<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 19 October 2010 15:13, Martin <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martin@ml1.co.uk">martin@ml1.co.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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How well does the number transfer system work across different network<br>
operators?<br>
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What happens to the source and target sims when you're transferring your<br>
phone number over?<br><br></blockquote><div><br>I recently switched from O2 (PAYG) to
Virgin for my mobile phone. The number transfer system worked pretty
smoothly.<br><br>With O2, you can request your PAC (the code which allows another operator to pick up your number) on line; mine came within an hour or so. Once I had the Virgin phone, I had to ring them (10p call) to provide the PAC; I rang on a Wednesday and they took over the number on the Friday. There was a short time, perhaps half an hour, during which the number was in limbo between the two.<br>
<br>The new number is applied to the new operator's SIM, so one it's switched you can bin the old one. Best to get any contacts etc off it first!<br><br>--<br clear="all">David Aldred <br></div></div>