New contract with old contract

sjh101

I'm currently with orange and my contract is due to end soon so I'm paying the early cancellation fee of £40. I plan to cancel it on Monday 23rd.

I have ALREADY purchased a new pay monthly contract with orange EE through a third party website, and when ordering, it said to tick this box if you automatically want to transfer your existing number to the new contract. (Which I ticked because I do) it also stated you can only do this if you have reached your early upgrade date (which I have)

Anyway what I want to know is, will this cause any issues because I have yet to cancel my current current contract and don't intend to until Monday 23rd but have already purchased new contract and requested an automatic number transfer.

I'm just thinking even though my contract is with orange now and the new contract I've signed up to is orange EE, if this company (3rd part website ) contacts orange to transfer number over before I have Even rang up to cancel my current one, will that cause issues?
Should I have cancelled first and then signed up to new deal?

The new order won't be processed till Monday now anyway so it might be ok.

Thanks

mobilejunkie

If it was done as an upgrade rather than a new contract, the dealer would - or should - process it and you'd keep your number.

If a new contract you would have to obtain a PAC, transfer the number to a different network and then back again to Orange. Also if an upgrade I doubt you'd have an early termination fee since you wouldn't be cancelling the old one, but changing it.

Sounds more like a new contract where without messing around with PACs you will lose your old number.

grumbler

sjh101 wrote: »

...it said to tick this box if you automatically want to transfer your existing number to the new contract. (Which I ticked because I do) it also stated you can only do this if you have reached your early upgrade date (which I have)
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mobilejunkie wrote: »

...Sounds more like a new contract where without messing around with PACs you will lose your old number.

Doesn't sound like a new contract to me.

sjh101

It DEFINITELY is a new contract. ITS FROM A 3rd part website ( mobilephones.co.uk ) on an EE contract.

It also said underneath. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR PAC CODE IF YOU CHOOSE THIS OPTION.

grumbler

What you describe is an upgrade, not a new contract.

Normally upgrade deals are worse than those for 'new customers'. However if you take a new contract with the same provider you have to jump through hoops to keep your old number.