Best PAYG network for porting number?

techno79

I am currently with T-Mobile and coming to the end of my contract. In order to get the best deal for the phone and contract I want, I need to sign-up with T-Mobile again as a new customer. I want to keep my existing number but unfortunately T-Mobile (and probably all other networks) do not allow migrating a number between two contracts on the same network. A friend of mine suggested getting a free PAYG SIM card on another network and port my number to that temporarily and then port out of it to the T-Mobile contract.

Does anyone know which network is very good for porting numbers to and from it when using PAYG?

Ideally a network that has a quick turn around and doesn't provide hassle.

TIA

grumbler

Moving my number from T-Mobile to T-Mobile!

Curr946

Port to O2 (as they make less fuss) then port to the new contract with T-Mobile. Tell O2 that you have changed your mind. They can not refuse to release your number back.

techno79

grumbler wrote: »

Moving my number from T-Mobile to T-Mobile!

Really, T-Mobile have said this is not possible. Just to be clear, this is going from a T-Mobile pay monthly contract to another T-Mobile pay monthly contract? TIA

DUTR

techno79 wrote: »

Really, T-Mobile have said this is not possible. Just to be clear, this is going from a T-Mobile pay monthly contract to another T-Mobile pay monthly contract? TIA

How different is the new customer deal compared to upgrade? I'm surprised they do not just match it.
But is a reason I favour to just buy a handset outright and continue with a sim only deal, and also when buying sim free, it then cuases the purchaser to assess the real VFM for the handset.

grumbler

techno79 wrote: »

Really, T-Mobile have said this is not possible. Just to be clear, this is going from a T-Mobile pay monthly contract to another T-Mobile pay monthly contract? TIA

Do you realise that it was a link to the thread that says the same and explains how to port via another network?

PaulineP_2

I have been trying to do the same just this week OP.

I originally got an O2 PAYG sim and requested to transfer my number to O2. But then I realised in order to activate the new number, you need to top up and I think the minimum top up is £10.

So I cancelled the O2 porting and got an orange sim instead. I know orange have 10p top ups. At the moment I'm waiting as tomorrow orange said they will port my t mobile number to the orange PAYG sim.

I'll let you know what happens tomorow though/ if orange let me quickly request my PAC code again.

techno79

grumbler wrote: »

Do you realise that it was a link to the thread that says the same and explains how to port via another network?

Doh, completely missed the fact that it was a link. Thanks very much.