Keeping same number going from post pay type account to prepay

Can anyone tell me what carriers will allow you to keep same phone
number when changing from a post pay to a prepay account? Specifically
does VIRGIN MOBILE allow for that if you open a new account and and
want to cancel a postpay account with another carrier?
I understand there are Federal and State phone number portability
regulations requiring that option but most sales people don't want to
get involved with this.

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>> Can anyone tell me what carriers will allow you to keep same phone
>> number when changing from a post pay to a prepay account? Specifically
>> does VIRGIN MOBILE allow for that if you open a new account and and
>> want to cancel a postpay account with another carrier?
>> I understand there are Federal and State phone number portability
>> regulations requiring that option but most sales people don't want to
>> get involved with this.
>
> I can only speak for T-Mobile, but they let you keep the same number and account
> when switching from a postpaid to a prepaid account.

Two of my sisters-in-law tried to switch to Sprint postpay from Virgin Mobile
prepaid. Sprint will not port the numbers. Unlike T-Mo to T-Mo, Virgin to
Sprint involves two different companies. Not sure if that's part of the
reason why.

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> Two of my sisters-in-law tried to switch to Sprint postpay from Virgin Mobile
> prepaid. Sprint will not port the numbers. Unlike T-Mo to T-Mo, Virgin to
> Sprint involves two different companies. Not sure if that's part of the
> reason why.

Actually, I misspoke. One switched to T-Mo postpay from Virgin, the other to
Nextel.


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