Transferring a number to a new three contract

[Egotwisted]

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?

[Kyra]

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? 

[Kyra]

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? 

[sc1999 · Accepted solution]

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.