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> SWBO is currently finishing a 100% cashback contract, on Orange, and
> wants to take out a new similar cashback deal.

> Any PAC code is valid for 30 days.
>
> Hence on the 31st day after being given the first PAC code you can
> request another PAC code and go back to Orange.

> Another example of RAS syndrome (Redundant Acronym Syndrome) :-)
>

> On 10 Jun, 10:43, Lobster wrote:
>> SWBO is currently finishing a 100% cashback contract, on Orange, and
>> wants to take out a new similar cashback deal. However AFAICS all the
>> decent cashback deals at the moment are with Orange (unless anyone can
>> point me in a different direction?), which would prevent her from
>> porting her number from the old contract to the new one.
>>
>> Im therefore wondering about porting the old number to a temporary PAYG
>> sim card with another network, thereby terminating the old Orange
>> contract; starting a new Orange contract and then porting the number in
>> to that.
>>
>> How quickly could that process happen?
>>
>> Is there anything to watch out for in terms of not being able to PAC out
>> of the PAYG SIM, such as any network not allowing it?
>>
>> Or is there a better way of achieving this?!

> I have done this a couple of times in the past, using a Virgin sim.
>
> Any PAC code is valid for 30 days.
>
> Hence on the 31st day after being given the first PAC code you can
> request another PAC code and go back to Orange.

> simonclark...@hotmail.com wrote:
> > On 10 Jun, 10:43, Lobster wrote:
> >> SWBO is currently finishing a 100% cashback contract, on Orange, and
> >> wants to take out a new similar cashback deal.

> On 10 Jun, 11:34, Lobster wrote:
>> simonclark...@hotmail.com wrote:
>>> On 10 Jun, 10:43, Lobster wrote:
>>>> SWBO is currently finishing a 100% cashback contract, on Orange, and
>>>> wants to take out a new similar cashback deal. However AFAICS all the
>>>> decent cashback deals at the moment are with Orange (unless anyone can
>>>> point me in a different direction?), which would prevent her from
>>>> porting her number from the old contract to the new one.
>>>> Im therefore wondering about porting the old number to a temporary PAYG
>>>> sim card with another network, thereby terminating the old Orange
>>>> contract; starting a new Orange contract and then porting the number in
>>>> to that.
>>>> How quickly could that process happen?
>>>> Is there anything to watch out for in terms of not being able to PAC out
>>>> of the PAYG SIM, such as any network not allowing it?
>>>> Or is there a better way of achieving this?!
>>> I have done this a couple of times in the past, using a Virgin sim.
>>> Any PAC code is valid for 30 days.
>>> Hence on the 31st day after being given the first PAC code you can
>>> request another PAC code and go back to Orange.
>> Ok, thanks, so if Day 31 is the day you request the 2nd PAC from Virgin
>> (and straightaway give it to Orange), on what day do you give the 1st
>> PAC to Virgin? Can you do it on Day 29 or 30, ie the minimum possible?
>> Im thinking in terms of how long SWMBO would be without her proper
>> contract phone (ie with the correct number)...

> Dont think Id cut it quite so fine, even with the advent of 2 day
> porting nowadays (used to be 7).The gaining network has to put in an
> application to port the number before the PAC runs out, then the
> number should port within 2 days.
>
> I wouldnt want to be talking to Virgin about porting a number out
> before its even ported in!