topic Re: New phone number whilst abroad in SIM cards & Porting

New phone number whilst abroad

Marykitching — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:04:03 GMT

Good evening

My boyfriend is working abroad and he has been told that he needs a new number what do I do to help him stay connected me and his daughter in usa

Re: New phone number whilst abroad

XRaySpeX — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:20:42 GMT

@Marykitching : Why's he need a new number? What's wrong with his existing number?

Re: New phone number whilst abroad

Marykitching — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 16:28:57 GMT

He has been asked to get a new number whilst he is away working

Re: New phone number whilst abroad

bristolian — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:28:59 GMT

@Marykitching wrote:

He has been asked to get a new number whilst he is away working

Who's asked him to get a new number?

As per the previous questions, is there anything wrong with your boyfriend's current number?

Re: New phone number whilst abroad

Marykitching — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:36:28 GMT

His manager .

What do I do .

Re: New phone number whilst abroad

bristolian — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 17:43:36 GMT

Who is the account holder for your boyfriend's number - in other words, whose phone is it?

If it's a work phone and your boyfriend's manager thus controls it - it is they who should be doing whatever they choose to do with their business phones.

If your boyfriend is the account holder, then it's his choice what he does with it. If he doesn't want to change his number, I don't see any reason for him to be asked to.

I'm left very curious why your boyfriend's manager is asking your boyfriend to change his mobile number - something seems very strange here.

Re: New phone number whilst abroad

XRaySpeX — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:35:00 GMT

Maybe his manager means to get a local SIM & no. cuz he doesn't want him to clock up roaming charges on his UK no. either against a firm's phone or as an expense claim from boyfriend's phone.

Where's he working abroad?

Re: New phone number whilst abroad

bristolian — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 22:27:55 GMT

@XRaySpeX wrote:

Maybe his manager means to get a local SIM & no. cuz he doesn't want him to clock up roaming charges on his UK no. either against a firm's phone or as an expense claim from boyfriend's phone.

Possibly - but if the boyfriend's manager requires him to be accessible abroad, it's upto the manager to either provide means to do so, or offer expense coverage for doing so via existing means.

I completely fail to see why any manager should be asking any employee to change personal mobile provision to suit a company.

Re: New phone number whilst abroad

XRaySpeX — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 23:10:19 GMT

@bristolian : Possibly the manager is OK with roaming call & texts charges but not with data.

As your Q was never answered we don't know whether it's the employee's personal mobile or the work's.