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PostPosted: 2008-05-24 06:04:26
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Dear all,

I have a pay as you go number with Virgin Mobile. Recently, I have
signed up for a six months contract with Virgin Mobile through
www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk

Now, I want to port my old PAYG number to the monthly contract one.
So Ive phone Virgin Mobile to do that. But Ive been told that it is
*not* possible to port a number within the same network?!
I couldnt believe that! That seems so silly to me. Ive only signed
up for the new monthly contract assuming that Im able to port
my old number from Virgin to Virgin!

Is that information Ive got from Virgin correct?

I definitely I want to keep my old number. The only thing I can think
of is to get a free SIM card from O2
http://freesim.o2.co.uk/messages.php
port my old number to O2 (so it is outside from the Virgin network)
and then port it back to the Virgin network. BUT that seems to be too
complicated (and would take at least two weeks).
Arrrrrrrrggggggggg........

Oliver


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PostPosted: 2008-05-24 18:22:09
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In news:93eee165-f1cc-4138-9e53-eeddcacedc1f@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com,
Oliver Mertens typed, for some strange,
unexplained reason:
: Dear all,
:
: I have a pay as you go number with Virgin Mobile. Recently, I have
: signed up for a six months contract with Virgin Mobile through
: www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk
:
: Now, I want to port my old PAYG number to the monthly contract one.
: So Ive phone Virgin Mobile to do that. But Ive been told that it is
: *not* possible to port a number within the same network?!
: I couldnt believe that! That seems so silly to me. Ive only signed
: up for the new monthly contract assuming that Im able to port
: my old number from Virgin to Virgin!

The correct word is migration not port, but yes, you can do it. They
will probably send you a SIM free, so dont buy one..!

Ivor


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PostPosted: 2008-05-24 18:22:09
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In news:93eee165-f1cc-4138-9e53-eeddcacedc1f@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com,
Oliver Mertens typed, for some strange,
unexplained reason:
: Dear all,
:
: I have a pay as you go number with Virgin Mobile. Recently, I have
: signed up for a six months contract with Virgin Mobile through
: www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk
:
: Now, I want to port my old PAYG number to the monthly contract one.
: So Ive phone Virgin Mobile to do that. But Ive been told that it is
: *not* possible to port a number within the same network?!
: I couldnt believe that! That seems so silly to me. Ive only signed
: up for the new monthly contract assuming that Im able to port
: my old number from Virgin to Virgin!

The correct word is migration not port, but yes, you can do it. They
will probably send you a SIM free, so dont buy one..!

Ivor


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PostPosted: 2008-05-24 19:36:34
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Oliver Mertens wrote in message
news:93eee165-f1cc-4138-9e53-eeddcacedc1f@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com...
> Dear all,
> I have a pay as you go number with Virgin Mobile. Recently, I have
> signed up for a six months contract with Virgin Mobile through
> www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk
> Now, I want to port my old PAYG number to the monthly contract one.
> So Ive phone Virgin Mobile to do that. But Ive been told that it is
> *not* possible to port a number within the same network?!
> I couldnt believe that! That seems so silly to me. Ive only signed
> up for the new monthly contract assuming that Im able to port
> my old number from Virgin to Virgin!
>
> Is that information Ive got from Virgin correct?
>
What you are trying to do is Migrate not port.
The networks dont have to offer migrating, sometimes they will
usually they wont, as what you are doing is sneaking a cheap upgrade

If they wont, then port the number to another network,
and a month later port it back in

Steve Terry


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PostPosted: 2008-05-25 12:23:08
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On 24 May, 19:36, Steve Terry wrote:
> If they wont, then port the number to another network,
> and a month later port it back in
>
> Steve Terry

Hi Ivor and Steve,

Thanks for your answer!

Ive just checked where to get a free PAYG sim card.

Does anyone know a free PAYG sim card where one
doesnt have to pay up front (I mean without pre-paying)?

Thanks,
Oliver


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PostPosted: 2008-05-25 21:29:45
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Oliver Mertens wrote in message
news:c246e861-a901-4ba4-a554-56c66f97b2c6@z24g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
> On 24 May, 19:36, Steve Terry wrote:
>> If they wont, then port the number to another network,
>> and a month later port it back in
>>
>> Steve Terry
>
> Hi Ivor and Steve,
>
> Thanks for your answer!
>
> Ive just checked where to get a free PAYG sim card.
>
> Does anyone know a free PAYG sim card where one
> doesnt have to pay up front (I mean without pre-paying)?
>
> Thanks,
> Oliver

Yes O2 will send you four, according to their recent advert, and Orange sent
me two in the post (my partner too, but she binned them :-(. )


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PostPosted: 2008-05-26 01:07:26
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R. Mark Clayton wrote in message
news:O9idnflz7ry1UaTVnZ2dnUVZ8tfinZ2d@bt.com...
> Oliver Mertens wrote in message
> news:c246e861-a901-4ba4-a554-56c66f97b2c6@z24g2000prf.googlegroups.com...
>> On 24 May, 19:36, Steve Terry wrote:
>>> If they wont, then port the number to another network,
>>> and a month later port it back in
>>> Steve Terry
>>
>> Hi Ivor and Steve,
>> Thanks for your answer!
>> Ive just checked where to get a free PAYG sim card.
>> Does anyone know a free PAYG sim card where one
>> doesnt have to pay up front (I mean without pre-paying)?
>> Thanks,
>> Oliver
>
> Yes O2 will send you four, according to their recent advert, and Orange
> sent me two in the post (my partner too, but she binned them :-(. )
You will have to do a tenner top up on a O2 Sim first

These are currently free
Virgin come with 1 or 5 quid credit and 2 more quid for registering
http://www.virginmobile.com/promo/duoSim.html

Tesco mobile come with 20p of credit
http://www.tm-standardplus.co.uk/

Voda with 2 quid
http://shop.vodafone.co.uk/mobile-phones/sim-only/pay-as-you-talk/

http://www.freesimcards.info/
lists latest free sim offers

Steve Terry


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PostPosted: 2008-05-26 11:31:37
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In article <93eee165-f1cc-4138-9e53-
eeddcacedc1f@a9g2000prl.googlegroups.com>, oliver mertens@directbox.com
says...
> Dear all,
>
> I have a pay as you go number with Virgin Mobile. Recently, I have
> signed up for a six months contract with Virgin Mobile through
> www.onestopphoneshop.co.uk
>
> Now, I want to port my old PAYG number to the monthly contract one.
> So Ive phone Virgin Mobile to do that. But Ive been told that it is
> *not* possible to port a number within the same network?!

That is correct.

> I couldnt believe that! That seems so silly to me. Ive only signed
> up for the new monthly contract assuming that Im able to port
> my old number from Virgin to Virgin!

Assumption is the mother of all mistakes.

> Is that information Ive got from Virgin correct?

Yes.

> I definitely I want to keep my old number.

Then you should have indicated that when you made your purchase.

> The only thing I can think
> of is to get a free SIM card from O2
> http://freesim.o2.co.uk/messages.php
> port my old number to O2 (so it is outside from the Virgin network)
> and then port it back to the Virgin network. BUT that seems to be too
> complicated (and would take at least two weeks).
> Arrrrrrrrggggggggg........

Any network will do, but your method is now the only course of action
open to you.
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Jon


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