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March 14, 2007 marked a milestone in Canadian telecommunications. This is the day when wireless number portability or WNP was implemented in Canada, becoming the second country (the United States was first) in the world to do so.

There are two questions that this raises, what does that mean? And what effect it had on my business?

WNP means that you can take your phone number with you when you change service provider. This has been a stumbling block for customers who are not satisfied with their service or who want to enjoy better prices.

Another stumbling block switching was the cost and pain, stationery and printing business cards with the new number.

Number portability does not apply only to wireless to wireless, wireline, but in other wireless and wireless LAN. Wireline refers to your office phone or your home phone. We will include this topic for the moment wireless to wireless.

There are two ways WNP may affect your business. A device has, namely a cell phone, Treo, Blackberry, etc., and involves other airtime or text messaging. When you change provider you leave behind your hardware device and get a new device from your new provider. We have three wireless providers in Canada, Telus Mobility, Aliant Mobility and Rogers Wireless and there is a much larger number in the United States. Although there were significant differences in coverage in Nova Scotia, they are well enough to a level now. There may be some areas, particularly rural areas, where one company provides better coverage than others. It may be a good reason to consider changing providers.

To encourage companies to spend a few decent proposals offered. There are also decent proposals offered to keep your business and this may be a good time to renegotiate your price with your current provider.

You will find by comparing offers from different companies and things quickly go from a simple exercise that is very complex. Because of the myriad of available packages combining hardware and airtime. Some packages offer a better model of BlackBerry, Treo or similar device, but the airtime rates may not be as good as the other company offers. Changing society means to control the new equipment, a plan of Air New time and new features.

The most important bit of advice I can offer is to check that says the contract in respect of sanctions before taking any action. This applies to both businesses and individuals. A person to me, she had to change suppliers for reasons of employment and paid a fine of $ 720. It's pretty steep, but there are contracts that have penalties of $ 50 per month which can be cumbersome if there are two years remaining on your contract.

If a choice between an amateur camera equipment and a package for better air time, it's always better to take the package of airtime. It is difficult to deny the latest technology, especially when it gives you bragging, but it is amazing how quickly build loads when you should increase your consumption. It becomes obvious that you have stored on the device in your hot little hand is quickly engulfed by all that you have used airtime.

If you decide you want to change your phone company to another provider, do not cancel your current service. The new provider will do so and that the transition is made without loss of service. In addition, WNP applies only to existing phone numbers to any benefit you would have lost.

If your company has multiple wireless units each must be individually changed over to the new service. In other words, if your company has 80 cell phones they can not move to a new account number with the new provider and ATM numbers.