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Q: Can I transfer my landline telephone number — one I’ve had for years — to a new wireless smartphone? A: Moving your landline telephone number to a mobile phone is possible if you are staying in the ...

Most people take their telephones for granted. We expect them to work, whether we call a friend, for a food delivery or to call for police or an ambulance in an emergency. Janis and Joe Cioffi say ...

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.

When Andy Brady had his cable television service installed, a landline telephone number was part of the package deal. He’s never hooked a phone to it, though. That probably says something about the ...

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 ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — More than 40 million households still have a landline phone but now there is a replacement that is very similar. Now, there is a way to replace the landline with ...

It's true that most people have gotten rid of their landline phones, but it's a good idea to have a "home phone" and if you don't want to pay the phone company, there are a couple of solutions.