How to change the mobile operator without changing the number?
Want to change the operator, but at the same time save the old number? Find out how to do it.
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Today, each person, dissatisfied with his tariff and quality of company service, can get more favorable conditions, and in another company without changing the number. It is also worth crossing also when you decided to go to one operator with the whole family or friends to receive special bonuses. So, how to change the operator and save the number? How much effort and time did you spend? What are the features? We will talk about this further
It is enough for you to have a passport and about a hundred rubles to change the operator
Preliminary check of the passport
This operation differs in that in a standard situation you do not have to see and listen to the representative of your companies. You understand the advantages of the current situation. If the company was not enough for several months or years to make subscribers satisfied, then this means that it is better not to contact him
Unfortunately, sometimes you still have to contact the old operator. This happens when the data of your passport in the contract does not actually coincide. It can be for two reasons
- The company's error when entering data into the system
- Change of passport data for some reason
To make sure that the operator was not mistaken, first find the contract and make sure that everything is registered, right. If you have a second situation, then you can’t do without a visit to the office
Visiting a communication salon
So, taking with you a passport and 100 rubles feel free to go to the new operator. The competition between companies today is so high that your initiative will be perceived with joy
You will be asked to show a passport and write a statement about the transition from one company to another. Here you also need to write who your old operator and your current number
- Accordingly, decide on which company to submit documents must be in advance
- After that, you will have to sign a new contract for the provision of communication services with the new company and pay 100 rubles for the service
- Together with the contract you will receive a new SIM card, but it is activated after a while
- Usually the procedure takes no more than 20 minutes. Everything is done very quickly
How much to wait?
- According to the legislation, the transfer of data to his subscriber is carried out to the new operator within eight days
- When the transfer begins, the client will receive a notification by SMS in the form of gratitude for the used service, as well as the planned date and time when the number is finally transferred
- When the operation ends successfully, there will also be a notification that preliminary verification of data for the possibility of transfer was successful
What contributes to a successful translation?
- Consultants recommend maintaining the balance at a positive level until the operation is completed. In the opposite situation, the system notify the negative balance, and in this case it will be impossible to transfer the number
- A day before the final translation you will receive another message with a reminder to change the SIM card on this day
- On the indicated day, the SIM card with the old operator will stop working. But, it is worth saying that even when installing a new SIM card is not a fact that she will work immediately. This, of course, is not very nice
There are many reviews on the Internet that when connecting a new SIM card there are problems with the connection. But this is only during the first few hours
What are the restrictions?
- If you have a direct city number, then it will not be transferred to you. Only a federal ten -digit number can be translated. But the short version will remain with the old operator
- Moreover, if your number is blocked due to inactivity, negative balance, as well as for other reasons that do not make it possible to use the connection, then the transfer will also not be carried out
- When registering a subscriber in another region, respectively, SIM cards, too, transfer is impossible
- Particular attention should be paid to the payment methods. Sometimes you can not pay from bank cards, service terminals, and so on. Of course, for someone it can become a serious problem, but this does not always happen
Conclusion
So, to change the operator, you will have to spend 20 minutes visiting the office and wait 8 days. Almost no time spent, except for waiting a little long. But if the connection is more profitable, then it is worth it, is it not true