Friday, June 29, 2012

The Benefits Of Number Porting

By Marc Griffiths


When you switch from one phone provider to another - perhaps to secure a better deal, make the most of a special offer or because you aren't happy with the service you have been receiving from the current provider - then one of the major problems could be changing your contact number. If you have had a mobile phone for some time or use it for business purposes, you may be hesitant to give up the telephone number that everyone knows and this is where number porting will come in.

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

The process is simple - initially you will have to call your existing mobile phone provider and request a PAC or porting authorisation code. This will normally be provided free of charge providing you have reached the end of your contract agreement. If you are trying to change provider in the middle of a current contract then you may be requested to pay off the rest of monies outstanding in the contract period before a PAC code is provided.

After you have the PAC code you are free to choose the mobile phone provider and tariff that you would like. Your new telecoms company will deal with the number porting for you to help you 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 mobile phone number to make it easier for people to get hold of you. This will probably be particularly important for all those people who use their phone for business purposes as otherwise they could risk missing an essential call.




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