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> Is it possible to get a new sim card from Orange PAYG and have it assigned
> to an existing number?
>

> Is it possible to get a new sim card from Orange PAYG and have it assigned
> to an existing number?
>
>
> Background - Lost one phone with credit card size sim, have another
> identical phone which takes large sim, but want to retain original number
> with its credits.

> nospam reckoned that:
> > Is it possible to get a new sim card from Orange PAYG and have it
assigned
> > to an existing number?
> >
> >
> > Background - Lost one phone with credit card size sim, have another
> > identical phone which takes large sim, but want to retain original
number
> > with its credits.
>
> Simply buy a new Orange PAYG phone and register it as an upgrade.
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> I take on board your comments, but why buy another phone when already have
> spare?

> nospam reckoned that:
> > I take on board your comments, but why buy another phone when already
have
> > spare?
>
> If you buy just a new SIm card you will not be allowed to keep the same
> number.

> > > I take on board your comments, but why buy another phone when already
> have
> > > spare?

> > If you buy just a new SIm card you will not be allowed to keep the same
> > number.

> Ive done it. I guess its the usual Orange best of three tubbies.....

>
> Ivor Jones wrote in message
> news:brvk21$je8$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> > > > I take on board your comments, but why buy another phone when
already
> > have
> > > > spare?
>
> > > If you buy just a new SIm card you will not be allowed to keep the
same
> > > number.
>
> > Ive done it. I guess its the usual Orange best of three tubbies.....
>
> How long ago was that though? And where was the new SIM from? If more
than a
> month or so ago, then they probably transferred the details by the
Number
> Retention method, which isnt used any more. Theres now an automatic
option
> for processing upgrades on PAYG accounts - they just choose the
Upgrade
> option and type the new SIM & IMEI details, etc. in.
>
> The old method involved making a note of how much credit and what
services
> there were on the old account, and then terminating the account and
> connecting the new phone and SIM on a new account and crediting it
> accordingly. Using this method, there would have been the opportunity to
> just type in any old unregistered SIM number and connect it on the old
> number.
>
> With the new method, I believe (and I may be wrong) that it uses
IMEI-SIM
> pairing, and so SIM only connection packs wont work as upgrade SIM
> references. There will be ways around this, but whether or not the CSR
you
> speak to will be willing to use them, I doubt - as any erroneous
> transactions do get reported to their supervisors!