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Keeping your phone number when you change network is known as porting your number, and to do this you need a porting authorisation code - or PAC code. You give this code to your new provider and they handle the transfer of your number as well as the cancellation of the service from your current provider.

A consumer wishing to port a number should contact the prospective new carrier, who will start the process of porting by contacting the consumer's current carrier. Commission rules require carriers to port a number when they receive a valid request, and carriers may not refuse to port.

Number porting is supported by most outside carriers, but before you initiate this process you will want to confirm that your phone number is eligible for porting. You can check whether your phone number can be ported by visiting .

Moving abroad? Keep your US number, get a local number & save money Create a Google Voice account. ... Port your U.S. mobile number to Google Voice. ... Create a new voicemail letting your U.S. friends know how to reach you. ... Buy a local SIM card. ... Remember all of the ways you can communicate.

Moving abroad? Keep your US number, get a local number & save money Create a Google Voice account. ... Port your U.S. mobile number to Google Voice. ... Create a new voicemail letting your U.S. friends know how to reach you. ... Buy a local SIM card. ... Remember all of the ways you can communicate.

Porting over your phone number to a VoIP telecommunications provider will do the trick. These services work overseas because they use the Internet as opposed to cell tower lines to make calls and send messages.

Tell the new provider you'd like to port your current phone number, and they will let you know what details they'll need in order to port it. Set up your new account. Provide the requested information to your new service provider. The faster and more accurately you do this, the quicker the porting process will take.