necoandjeff wrote:
> "Ryan Ginstrom" <ginstrom@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:2mauuvFl9iqlU1@uni-berlin.de...
>> Matthew Endo wrote:
>>> The hardest thing is to part with my phone number.  Although it's
>>> not the greatest or most memorable, it's been mine for a long time.
>>>
>>> Wish they had number portability here.
>>
>> DoCoMo does at least, although it costs money.
>
> How can only one company do it? I think portability refers to being
> able to take the phone number with you to and from different carriers.

That is probably not possible. But when you change phones (with the same
carrier), you can keep your same phone number, for a fee. I know this is
true with DoCoMo and J-Phone, but I have no experience with other carriers
(and have only actually done it with DoCoMo).


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Regards,
Ryan Ginstrom