{"id":2266,"date":"2019-02-26T06:00:09","date_gmt":"2019-02-26T14:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/?p=2266"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T20:24:22","slug":"wireless-carrier-accept","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/blog\/wireless-carrier-accept\/","title":{"rendered":"Will my new wireless carrier accept a NumberBarn number?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stop what you\u2019re doing:<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>If you will be buying a NumberBarn phone number to transfer to a wireless carrier, check with that carrier first to make sure they can support your number on their network.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The majority of carriers will accept phone number transfers from NumberBarn. <strong>NumberBarn\u2019s numbers are classified as \u201cwireline\u201d. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is nothing NumberBarn\u00a0can do to change this regulatory (FCC) classification. Some service providers, <a href=\"https:\/\/help.numberbarn.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360022320694-Will-my-new-wireless-carrier-accept-a-NumberBarn-number-\"><strong>most notably Cricket Wireless and Google Voice<\/strong><\/a>, refuse to port any number other than a number already classified as wireless.<\/p>\n<p>This is a policy limitation of the provider you\u2019re porting to. <strong>NumberBarn does not hold or otherwise prevent you from taking your number elsewhere.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Porting your number to one of these service providers will require a workaround and modest expense but can be done successfully.<\/p>\n<p>The workaround is to temporarily port your number to a wireless carrier that will accept it, then port from there to your preferred provider.<\/p>\n<p>We iron out all the steps on how to do this in our guide linked below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/help.numberbarn.com\/hc\/en-us\/articles\/360022320694-Will-my-new-wireless-carrier-accept-a-NumberBarn-number-\">How to Port a Number to Cricket Wireless and Google Voice<\/a><\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>We\u2019re\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\">NumberBarn<\/a>, we take phone numbers very seriously. But, we also like to have a little fun. To learn more about us, visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.numberbarn.com\/\">NumberBarn.com<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/NumberBarn\/\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/numberbarn\/\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NumberBarn\">Twitter<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stop what you\u2019re doing: If you will be buying a NumberBarn phone number to transfer to a wireless carrier, check with that carrier first to make sure they can support your number on their network.\u00a0 The majority of carriers will accept phone number transfers from NumberBarn. NumberBarn\u2019s numbers are classified as \u201cwireline\u201d. 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