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#27051 04/22/12 12:48 PM
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Porting is transferring a telephone number from one service provider to another.

Forwarding is just sending calls destined for one number to another.

What exactly is "port forwarding"? :shrug:


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I believe Port forwarding is being used in exchange for Call forwarding.

(Port forwarding is actually what you do in a router to take an outside port, 8080 for example, and forward all traffic bound to that port to a specific IP or MAC address)

AND, You should look up LNP (local number portability) and see if your provider supports it.

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What exactly is "port forwarding"?

Guess it's what CGs call call forwarding.

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Port forwarding is the act of taking an external data packet presented to a firewall/router and routing it to a private internal IP address.


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Yeah, Dave, I knew that. I just wasn't sure what the phrase means in telephony.


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I think he means to port the number to another carrier.


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Yeah, Dave, I knew that. I just wasn't sure what the phrase means in telephony.
In telephony there is no such thing.

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My toll-free number, and any numbers we install has a RING TO number. That could be your land line, a VoIP number, or even your cell phone. It takes a couple of days, usually, to change the Ring to number.

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