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Leap Wireless no longer exists. AT&T closed its $1.2 billion purchase of Leap, the parent of Cricket, on March 13, 2014. Cricket Wireless lives on.

Clearwire no longer exists. Sprint bought it on July 9, 2013 and shut down its WiMAX network in November 2015. See what happened to customers.

Nextel no longer exists. Sprint shut down the Nextel iDEN network on June 30, 2013. See what happened and which carrier holds an old Nextel number.

Here is how to get your Lively account number and transfer PIN, and what to do with them when you move your number to another carrier. What you need Your Lively account number and a Number Transfer PIN. Neither is printed on the handset. Call 1-866-482-1424 and ask for both before you start the transfer. It runs on Verizon Lively

Maxsip Telecom is winding down operations — that is the company’s own wording. It has not published a shutdown date, so if you still have a line, get your account number and transfer PIN while support still answers rather than waiting.

Here is how to get your Torch Wireless account number and transfer PIN, and what to do with them when you move your number to another carrier. Account Number Request it from Torch Wireless support on 1-877-998-6724 (877-99-TORCH). Torch requires the account to be paid in full before it will release a number. Transfer PIN Issued by support on the

Here is how to get your Community Phone account number and transfer PIN, and what to do with them when you move your number to another carrier. Account Number Community Phone does not publish it in an online account screen. You call and request it — the account number and PIN are issued together on the same call. Transfer PIN

Optimum Mobile needs three items to port out: the account number, a Transfer PIN good for 7 days, and the account zip code. It runs on T-Mobile.

Here is how to get your Gabb Wireless account number and transfer PIN, and what to do with them when you move your number to another carrier. Account Number Your Gabb account number comes from Customer Support. There is no self-service field for it — Gabb lists it as one of five things you must supply to transfer a number

Here is how to get your Troomi Wireless account number and transfer PIN, and what to do with them when you move your number to another carrier. Account Number Troomi does not show the account number for porting online. Contact Troomi Customer Support at (866) 545-4222 or support@troomi.com, Monday to Friday, 8 AM to 5 PM Mountain. After they verify