After porting my number, is my number still unlisted?

[gadgetnut]

I have paid for unlisted telephone service for years. My name is not in the local phone book and I don't want it to be. If I port this number to ooma, will my name be listed in the local directory and if so, is there any option to opt out?

[Mojo]

Hi gadgetnut,

ooma does NOT submit phone numbers (new or ported) in directory listings.

[hwgang]

Conversely, I am porting a business number I would PREFER (it isn't a deal-breaker) to have listed. Any chance of that in the future? Thx.

[Mojo]

Probably not the most convenient way of doing it, but if you wanted to list your residential/business phone number, you'd need contact your local yellow pages. There's also a few places online where you could list your phone number, including yellowpages.com and google local business center

[hwgang]

You couldn't pay me (let alone have me pay them) enough to shake the yellow pages tree again, but I am a huge Google fan and I'll check out the possibilities with them. Thanks once again, Mojo.

[ooma.cares]

Thanks for keeping the numbers unlisted. I too paid a lot to keep my number unlisted over years.