Ditch cell and forward number to landline?

[gabester]

OK, I saw the previous topic and thought I'd toss this out there as well...
I have a cell number I've been paying for as part of a multiline plan for the last several years with Sprint. It doesn't get a lot of use but I would like to keep access to the number for the future in some way. What's the cheapest route - currently it costs me $10 a month + taxes and fees for a total of around $14; it seems like I should be able to get this down to around $3-5 if I do the right thing.

Recommendations?

I've looked into VOIP and prepaid phones but both seem to have relatively high startup costs and it's not clear that I would actually be able to shut down the current line while retaining that number with the new service.
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[Doc]

I've been doing some reading on this lately...

It's my understanding that under the law you can port your landline number to VOIP or a cell phone and you can port your cell phone number to a different cellular provider, but porting a cell phone's number or a VOIP number to a landline is voluntary on the part of the service providers and is therefore next to impossible.

The exception is for Verizon customers. They will port a Verizon cell number to a landline if they are the POTS provider in that area.

I wonder if you could switch the second line to a pre-paid cellular plan. If so, that would probably save you some money.

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POTS

that flashed me back to working for the phone company, again.
I instantly was mentally seated at my desk.

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