Skype number

[Genady]

Microsoft will kill Skype in a couple of months. I have a Skype number, which is a normal US phone number for people calling me, and I don't want to lose it. So, I need to port it to somebody else. One candidate is RingCentral. I've checked with them, and they confirmed that my number can be ported to their system. Google Voice, OTOH, accepts only cell numbers. 

Any recommendations before I make a move?

Thank you.

[iNow]

Curious what @Sensei might say here on this subject

 

(tho he’ll probably mention something about building your own network and running Linux which is clearly not the point… existing paths and providers only is the question in the OP)

[Sensei]

4 hours ago, iNow said:

Curious what @Sensei might say here on this subject

 

(tho he’ll probably mention something about building your own network and running Linux which is clearly not the point… existing paths and providers only is the question in the OP)

..but creating your own proxy server and establishing a connection from one client to the other client is easier than downloading and installing some 3rd party communication application...

See:

 

It took maybe 15 seconds to set everything up and running..

 

ps. On Kali Linux you don't need to install any application. On some Debian-based distributions (Ubuntu, Mint) you can do sudo apt install socat (it's a versatile general networking tool).

ps2. It can be configured with the socat itself.

[exchemist]

5 hours ago, iNow said:

Curious what @Sensei might say here on this subject

 

(tho he’ll probably mention something about building your own network and running Linux which is clearly not the point… existing paths and providers only is the question in the OP)

You were not wrong🙄.

[Sensei]

A version of the secure channel via SSH (data transmission is encrypted):

The second (rightmost) client is logged in via SSH and has direct access to the server's local port 2345.

The first client is logged in via SSH, but has access via local machine port 1234 which only goes (forwarded) to the server via SSH (the -R parameter causes reverse port forwarding/reverse tunneling)

[Genady]

Do UK members have knowledge / opinion about UK provider Phonely?

[StringJunky]

10 hours ago, Genady said:

Do UK members have knowledge / opinion about UK provider Phonely?

Trustpilot reviews are very good. https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.voipfone.co.uk 

[Genady]

1 hour ago, StringJunky said:

Trustpilot reviews are very good. https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.voipfone.co.uk 

Thank you.

[Sensei]

@Genady

It's hard to understand what you actually want from us. If you want to keep your current phone number that Skype assigned to you, then you should contact Skype Support/Microsoft Support and ask them if it will be possible to transfer the number to another carrier or not. Because if not, then you have no choice but to buy a new SIM, or a new eSIM, or buy some kind of virtual number. And then distribute to your contacts before Skype one shuts down. On Android phone with Termux you can do this with a script (if you have hundreds/thousands of numbers in your contact list)..

 

Google "phone number transfer procedure united kingdom"

https://www.google.com/search?q=phone+number+transfer+procedure+united+kingdom

In different countries, the transfer procedure may vary. But since here we have US company vs UK country, it may not be possible at all.

[Genady]

1 hour ago, Sensei said:

@Genady

It's hard to understand what you actually want from us. If you want to keep your current phone number that Skype assigned to you, then you should contact Skype Support/Microsoft Support and ask them if it will be possible to transfer the number to another carrier or not. Because if not, then you have no choice but to buy a new SIM, or a new eSIM, or buy some kind of virtual number. And then distribute to your contacts before Skype one shuts down. On Android phone with Termux you can do this with a script (if you have hundreds/thousands of numbers in your contact list)..

 

Google "phone number transfer procedure united kingdom"

https://www.google.com/search?q=phone+number+transfer+procedure+united+kingdom

In different countries, the transfer procedure may vary. But since here we have US company vs UK country, it may not be possible at all.

My request was not about the procedure, but about recommended or not recommended providers.

[Sensei]

25 minutes ago, Genady said:

My request was not about the procedure, but about recommended or not recommended providers.

Virtual telephone number (VoIP) or real mobile operator.. ?

I have tested very many real operators (i.e. who give physical SIM) in my country, and such a question makes little sense - in different places (where even meters and altitude are important, not to mention tens of meters) there is different signal coverage. It depends on the location of the cell-tower antennas and the height above ground level of our apartment. You simply have to buy one SIM, another SIM, a third SIM, etc. and test the transfer speeds. And move around with a connected phone.

Even the timing of doing speed tests matters. In the middle of the night, of course, you get the best Internet transfers.

IOW, where one person has a good transfer with a particular operator, there another person has a poor transfer, and vice versa.

I know someone who in one location (a complete shithole, flyover) had about 600-700 MB/s in 5G.. In the same location I had 50-60 MB/s on 4G/LTE.

To test Internet speed we use https://www.speedtest.net Have you tried it?

Run a test on your fiber Internet (if you have one) and on your cell phone (don't install their app, even if they ask! it's unnecessary) and take screen-shots. Walk around the city doing speed tests. You'll see how they change.

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Sensei

[Genady]

15 minutes ago, Sensei said:

Virtual telephone number (VoIP) or real mobile operator.. ?

I have tested very many real operators (i.e. who give physical SIM) in my country, and such a question makes little sense - in different places (where even meters and altitude are important, not to mention tens of meters) there is different signal coverage. It depends on the location of the cell-tower antennas and the height above ground level of our apartment. You simply have to buy one SIM, another SIM, a third SIM, etc. and test the transfer speeds. And move around with a connected phone.

Even the timing of doing speed tests matters. In the middle of the night, of course, you get the best Internet transfers.

IOW, where one person has a good transfer with a particular operator, there another person has a poor transfer, and vice versa.

I know someone who in one location (a complete shithole, flyover) had about 600-700 MB/s in 5G.. In the same location I had 50-60 MB/s on 4G/LTE.

To test Internet speed we use https://www.speedtest.net Have you tried it?

Run a test on your fiber Internet (if you have one) and on your cell phone (don't install their app, even if they ask! it's unnecessary) and take screen-shots. Walk around the city doing speed tests. You'll see how they change.

 

Please, stop. These were not my questions. I want to continue using my Skype number the way it used to be under Skype, but not under Skype now. That's all. I think I know the answer now. Consider this thread closed.

[Sensei]

12 hours ago, StringJunky said:

Trustpilot reviews are very good. https://uk.trustpilot.com/review/www.voipfone.co.uk 

12 UKP per month... I pay that much per entire year having 200-400 GB/mo of Internet transfer on LTE/5G with physical SIM. But I have to use clever-mode.

A regular price here is ~ 5-6 UKP/mo with 200-400 GB limit (13 GB per a day). You can watch movies in Full HD all day long.

If this is the price for VoIP alone, without the Internet, which you have to pay for yourself separately, then these prices in the UK are awful..