I do feel your frustrations with porting as sometimes it is a difficult process. We will be implementing a porting dialogue on vPanel in the near future, which will aid in communicating commitment dates etc. However, this will not ease the grievances sometimes felt when billing records or information is incorrect (as compared to the previous providers records). The porting process does heavily rely on the cooperation of other providers, which unfortunately is sometimes lacking at best. My only advice for new customers entering the porting process is to verify with your provider what information they have on file for you before submitting the LOA.