HOME VOIP MIGRATION CHECKLIST
Yenra | September 7, 2026 | United States household scope
Guide: https://yenra.com/residential-voip/

Use before ordering, during the trial and after number transfer. Mark each item
DONE, OPEN or NOT APPLICABLE with evidence. Keep account secrets separately.
Household contact: __________________  Review date: _____________________
Current provider: __________________  Receiving provider: _______________
Number to transfer: ________________  Support contact: __________________

INVENTORY AND COMPATIBILITY
[ ] Phone/base models and connection type recorded: _____________________
[ ] Provider-approved equipment and manual confirmed: ___________________
[ ] Alarm/medical-alert supplier confirmed the intended service path and
    completed its agreed supervised test: _______________________________
[ ] Fax/entry/accessibility/other devices checked individually: __________
[ ] Qualified installer consulted for any use of house telephone wiring.
    Do not connect an adapter output to wiring still connected to a telephone
    company line, even if that old service has been canceled.
[ ] Changes to bundled internet/TV/other numbers resolved: _______________
[ ] Users can hear, operate and answer the intended phones: ______________

TRIAL, LOCATION AND CONTINUITY
[ ] Trial ordinary calls on temporary number if offered: ________________
[ ] Rooms and normal household network activity tested: _________________
[ ] Provider emergency-location process completed; address/unit confirmed.
    Confirmation/reference: ______________  Move-update process: ________
[ ] Provider's emergency-calling disclosure read: _______________________
[ ] Required powered components listed (relevant modem/fiber terminal,
    router, adapter/IP phone and cordless base): ________________________
[ ] Backup equipment chosen and maintained using its actual specifications.
[ ] Alternate calling method, usable coverage and charging plan checked:
    ____________________________________________________________________
[ ] Household members know the alternate method: ________________________
Any real 911 test must be arranged with the local emergency communications
center via its published non-emergency number. Do not make an unarranged test.

PORTING
[ ] Receiving provider confirmed number eligibility and required account data.
[ ] Request submitted; confirmation/reference: ___________________________
[ ] Old service remains active pending successful transfer.
[ ] Confirmed transfer window/time zone: ________________________________
[ ] Alternate calling method and support contact ready during the window.
[ ] Rejection, if any, resolved with specific reason and corrected data.

AFTER TRANSFER (record actual results)
Outside service calls transferred number: _______________________________
Outgoing call and displayed number correct: _____________________________
Every intended handset: ringing and two-way audio: ______________________
Voicemail retrieval / call waiting if used / menu keypad: ________________
Special-device supplier tests and location setup reconfirmed: ____________
Old provider retained services, closure and returns confirmed: ___________
Open issue / time / number / support ticket / owner: _____________________

FICTIONAL EXAMPLE
Three handsets paired to one cordless base are one base-equipment dependency.
A separately connected monitored alarm is a second dependency. Passing a
handset call does not complete the alarm supplier's compatibility/test task.
Keep the port pending until the intended monitored-device arrangement is ready.

SOURCES AND REVISIT TRIGGERS
US interconnected VoIP E911 scope and location rules:
https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-47/chapter-I/subchapter-A/part-9/subpart-D/section-9.11
Emergency test scheduling:
https://www.911.gov/calling-911/frequently-asked-questions/
Equipment-specific home wiring example:
https://www.ooma.com/home-phone-service/resources/troubleshooting/distributing-ooma-to-all-telephone-jacks/
Recheck after a move, internet change, phone replacement or monitored-device
change. Consult the guide for provider-specific porting and outage references.