Portabilitly is required!
When the FCC made the rule LNP (Local Number Portability), it gave consumers the right to keep your number as long as you are staying in the same area. So if you have decided to move to another cellular phone service, then you are in luck.
I was in Walmart, and I heard one person tell the Walmart service employee that they needed to get another phone because they wanted to keep their number. I interjected because I was curious as to why they wanted to keep with their current service if they did not have the phones they wanted. I also suggested they could easily go to Virgin Mobile US and still keep their number. They were quite surprised because the service they were using never told them they could keep their number.
Although this is a common ploy by any cellular phone company, because they want you to spend money on them and not pay another service that could be better or even worse.
The Steps to move your number!
It isn’t hard to do but I guess some people just don’t understand how to do it!
- Call the new service and find out what you need to have to move your number to their service!
- Until you have decided to move your number please DO NOT cancel your current service!
- If yout terminate your service from a contractual wireless phone company, then you may need to pay for the early termination fee. If you want to go with No contract phone companies here are a few that might work!
- Straight Talk Bring your own Phone Plan
- Virgin Mobile US
- T-Mobile
- MetroPCS
As you can see there are a several few Cellular Companies that you can use to pay as you go and not have to worry about any contracts! It can take up to one day to move the number to the new service but don’t worry, if it is important you may want to tell people to call someone who can get a hold of you in case of an emergency but I don’t see that happening!
Unlocked Cell Phones
Having an unlocked cell phone will make the process much easier and thus you may not need to buy a new cell phone. You will however have to find out from the new service provider if you will need to buy a new phone from the new carrier. I always tell people you should buy an unlocked cell phone and that will make it easier to move from one provider to another if you so choose to!
If you do these things you should not have any problems. If you do have problems you can always file a complaint with the FCC online. It will help if you provide all the important information to give to help you solve your problem.
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