topic Re: Transferring a number to a new three contract in Network

Transferring a number to a new three contract

Egotwisted — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 16:35:44 GMT

Here's the situation...

My contract is up for renewal, but Three can't offer a competitive contract with the phone, data and contract length I want (unfortunately not even close).

Instead, I've found a third party vendor that offers a significantly better deal, also on Three.

From what I understand, I wouldn't be able to port my number directly to the new contract SIM (was told by a customer support rep) as it can't be transferred between Three contracts.

So... the question is this:

If I port my number to a cheap Pay As You Go SIM on another network and then immediately across to my new Three contract, would that work? Has anyone got experience of this?

Re: Transferring a number to a new three contract

sc1999 — Fri, 15 Dec 2023 17:46:47 GMT

I believe the answer is yes, there have been several posts about this. 2 things to check: how quickly the new network will allow to port out and if any prepayment is required. It may be cheaper to find a cheap monthly contract.

Re: Transferring a number to a new three contract

Kyra — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:02:08 GMT

Hi, I am also having the same issue.
Please can you advise if this worked for you? and how long you had to wait between changing it to PAYG and then to your new contract?

Re: Transferring a number to a new three contract

Kyra — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 18:04:33 GMT

Hi, I am also having the same issue.
Please can you advise if this worked for you? and how long you had to wait between changing it to PAYG and then to your new contract?