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Old 21-03-2006, 18:46
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how can i sell a business number?
it is from an old restaurant which has been sold but the number is still with me and in my name
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Old 21-03-2006, 18:57
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you mean like on ebay?
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Old 21-03-2006, 19:02
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How do you 'own' the number?

Is it a personal number as opposed to a normal geographic 01 or 02 number?
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Old 21-03-2006, 19:08
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it was a take-away landline number,

like 01582******,

i have the rgihts to it
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Old 21-03-2006, 19:41
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How do you have the rights to it?

Surely the telco just lease it to you?
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Old 21-03-2006, 23:39
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I don't think that you can transfer a BT number to someone else. What's the value in an old take-away number, anyway?

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Old 22-03-2006, 00:13
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Perhaps the number is snappy and easy to remember?

Or it might just be that the number will be familar with local people around the area?
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Old 22-03-2006, 00:25
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Originally Posted by dslrocks
Perhaps the number is snappy and easy to remember?

Or it might just be that the number will be familar with local people around the area?
whch is fair enough, but you'll get a lot of annoyed customers calling thinking its the old takeaway if you run a completely different kind if business.

I thought the telecoms providers owned the numbers and allocated them to an account. If its a non-cable number, dont BT for example have a problem porting a number from 1 exchange to another, so if anyone did take over that number in a completely different part of town then the number couldnt be operated from a different exchange...

dodgy dealings trying to sell on a standard landline number
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Old 22-03-2006, 00:40
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Originally Posted by hardtarget
it was a take-away landline number,

like 01582******,

i have the rgihts to it
The telecom provider retains ownership of the number.
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Old 25-03-2006, 18:52
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It stays with the premesis doesnt it, until its changed?
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Old 21-04-2006, 20:03
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I don^t believe there is anything stopping you from "porting" a number to another PTO. I think the debate is could you port and have the number presented in another STD code area....yes but it would be out of area. But you could have it out of area without porting...but for "out of area" you would pay!

I think the key point is when you have a number ported it is delivered by the alternative PTO and can be ported again and again but in practice is always ported from the origional PTO, until the number is ceased. Then it returns to the "origional PTO" who can then realloate it.
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Old 21-04-2006, 22:33
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Originally Posted by beko1987
It stays with the premesis doesnt it, until its changed?
Not neccesarily. If you moved premises you could just cease the line and apply for a new one at the new place, or ask to have it transferred, or if you sold the business then you would keep the number the same and change the billing details.

It isn't linked to the premises, unless you leave and transfer the new persons details to your account.
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