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Local Number Portability
Can Iristel port your number?
Use the form on the right to verify if IRISTEL can port your existing telephone number! If the number can be ported it is important that you DO NOT cancel your phone line. For a number to be ported to Iristel it must be active with your current provider. While your number is being ported to Iristel, we will assign you a temporary Iristel number and you can begin enjoying the benefits of Iristel without delay.
Porting your number will take between 5 business days and 2 weeks. It all depends if there is a rejection for a wrong or misspelled Name and/or Address
What if my number cannot be transferred?
If Iristel cannot port your number, you may choose to get a new Iristel number in your area or elsewhere. Or, you may decide to keep your existing phone number with minimal service and add an Iristel number that will help you save on outgoing calls, North America long distance calls and international calls.
If we are unable to satisfy your request, please check back with us soon as we are striving to extend our service in order to respond to your needs!
What happens while my number is being Ported?
During the porting process, we provide you a temporary number so that you can begin to use our service and all its free features immediately. Then, when your number is ported, we’ll inform you via email.
Can I transfer an existing cellular number to Iristel service?
Yes. Wireless Number Portability is now available in Canada. You can transfer cell numbers as well as traditional phone numbers.
Contact
You may contact the Local Number Portability via e-mail lnp@iristel.ca, and an expert will gladly respond to all your questions.
About LNP
Historically, numbers were assigned to various operators in blocks. The operators, who were often also service providers, then provided these numbers to the subscribers of telephone services. Numbers were also recycled in blocks. With number portability, it is envisioned that the size of these blocks may grow smaller or even to single numbers.
In number portability the “donor network” provides the number and the “recipient network” accepts the number. The operation of donating a number requires that a number is “snapped out” from a network and “snapped into” the receiving network. If the subscriber ceases to need the number then it is normal that the original donor receives the number back and “snaps back” the number to its network.
When a provider receives a request to port a telephone number from a new customer, that provider sends an industry-standard LSR (Local Service Request) to the existing (or “old”) provider. When the Old Provider receives this request, it sends back FOC (Firm Order Confirmation) and the 5-day max process of porting the number begins. Either provider can initiate the port using a SOA or LSOA (Service Order Activator) which directly edits the NPAC database mentioned before. If the new provider initiates the port, it is called a “pull,” and if the old provider initiates, it is a “push.” Once the number is pulled or pushed, the new provider must “activate” the number using the LRN of the switch serving the customer. At the point this is completed, the number is ported.
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