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Consumers can move their home or office phone number to a wireless service starting on Nov. 24, the Federal Communications Commission ordered Monday. Wireline-to-cell-phone number portability will take effect in the nation's largest 100 markets the same day wireless-to-wireless portability kicks in, the FCC ruled.

Source: Newsday.com and CNN/Money It would have been nice to do this 5 months ago when I finally decided to ditch the land line phone and opt for a cell phone only. Of course I wonder when this service will be available in Bowling Green, Ohio! Still, it is nice that the FCC is doing this. I heard on Bob & Tom this morning that an estimated 5.2 Mil. people have gone wireless only, like me. I think it is a great thing. The only thing I regret is not having being able to fax from home. Oh well, there are always tradeoffs. The benefits of just having a cell phone surely out weigh this one drawback. I am really glad I went with Verizon Wireless. T-Mobile seems like the most advanced carrier this side of the pond, but from what I have seen with friends who have T-Mobile their service is rather splotchy. One thing I do not understand about Verizon Wireless though: they are by far the biggest of the cell phone carriers, but they do not have the best selection when it comes to smart phones, and phones with advanced features, such as bluetooth, etc.