Get a custom local, vanity or toll-free number from our massive inventory, then port it to your preferred carrier - we'll help you do it!
Activation & porting can take an average of 14 days, though timing may vary depending on the vendor and carrier. (Need to use your number now? Look for “Get it Now” numbers, enable a Call Forwarding plan to make and receive calls ASAP. Port away at any time.)
Find your custom number from one simple search. Don't settle for a random phone number from your service provider.
Did you know that you “own” your number - meaning you can take your new phone number to any provider you want, as long as they will accept the port? (Check with your new carrier to verify portability.)
Not sure where to go? Stay with NumberBarn for as long or as little as you need and boost your number with features like voice, call logs, menus, forwarding, voicemail and more. No contracts or commitments, so you can port away at any time!
Pricing varies per number
Free 30 days to port out
with no further charges
Please note: If you decide NOT to port away your number(s) within 30 days, you will be auto-converted to our Park plan and billed $2.99 per month until your number(s) port away.
*We are a phone number marketplace with pricing set by vendors or resellers.
Pricing will vary, with Premium numbers generally listing at higher prices. Please review our Terms of Service and refund policy.
Most numbers will take 3 - 10 business days to activate. Porting to your new carrier will then take 3 - 7 business days to complete. The truth is only wireless to wireless transfers may happen within 24 hours. And not because wireless carriers care more about their customers, but because the FCC and the CRTC mandate it.* NumberBarn is not a carrier. We are a service provider. We are subject to our vendor and carrier time frames.
*FCC - Porting: Keeping Your Phone Number When You Change Providers
*CRTC - Switch Providers and Keep your Number
Yes, you can transfer a landline number to a wireless carrier.* NumberBarn's numbers are classified as landline or "wireline." Landline and VoIP transfers can take a minimum of 3 business days all the way up to 20 business days to complete. Even if porting to a wireless carrier. This is true for all landline carriers, not just NumberBarn. Not to worry! The Pig and our entire team are here to get your number moved out of the barn and over to your new carrier.
*Google Voice and Cricket wireless will only accept wireless or mobile numbers for porting.
Port out timing depends on the carriers. Each carrier works at different speeds, has different policies, different automations, and methods of support. It's our goal to get your number ported ASAP, even if it means you are leaving NumberBarn.
NumberBarn allows porting away to any carrier. If you're unsure about your preferred carrier's support or porting policies, we strongly suggest asking them first.
Extra Credit: Our amazing support team works with you every step of the way!
Port requests are sent from the gaining carrier directly to the losing carrier. Most service providers are not carriers. They are a "reseller" of a carrier and must wait for the carrier to let them know there is a port request. And many carriers use third-party services to handle their ports. So, your port goes from provider to carrier to carrier to third-party back to carrier back to provider and then, all the way back around. Confused yet? What this means is your port request can go through multiple layers, systems and hands before reaching NumberBarn, and vice versa.
Yes! You will own this number. Under the FCC's "local number portability" (LNP) rules, you are legally able to keep your number when you move or change phone companies. You can transfer it to any phone service that will accept it. And once the number has left NumberBarn, you are no longer billed, bound or connected to our service in any way.
NumberBarn has taken our years of experience and created systems and automation designed to shorten the porting timeline as much as possible. Our team has over a decade of experience porting phone numbers. We’ll apply our expertise and dedication to ensure your port completes as quickly as possible. Some ports require manual intervention, but our support team is the best in the biz. We'll work hard on your behalf to get your number ported, even if it means getting down in the mud.
"Porting" simply means transferring your existing landline or cell phone number from one telephone service provider to another.
Most numbers will take 3 - 10 business days to activate. Porting out to your new carrier will then take 3 - 7 business days to complete.
Selecting our free Port Away plan at checkout to activate the number for porting. Once the number has ported away, we automatically cancel your service with NumberBarn, with no further charges.
If you don’t port away within 30 days, your number will automatically convert to the Park Plan for $2.99 a month, until you port away, cancel, or switch to a different NumberBarn plan.
Check with your new carrier first. The majority of carriers will accept phone number transfers from NumberBarn. Some mobile carriers have policies that only allow them to port in "wireless" phone numbers. NumberBarn's numbers are classified as "wireline" and that classification can not be modified by NumberBarn.
Toll free numbers cannot port directly to a wireless carrier. Toll free numbers can only port to landline or VoIP carriers. However, you can utilize call forwarding to forward calls from a toll free number to any other number, including numbers like your personal cell number.
There are no fees to port your number away from NumberBarn. Your new provider may charge a port in fee.
Cellular phones and VoIP lines are compatible with any number. However, physical landlines must be associated with an area code for the region it is in.
Note for landlines: Not every phone number will work at every address in your area code due to legacy telecom infrastructure called “rate centers.” Please check with your gaining carrier to determine if your physical address can accept your desired phone number prior to porting. Also, you can always add Call Forwarding to forward calls from the number you’ve ported in to NumberBarn, to any other number (like your cell number, etc.).
When you purchase a number, your NumberBarn account will have the information you will need to port the phone number to your new carrier. You will then provide this account information to the new carrier to port to their service.
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