Where to port my number?

Hi,

I've got free SIMs for Vodafone, O2 and Virgin, and I need to port my
number from 3 in order to port it back again later.

Which network would people recommend I port to - I don't want to have to
top up my account and I want a minimum of fuss as well? Thanks in
advance.

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On 9 Dec 2005 10:31:02 +0100, Free Cornwall <[email protected]> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I've got free SIMs for Vodafone, O2 and Virgin, and I need to port my
>number from 3 in order to port it back again later.
>
>Which network would people recommend I port to - I don't want to have to
>top up my account and I want a minimum of fuss as well? Thanks in
>advance.

Just out of interest...why do you want to port away from 3 and then back
again??
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Regards

John [Essex, UK]
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"JC" <johncalias-newsgroupsATyahooD0TcoD0Tuk> wrote in message
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> On 9 Dec 2005 10:31:02 +0100, Free Cornwall <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>Hi,
>>
>>I've got free SIMs for Vodafone, O2 and Virgin, and I need to port my
>>number from 3 in order to port it back again later.
>>
>>Which network would people recommend I port to - I don't want to have to
>>top up my account and I want a minimum of fuss as well? Thanks in
>>advance.
>
> Just out of interest...why do you want to port away from 3 and then back
> again??
> --

"new" customers always get better deals.

"Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "JC" <johncalias-newsgroupsATyahooD0TcoD0Tuk> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> On 9 Dec 2005 10:31:02 +0100, Free Cornwall <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>>Hi,
>>>
>>>I've got free SIMs for Vodafone, O2 and Virgin, and I need to port my
>>>number from 3 in order to port it back again later.
>>>
>>>Which network would people recommend I port to - I don't want to have to
>>>top up my account and I want a minimum of fuss as well? Thanks in
>>>advance.
>>
>> Just out of interest...why do you want to port away from 3 and then back
>> again??
>> --
>
> "new" customers always get better deals.
>

I am also porting out of "3" with a view to getting a new contract and
porting back to "3" again.

However in December "3" have cut back on dealer incentives hence cashbacks
etc are not as good as they were in some previous months. There is
speculation that offerings from "3" in January and February will be better.

On that basis I expect to use the PAYG I port to for a few weeks, mainly for
texts, the best value I thought was "Tesco Value" - no bells or whistles,
just 15p per minute calls and 5p texts. Tesco CS were surprisingly efficient
(although used an 0870 number) and hopefully will be similarly efficient
when I ask for my PAC. SIM cost £3.50 but get £5 credit when I ported in a
number.

I had thought of o2 as good PAYG value for a few weeks but had read many
horror stories of o2 PAYG CS being a nightmare and having to call on a
premium rate number etc.

Hope this helps

[email protected] declared for all the world to hear...
> "new" customers always get better deals.

Not really true anymore. Sometimes do, but not always and it's moving in
the right direction.
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Regards
Jon

PHH699 wrote:
> "Bob" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>"JC" <johncalias-newsgroupsATyahooD0TcoD0Tuk> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected]...
>>>On 9 Dec 2005 10:31:02 +0100, Free Cornwall <[email protected]> wrote:

> I am also porting out of "3" with a view to getting a new contract and
> porting back to "3" again.
>
> However in December "3" have cut back on dealer incentives hence cashbacks
> etc are not as good as they were in some previous months. There is
> speculation that offerings from "3" in January and February will be better.

Can anyone else also say this is a possibility? If that's the case, I'll
hold off until then before getting my 3 phone. I want a K608i (or
something comparably good). e2save were doing it on a 12 month VTT700
(12m) for half price over all 12 months but have run out of stock. Now,
dialaphone and OSPS have both got it for 8 months half price on a 12m
tariff. If deals are going to get better in the new year, I'll hang on
until then. Can anyone say for sure? TIA!