Step by Step Switching to EE mobile (keeping same number).
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05-06-2021 10:08 PM
Hi,
I Wish to switch to EE, i understand the "text PAC" part(which i already have),
but i want to know the next steps please.
Should i buy a Sim from EE first(im choosing Pay monthly Sim) and activate it?
should i do the switch before my current mobile monthly pay ends(5 days perhaps)?
Will my current mobile network cancel(monthly sim) automatically after transfer?
I already registered an EE account in advance.
Please provide me step by step process.
thank You!
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06-06-2021 02:47 AM
- About 10 days before your contract with your current network finishes, get your PAC from them (PACs expire after 30 days).
- About 2-3 days before your contract with your current network finishes, apply to EE for a SIM-Only contract and supply your PAC when asked. Don't do this late Friday or over the weekend.
- When your number is ported into EE your contract with the old network is auto cancelled. It should take 1 working day from when your order is accepted.
To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone
ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP
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05-06-2021 10:58 PM
Do these two references below help?
I believe the timing can be a little difficult to get right. One play can be to request the old fixed term contract phone is converted to a Pay As You Go SIM if that is free of cost to do, so that the old number is parked and can be transferred without any rush or careful timing.
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06-06-2021 02:47 AM
- About 10 days before your contract with your current network finishes, get your PAC from them (PACs expire after 30 days).
- About 2-3 days before your contract with your current network finishes, apply to EE for a SIM-Only contract and supply your PAC when asked. Don't do this late Friday or over the weekend.
- When your number is ported into EE your contract with the old network is auto cancelled. It should take 1 working day from when your order is accepted.
To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone
ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP

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