Originally Posted by BoBaDoB:
“the reason they will not give the number back to you is because any ol person could then just call up and say "i own the number 078888888888 and it has been cancelled, can you actiate it again for me"”
see my post
Originally Posted by jon41:
“As boring as it sounds - read the T&C's in future. They don't usually re use a number for a long time however if you were to call them up they will reconnect you however a charge of £35 is normally applied and I'd lose the attitude if you were to contact them. (you need your SIM card as it has the serial number which helps the process)”
Only the orignal owner would have the SIM card and all the account info, they would ask when it was last topped up - how much, what with and few other questions before turning it back on.