====== Migrating From Analog to Digital Voice Service ======

When migrating from older analog telephone service to newer VoIP service, there are various issues to consider **before canceling your old account**.

  * Phone Number Porting
  * Fax Service
  * Security Alarm Monitoring
  * Credit Card Processing
  * Postage Machines

===== Phone Number Porting =====

**Do not cancel your old phone service until all your important phone numbers have been completely ported** from your old service provider to the new digital service.

  * You might permanently lose important phone numbers (DIDs) if the old service gets cancelled before the ports complete.

===== Fax Service =====

**Do not cancel your old phone service until all your important fax numbers have been completely ported** from your old service provider to the new digital service.

  * Fax does not work well with VoIP.
  * We offer our vFAX service to replace the old fax service.
  * Almost everyone will save money with vFAX compared to analog fax service.

===== Security Alarm Monitoring =====

**Do not cancel your old phone service until you have confirmed that your security alarm monitoring service is using 'cellular' (wireless) monitoring.**

  * Most new security alarm monitoring services use 'cellular' wireless connectivity.
  * Older installations often use an analog phone line and must be converted to 'cellular' monitoring service.

===== Credit Card Processing =====

**Do not cancel your old phone service until you have confirmed that your credit card processing terminals will function properly without an analog phone line.**

  * If you need to replace a credit card processing terminal, consider upgrading to a faster, simpler, Internet-connected (networked) service.

===== Postage Machines =====

**Do not cancel your old phone service until you have confirmed that your postage machine will function properly without an analog phone line.**

  * Most newer postage machines support Ethernet network connections, but not all.
  * Many lower-priced postage machines require a networking add-on.
  * Some lower-priced postage machines must be replaced with a network-capable model.