the process will flow though without any human intervention.<br>
<br>
4. The ability to do instant porting on mobile numbers. Example, if we<br>
want to port a mobile number away from Verizon Wireless and convert it to a<br>
SIP line, I have heard you can do that instantly if you have the account<br>
pin of the Verizon Wireless number. This is less important than the other 3<br>
items.<br>
<br>
Which carriers have this capability? I know no one carrier can be on-net<br>
everywhere, but I assume one of the big boys would fit this bill.<br>
<br>
What about the following carriers:<br>
Level3<br>
Bandwidth<br>
Onvoy/Broadvox/Viteility<br>
Verizon<br>
AT&T (Do they have a wholesale SIP product?)<br>
Centurylink<br>
Inteliquent<br>
<br>
<br>
What are their porting capabilities and user facing portals like?<br>
<br>
There might be a reseller that could fit this bill if they built their<br>
own portal, and built on API's to the larger carriers.<br>
<br>
Please keep it on list.<br>
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