05-11-2024 08:55 PM
Hello, how long before EE recycles a number? My phone number is currently deactivated which I am trying to sort, but it is currently on a contract.
In any case, how long before a "cancelled" number can be assigned to another person? I need to make sure I can retrieve it
05-11-2024 09:08 PM
If it's on a contract, aren't you paying for it monthly? In which case it shouldn't be deactivated. Why do you think it is?
05-11-2024 09:43 PM
05-11-2024 11:01 PM
There's not much you can do. He's the owner of that no. The right solution is for a change of ownership but you can't do that w/out his consent, which he's not giving.
Regarding your original Q, as he's still paying for it & has the contract on it, as it's fairly new & he wouldn't have cancelled it to pay off a hefty exit fee, it is not deactivated but he has put a block on it.
05-11-2024 11:04 PM
Recycling takes place over many months, maybe even a year or so.
I don't believe there's a hard & fast rule, but it's not weeks.
05-11-2024 11:30 PM
05-11-2024 11:32 PM - edited 05-11-2024 11:34 PM
@bristolian just gave you our best knowledge.
If he's no longer paying for it, he's just paid a hefty sum to cancel it. Is he likely to do that?
05-11-2024 11:35 PM
05-11-2024 11:35 PM