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  • Yes, it is a process known as ‘porting’. You will need your account number (usually your phone number, but verify that), your port(ing) pin which could be preset by you or a random time-sensitive number set by the (old) carrier, and to make sure the account is unlocked for porting. You then give these details (and your name, address, etc that they verify with the old carrier) and then begin the process. As fast as 60 seconds, as long as a couple of hours. You’ll lose service on the old sim when the new one takes control of the number.

    It sounds complex but it’s not - I’ve done it several times with the big 3, their wholly-owned MVNOs, and third parties too. My main concern is a carrier fighting me, trying to retain me as a customer, by withholding my port pin. It’s never happened but I’m always anxious.

    If you need more info just let me know =)

    E: do NOT CANCEL SERVICE - that is done automatically at the completion of the porting process


  • Tello is solid, assuming you don’t need support beyond ‘how do I make phone calls’ tier 1 support, and that you don’t regularly get connected to an oversubscribed tower.

    I’ve had tello as my second line for years and it’s fine, $6. But I tried to move my folks to it, and the tower we connect to at home is so badly saturated, data literally stops working during the day. Tello uses tmo, and tmo gives MVNOs qci8 (lower is better, 6 is ‘priority’ data for tmo). It’s the only downside to tello (but any tmo mvno will have the same issue).

    E: excluding a couple metro by tmo plans, and one specific fi plan