Where do I host my old phone number to call forward to

[ageofknowledge]

my new Magic Jack?

Phone company wants me to spend hundreds of dollars in setup fees to take my old land line and host it and push calls forward to me at my new location.

HELP! I know you guys are smart as smart can be and probably know what to do.

[ageofknowledge]

I found Vonage and ViaTalk. They would work; however, I was thinking of going with Magic Jack though. My buddy purchased 1 year for $19.95 and then an additional 5 years for $59.95. He unplugged the RJ11 line from the phone company into his subscriber wiring and ran a phone card from that port to the magic jack device at his computer and all the phones in his house work off Magic Jack just like they used to with the phone company's land line. Pretty cool. But in order to do that I'd have to park the existing number somewhere and forward calls to Magic Jack number until Magic Jack allows you to port over existing numbers (something they are supposed to be working on but who knows when it will be available).

So are there places to park an existing number and just call forward for less than the cost of vonage and ViaTalk?

[sabresfan]

I know Voipo has a local forwarding service for $4.95 a month or $36 a year that gives you 300 minutes a month.

[fala]

my new Magic Jack?

Phone company wants me to spend hundreds of dollars in setup fees to take my old land line and host it and push calls forward to me at my new location.

HELP! I know you guys are smart as smart can be and probably know what to do.

The thread below will offer a number of options:

http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r236329 ... -the-cheap