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Number swap (flip-flop) between EE and Virginmobile

snoofly — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:46:05 GMT

Hi everyone,

I have two phones, both unlocked, one on a EE pay monthly and the other on a Virginmobile pay monthly.

What I’d like to do is swap the sims between the 2 phones but keep the numbers currently associated with the current sim in the phone, I think it’s called a flip flop.

So, to be clear:

at present, phone A Virgin, number X, phone B EE number Y

end result, phone A EE number X, phone B Virgin number Y

Is this possible to do?

Thanks for any help.

Re: Number swap (flip-flop) between EE and Virginmobile

XRaySpeX — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 19:58:10 GMT

@snoofly : Is it the phones that are on contracts or is it just SIM-Only contracts?

Re: Number swap (flip-flop) between EE and Virginmobile

snoofly — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:01:47 GMT

Hi sir,

Both are SIM only contracts.

Thanks.

Re: Number swap (flip-flop) between EE and Virginmobile

XRaySpeX — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 20:50:36 GMT

I can't see how it is possible.

As soon as you port EE number Y to any other network it cancels the EE SIM-Only contract.
Conversely as soon as you port any number from any other network onto the EE SIM-Only contract it loses the EE number Y.

Re: Number swap (flip-flop) between EE and Virginmobile

snoofly — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:04:48 GMT

Thanks for your help.

I figured it may not be possible.

I guess I could port each sim to a third party via a couple separate 1 month sim contracts on 3 or something and then port them back again after setting up 2 new sim only contracts on the original providers using the PAC codes from 3 but I’d have to pay cancellation fees I suppose and it all seems a lot of hassle.

Re: Number swap (flip-flop) between EE and Virginmobile

XRaySpeX — Thu, 12 Nov 2020 21:45:17 GMT

Yes, you would need new SIM-Only contracts on EE & VM.