***DO NOT*** Port your GV number to Project Fi

So I wanted to try out Project Fi. I read that you would be able to port from Google Voice to Project Fi, then back to Google Voice if you didn't like the service. The service is pretty bad where I live, and well the data is just not competitive. The long and short of it, you will have to port you Project Fi number to another carrier, then port it back to Google Voice. This is contrary to what the so called "experts" at Android Central had to say.

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Kiyani M 10:06 PM No problem Nate, I can answer that question for you. If you decide to cancel your Project Fi service, while going through the cancellation process you will be prompted to port your Project Fi phone number elsewhere, including Google Voice. me 10:06 PM Perfect, is there a fee to port back to Google Voice? Kiyani M 10:07 PM You will be provided with an account number to use with Google Voice to transfer the phone number. There is no fee to port to Google Voice, however, do you have a Google Voice account under a different Gmail account as your Project Fi account? me 10:08 PM No I am using my primary Google account and it's associated Google Voice number with Project Fi now. Kiyani M 10:09 PM Okay, so I am sure you are aware that Google Voice account no longer exist since the activation of your Project Fi account. You will need to create a new Gmail account and then create a new Google Voice account on that address. me 10:10 PM In order to port it back? Kiyani M 10:10 PM That is correct, once your Project Fi account was activated, it assimilated your old Google Voice account. me 10:11 PM But if I want my Google Voice number back on my primary Google account, do I need to do all that? or just cancel my Project Fi service and port it to my primary Google account? Kiyani M 10:13 PM You are able to do that, however, you will need to port the phone number to a "placeholder" Google Voice account and then set Google Voice back up on your primary Gmail account and then port the number there.