Friday, June 29, 2012

The Main Advantages Of Number Porting

By Marc Griffiths


If you switch from one mobile phone provider to another - perhaps to get a better deal, make the most of a special offer or simply because you aren't satisfied with the service you've been receiving from the current provider - then one of the main problems might be changing your phone number. If you've had a mobile phone for many years or use it for business purposes, you will be reluctant to give up the telephone number which everybody knows and this is where number porting comes in.

Many southern comms companies supply a service whereby they could port your mobile phone number from your existing provider to their network. For customers this can be a big weight off their mind as otherwise they'll worry that important calls do not come through because people don't know their new contact number.

The procedure is simple - firstly you will have to contact your existing phone provider and ask for a PAC or porting authorisation code. This will normally be provided at no cost providing you have reached the end of your contract agreement. If you attempt to move provider in the middle of a current contract then you can be requested to pay off the remainder of monies outstanding in the contract period before a PAC code is supplied.

When you have the PAC code you are free to select the mobile phone provider and tariff that you would like. Your new telecoms company will look into the number porting for you to enable you to bring over your existing mobile phone number and make the change seamlessly from one provider to the other.

Regardless of what communications company you move to it is always worth retaining your existing phone number to make it easier for people to get hold of you. This is going to be particularly significant for those people who use their mobile phone for business purposes as otherwise they might risk missing a very important call.




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