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Porting a number - advice please anyone?

timviola
timviola Posts: 120 Forumite
My wife currently has a contract with Vodafone and wants to take out a cashback deal with Buy Mobile Phones. She wants to stay with Vodafone and also retain her existing number. Is there a way to port the number to say a Virgin pay-as-you-go SIM and then port it to the new contract? Would there be any implication to the terms and conditions of the cashback deal if this is possible?

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  • emma396
    emma396 Posts: 760 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture Combo Breaker
    i've just done that. only problem is that it takes time. it's taken me about 2 weeks in total to get number accross.
  • MrGreen
    MrGreen Posts: 585 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    timviola wrote: »
    Is there a way to port the number to say a Virgin pay-as-you-go SIM and then port it to the new contract?
    It is possible I've done it a few times, I know some one who asked for a PAC from Virgin on the day the number transfered over! as mentioned above it will take at about two weeks, one week from Voda to Virgin then when you get a PAC from Virgin you can get the cashback deal and give them your PAC and start the process at the purchase stage.
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