Can I keep my old phone number if I switch to VoIP?

Can I keep my old phone number if I switch to VoIP?

Jim Gurol (VP of Operations, Tierzero) gives expert video advice on: Can I use VoIP with the phone I already have?; Can I keep my old phone number if I switch to VoIP?; Can I keep my phone number if I move? and more...

Taking over your existing phone number onto a web system is using a process called local number portability, or LNP. Basically, you fill out a form and you authorize the new carrier, which is going to be Vonage or Skype or whoever, to take over your service or your phone number and as you give this carrier a letter of agency, they will take over that phone number and you will start using their service on the new system.