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> The only suggestion of a solution we’ve been given is that he abandon both his email address and phone number of the past twenty years and start fresh." I be
by efsavage 8y ago
> The only suggestion of a solution we’ve been given is that he abandon both his email address and phone number of the past twenty years and start fresh."
I believe that being able to port your number is a legal requirement. It's unlikely a poorly designed billing system is a permanent exception to this.
- astura 8y agoSeems you have to be current on your account to port your number. They aren't, but they also are unable to use Google payments to become current.
- notatcomputer68 8y agoI'm not a lawyer yada yada but it says on my dollar bill that it's legal tender for all debts, public and private.
- walterbell 8y agoShow up at Google HQ security gate with cash in hand and journalist in tow?
- dabockster 8y agoForget the journalist, just live stream it via a YouTube account with a psuedonym first/last name. Considering how disorganized Google is, I doubt they'd take it down for a good while (if at all).
- walterbell 8y agoPaging Banksy
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- JumpCrisscross 8y ago> Seems you have to be current on your account to port your number This is illegal: “Once you request service from a new company, your old company cannot refuse to port your number, even if you owe money for an outstanding balance or termination fee” [1]. Author should report Google Fi to the FCC once the government is back online. [1] https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/porting-keeping-your-phone-number-when-you-change-providers https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/porting-keeping-your-ph...