Where can I port my SIM?
Where can I port my SIM?
Send the following text message – PORT followed by your 10-digit mobile number to TRAI’s central number for mobile number portability – 1900. Example: Send ‘PORT 98xxxxxx98’ to 1900. You’ll receive an SMS back with a port out code which will remain valid for only 15 days. 3.
How do I port a mobile number?
Usually for a mobile number you need a new SIM card. To port your number, ask your new telco. They should contact your current telco to start the port. Your new telco must also verify that you have requested the port.
How many times can you port your SIM?
– The 3 Month Rule. A subscriber is eligible to make a porting request only after 90 days of the date of activation of his mobile connection. If a number is already ported once, the number can again be ported only after 90 days from the date of the previous porting.
How can I port from MTN to Airtel online?
Just follow the steps below:
- Download and fill out an MNP Request Form.
- Attach 1 passport photograph OR valid form of identification with the form.
- Visit an Airtel Shop to collect an Airtel SIM and submit your completed form.
- Text “PORT” to 3232.
- An SMS will be sent to you acknowledging receipt of notification.
How can I port to MTN?
To port to MTN, you first need to purchase an MTN SIM card and RICA it. Next, using your current SIM, SMS ‘PORTME#’ followed by your 10-digit MTN SIM number’ to 083 767 8287. An example SMS: PORTME#0000000000. You will then receive an SMS on your current SIM indicating that the porting process is underway.
How long does port number take?
Phone numbers in the US or Canada typically take between two to four weeks to port, after phone number portability has been verified, and all required documents are correctly submitted to the carrier.
How much does it cost to port a number?
How Much Does Mobile Number Porting Cost? Nothing. Mobile Number Porting is a free service.
How can I port my number to Nigeria?
To port your number, you would be asked to complete a Port Request Form. You would then be asked to send a text message with the word “PORT” to a short code “3232”. Porting is completed within 48 hours.
How can I change my mobile network without changing my number?
The procedure..
- Send an SMS to 1900 in the following format:
- You will receive a reply which will contain a unique ‘porting code’.
- Send this unique code to the mobile operator that you have selected, through an SMS.
