[LadyRdhd]

Hi, sorry that you got burned, along with the rest of us. :( I don't think there is a right answer about what to do, but I'll share what I did. To save my old phone number (I've had it for 20 years), I called my cell phone provider, and had my number "ported" from Sunrocket to my cell phone. Luckily, I have only had my cell phone for two months, and seldom used it, so the old cell phone number was not widely known, and won't be missed.

For the sake of simplicity, I am now using my cell phone (now with my number of 20 years) as my only phone. I "upped" my calling plan, so it only costs me additional $10 a month for 1400 total minutes, which should be sufficient. It is weird, tho, not having a "land line" phone in my house. I finally put away my cordless phones yesterday, because I finally realized they were not ever going to ring or be used again! I'm adjusting to using the cell phone exclusively. Difficult teaching old dogs like me new tricks.

I must add, though, I will not go with another internet type phone, such as Vonage or any other "cheap" phone service provider. "Once burned, twice shy!" The chatter on the 'net is that all voip phone services are in financial trouble and their days are numbered. This Sunrocket thing has been such a traumatic and disruptive experience, I do not want to risk having it happen to me again! "Fool me twice, shame on me!"

Good luck in getting your old number back in your control. I'd say, whatever you decide to do, get your old number ported quickly to another phone service provider, even if it's a cell phone. Your old number may now be in a pool of unassigned phone numbers, like mine was, and it could be assigned to someone else at any time.