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Keeping your number on the same network but a new contract.
JustAThought
28-10-2006
Hi there,

I believe it's still not possible to take out one of those offers you see (6 months / 9 months free line rental etc) on the same network with the same number so you have to take out a new contract with a new number.... or take your number to another network with the offer you want....

but is it possible to :

a) port a number from your network to a Pay As You Go on another network at the end of your contract, get a new contract on your original network, and then port your original number back. If so how long would this take and would both networks let you do this in such a short space of time ?

and

b) if you take your original number to a Pay as You Go, how long is it before this would be cut off if you didn't top up or use it frequently ( I believe it is 6 months on 02 but not sure if there is a limit on T-Mobile or Orange).

also and this may be a silly question as I have never done this before but I remember a time when you couldn't, but....

c) can you port a Pay As You Go Number to a New Contract phone on another network (again as I say I remember that you never used to be able to on Orange, if say you took the number to 3) ?

Thanks
stephen1980
28-10-2006
You may be able to get a good ceal if you tell you current service provider, that you wish to leave and go to someone else, you may then be able to convince them to give you the deal you have seen.

When I told o2 I wished to leave them, they offered me 12 months free line rental with free credit each month. (I turn the offer down due to other reasons)
Embrace
28-10-2006
Originally Posted by JustAThought:
“Hi there,

I believe it's still not possible to take out one of those offers you see (6 months / 9 months free line rental etc) on the same network with the same number so you have to take out a new contract with a new number.... or take your number to another network with the offer you want....

but is it possible to :

a) port a number from your network to a Pay As You Go on another network at the end of your contract, get a new contract on your original network, and then port your original number back. If so how long would this take and would both networks let you do this in such a short space of time ?

and

b) if you take your original number to a Pay as You Go, how long is it before this would be cut off if you didn't top up or use it frequently ( I believe it is 6 months on 02 but not sure if there is a limit on T-Mobile or Orange).

also and this may be a silly question as I have never done this before but I remember a time when you couldn't, but....

c) can you port a Pay As You Go Number to a New Contract phone on another network (again as I say I remember that you never used to be able to on Orange, if say you took the number to 3) ?

Thanks”

a) Why would you need to? Just sign up for the new contract and take your number to that.

b) It's usually about 6 months although some networks may cut it off after 3 months.

c) You can port any number to anywhere. You can port a Pay and Go number to ANY contract no matter whether if it's the same network or a different one.
JustAThought
28-10-2006
Originally Posted by Embrace:
“a) Why would you need to? Just sign up for the new contract and take your number to that.”

Because as I understand it you can't take the same number to the same network unless you upgrade. If I saw an offer online for the same network that is better than I could get on upgrade surely I would lose my number.
Embrace
28-10-2006
Originally Posted by JustAThought:
“Because as I understand it you can't take the same number to the same network unless you upgrade. If I saw an offer online for the same network that is better than I could get on upgrade surely I would lose my number.”

No, you would not lose your number. you can take your number to the same network.

For example, an existing O2 contract is coming to an end. If you see a new contract that works out better than upgrading, you can sign up to that new contract and ask O2 to move your current number to the brand new contract.
iSix
28-10-2006
Originally Posted by Embrace:
“For example, an existing O2 contract is coming to an end. If you see a new contract that works out better than upgrading, you can sign up to that new contract and ask O2 to move your current number to the brand new contract.”

This is correct.
ianoel230982
29-10-2006
it is correct but the networks will usually refuse you as it reduces churn.
it is a physical posibility to do it but i know the networks prefer not to do it.
spanglysteve
29-10-2006
Originally Posted by ianoel230982:
“it is correct but the networks will usually refuse you as it reduces churn.
it is a physical posibility to do it but i know the networks prefer not to do it.”

In my experience, networks never allow this.
JustAThought
30-10-2006
okay, so has anyone taken a new contract out a network (ie 3) and transferred a number also on that network ?
JustAThought
13-01-2007
Originally Posted by Embrace:
“c) You can port any number to anywhere. You can port a Pay and Go number to ANY contract no matter whether if it's the same network or a different one.”

Well apparently not. 3 will not allow you to take your old contract number from 3 onto another contract number on 3.

It seems I now have to take it to another network's pay as you go, then get another PAC code from there and port it back to the new 3 contract I have,

This is likely to take nearly a month to do whilst I have a temporary number which I then have to give out to all my contacts and then alert them when my old number is back.

Surely this should be simpler ?
dawson
13-01-2007
Even simpler would be to change the terms of your existing contract to that of the contract you want and forget about a second contract.

Not sure any network will allow you to transfer numbers from one contract to another (within the same network) - most will advise you follow the above simple suggestion.
JustAThought
13-01-2007
yes, but they can never match the offers that you can get from online by getting a new contract.

During my 30 day notice they repeatedly called me to offer me an upgrade and despite me telling them that I was moving to a new contract with 12 months free line rental through cash back they could not match it and kept offering more costly deals, therefore I have to take out a new contract.
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