Tmobile

Butlers1982

im wanting to buy this for my OH for xmas


Tmobile, blackberry PAYG
unlimited email and internet

she is already on tmobile, and wouldnt want to change her number.


Does anyone know if i can get a new sim, but transfer my current number with the same network?

Thanks in advance

greyster

are you asking two questions, one for each of you. Or is this all about your OH? Just a bit confused.

Butlers1982

its one question:

im getting the phone for her, will she need to change her current number to get the deal?

Does anyone know if i can get a new sim, but transfer my current number with the same network?

should read:!
Does anyone know if i can get a her the new sim, but keep her current number?

She is currently with tombile, so wouldnt need to change network

greyster

ok. It is all achieveable but you will need to port out and in her number.

You can buy her the phone, it will arrive with a new sim card and NEW number. She can use it immediately but obviously it has a NEW number.

Concurrently or later on, she should get a PAYG sim card with another network and port her number with T-Mobile to it e.g. grab an orange PAYG sim card (free), phone up T-Mobile for the PAC code, phone up orange to migrate the number. Whole process takes two days.

Then, phone up Orange for a PAC code and port it back to T-Mobile, thus replacing her NEW number with the number she wants to keep.

The end result would be her having a blackberry with her original number.

It really is just 4 phone calls over 4 days, not a big effort and you can do it whenever you like. No cost and it really is the easiest way. The problem is networks do not let you do a PAYG to PAYG migration of numbers in the same network, you are forced to migrate out and back in. Migrating from PAYG to contract or contract to PAYG in the same network is a different story. G

Butlers1982

thanks for that.

anyone ever managed to change numbers within the same network though? is it worth trying it or is it a complete no no?

JimArnold

No you can't change numbers on the same network but if she is on T mobile then just put the old SIM in the new phone

Does that not solve your problem ?

Jon_01

Butlers1982 wrote: »

thanks for that.

anyone ever managed to change numbers within the same network though? is it worth trying it or is it a complete no no?

Its a no no, its called a back door upgrade (getting a new customer deal without being a new customer). No network will allow it..

Kilty_2

Jon_01 wrote: »

Its a no no, its called a back door upgrade (getting a new customer deal without being a new customer). No network will allow it..

O2 allow porting between Online postpay accounts - they didn't before but the process changed a few months ago.

I guess there's no real advantage there though since they always offer upgrading customers the same deals as new customers.