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Switching providers on a SIM only deal - when do they ask for my PAC code?
Hello all,
Sorry this is no doubt a very simple question for those who have done it before, but I want to be certain before I switch.
I'm currently on a SIM only deal with EE, and am thinking of moving over the a Lebara deal which is a few pounds a month cheaper. The thing is that when I go to sign up to Lebara I've gotten to the add payment card stage, and they still haven't asked me for a PAC code. I don't want to commit to a deal where I'm using a whole new number, and still paying for my old deal.
Is this something that is asked for at a later stage? Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Eli
Sorry this is no doubt a very simple question for those who have done it before, but I want to be certain before I switch.
I'm currently on a SIM only deal with EE, and am thinking of moving over the a Lebara deal which is a few pounds a month cheaper. The thing is that when I go to sign up to Lebara I've gotten to the add payment card stage, and they still haven't asked me for a PAC code. I don't want to commit to a deal where I'm using a whole new number, and still paying for my old deal.
Is this something that is asked for at a later stage? Can anyone help?
Thanks,
Eli
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You need to activate your new sim before you can transfer your old number to it, so you will have two numbers for a couple of days. Here's where you go to begin the transfer https://mobile.lebara.com/gb/en/portin once you have an active new sim and the PAC code from EE.1
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Thanks so much, that's great. How annoying they can't sort it all out when I order it!Live the good life where you have been planted.
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Probaly for the best, just imagine if you swapped numbers and then found Lebara didn't work for you for some reasonElisheba said:Thanks so much, that's great. How annoying they can't sort it all out when I order it!
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Good point, best to find out that (say) your phone is locked to EE or there's no Vodafone signal before you swap.Farway said:
Probaly for the best, just imagine if you swapped numbers and then found Lebara didn't work for you for some reasonElisheba said:Thanks so much, that's great. How annoying they can't sort it all out when I order it!1 -
I always arrange my switch to take place mid week as this means you have time to sort out any possible problems before the weekend.
Don't arrange it for a Friday as if it gets delayed for any reason there's little chance of getting it resolved until the Monday.
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You cannot put a number into limbo, it has to be transferred from one active service to another.0
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