Mobile Number Portability

I have had a mobile phone number for several years. It's valuable as many
contacts have it. However the plan it's on is expensive for making general
calls and has bad reception where I live. It is however very cheap for
making calls at night time (Optus Flat-rate 22c 10 min 7am to 7pm to all
mobiles).

So I wish to switch my mobile phone no to the Vodafone carrier which has
better reception.

However if I switch to Vodafone then I lose out on Optus Flat-Rate. Flat
Rate is an old plan not available to new customers.

So maybe is it possible to get a new number on the current service and so
have 2 numbers on the one service. After doing that step switch the
valuable mobile phone number to the Vodafone service?

PS

Anyone had any success on requesting call history (list of calls made and
sms sent with date and time, duration and cost detail) for PREPAID
customers over the last few months/years? Call history would be very
useful in determining the best plan.

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test <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have had a mobile phone number for several years. It's valuable as
> many contacts have it. However the plan it's on is expensive for
> making general calls and has bad reception where I live. It is
> however very cheap for making calls at night time (Optus Flat-rate
> 22c 10 min 7am to 7pm to all mobiles).
>
> So I wish to switch my mobile phone no to the Vodafone carrier which
> has better reception.
>
> However if I switch to Vodafone then I lose out on Optus Flat-Rate.
> Flat Rate is an old plan not available to new customers.

> So maybe is it possible to get a new number on the current service
> and so have 2 numbers on the one service. After doing that step
> switch the valuable mobile phone number to the Vodafone service?

I doubt it.

>
> So maybe is it possible to get a new number on the current service and so
> have 2 numbers on the one service. After doing that step switch the

Nope

> PS
>
> Anyone had any success on requesting call history (list of calls made and
> sms sent with date and time, duration and cost detail) for PREPAID
> customers over the last few months/years? Call history would be very
> useful in determining the best plan.

Nope. Thats why you are prepaid

"Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>
>> Anyone had any success on requesting call history (list of calls made and
>> sms sent with date and time, duration and cost detail) for PREPAID
>> customers over the last few months/years? Call history would be very
>> useful in determining the best plan.
>
> Nope. Thats why you are prepaid

Bull****. Vodafone allow you to access this info via the web for the
previous 3 months. Optus may very well do the same.

"jb" <spamjb@invalid> wrote in message
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> "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> Anyone had any success on requesting call history (list of calls made
>>> and
>>> sms sent with date and time, duration and cost detail) for PREPAID
>>> customers over the last few months/years? Call history would be very
>>> useful in determining the best plan.
>>
>> Nope. Thats why you are prepaid
>
> Bull****. Vodafone allow you to access this info via the web for the
> previous 3 months. Optus may very well do the same.
>

Isim also has this feature

"jb" <spamjb@invalid> wrote in message
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> "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> >>
> >> Anyone had any success on requesting call history (list of calls made
and
> >> sms sent with date and time, duration and cost detail) for PREPAID
> >> customers over the last few months/years? Call history would be very
> >> useful in determining the best plan.
> >
> > Nope. Thats why you are prepaid
>
> Bull****. Vodafone allow you to access this info via the web for the
> previous 3 months. Optus may very well do the same.

The point was, youre prepaid. You aint entitled to a high level of call
detail. The carrier will give you as much, or as little, as they choose.

Michael <[email protected]> wrote
> jb <spamjb@invalid> wrote
>> Michael <[email protected]> wrote

>>>> Anyone had any success on requesting call history (list of calls
>>>> made and sms sent with date and time, duration and cost detail)
>>>> for PREPAID customers over the last few months/years? Call
>>>> history would be very useful in determining the best plan.

>>> Nope. Thats why you are prepaid

>> Bull****. Vodafone allow you to access this info via the web
>> for the previous 3 months. Optus may very well do the same.

> The point was, youre prepaid. You aint entitled to a high level of call
> detail. The carrier will give you as much, or as little, as they choose.

Never ever could bull**** its way out of a wet paper bag.

Thats why it only ever gets to clean the dunnys.

"Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "jb" <spamjb@invalid> wrote in message
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>>
>> "Michael" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> >>
>> >> Anyone had any success on requesting call history (list of calls made
> and
>> >> sms sent with date and time, duration and cost detail) for PREPAID
>> >> customers over the last few months/years? Call history would be very
>> >> useful in determining the best plan.
>> >
>> > Nope. Thats why you are prepaid
>>
>> Bull****. Vodafone allow you to access this info via the web for the
>> previous 3 months. Optus may very well do the same.
>
> The point was, youre prepaid. You aint entitled to a high level of call
> detail. The carrier will give you as much, or as little, as they choose.

Huh? I'm not on pre-paid you fool.

Regardless, why should people on pre-paid not get the same level of service?
Oh, and just because you precious Telstra is so far behind the ball, doesn't
mean others are. Pre-paid is now the main type of account with Vodafone.
Pre-paid customers can access the same information as post-paid via the
internet - the only thing they don't get is a bill in the mail.

So, yo quote you from another thread, "This aint 1980. Wake up"

jb

jb wrote:

>
> Regardless, why should people on pre-paid not get the same level of service?

I'm not on prepaid either, but I think the question should be: Why
shouldn't people on prepaid get the same level of service? Generally
speaking, they probably don't produce the same amount of revenue as
postpaid customers, but they do generally pay higher costs per minute
and technically they present less of a financial risk to the telephone
company as they've already paid for there service

> >> >> Anyone had any success on requesting call history (list of calls
made
> > and
> >> >> sms sent with date and time, duration and cost detail) for PREPAID
> >> >> customers over the last few months/years? Call history would be very
> >> >> useful in determining the best plan.
> >> >
> >> > Nope. Thats why you are prepaid
> >>
> >> Bull****. Vodafone allow you to access this info via the web for the
> >> previous 3 months. Optus may very well do the same.
> >
> > The point was, youre prepaid. You aint entitled to a high level of call
> > detail. The carrier will give you as much, or as little, as they choose.
>
> Huh? I'm not on pre-paid you fool.
>
> Regardless, why should people on pre-paid not get the same level of
service?

Because you aint paying the same money

> Oh, and just because you precious Telstra is so far behind the ball,
doesn't
> mean others are. Pre-paid is now the main type of account with Vodafone.

Thats the main contributing factor to their lack of viability in Australia.

Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>> Anyone had any success on requesting call history (list of calls
>>>>>> made and sms sent with date and time, duration and cost detail)
>>>>>> for PREPAID customers over the last few months/years? Call
>>>>>> history would be very useful in determining the best plan.
>>>>>
>>>>> Nope. Thats why you are prepaid
>>>>
>>>> Bull****. Vodafone allow you to access this info via the web for
>>>> the previous 3 months. Optus may very well do the same.
>>>
>>> The point was, youre prepaid. You aint entitled to a high level of
>>> call detail. The carrier will give you as much, or as little, as
>>> they choose.
>>
>> Huh? I'm not on pre-paid you fool.
>>
>> Regardless, why should people on pre-paid not get the same level of
>> service?
>
> Because you aint paying the same money

That's arguable.

>> Oh, and just because you precious Telstra is so far behind the ball,
>> doesn't mean others are. Pre-paid is now the main type of account
>> with Vodafone.

> Thats the main contributing factor to their lack of viability in Australia.

That too.

"Graeme Willox" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> jb wrote:
>
> >
> > Regardless, why should people on pre-paid not get the same level of
service?
>
> I'm not on prepaid either, but I think the question should be: Why
> shouldn't people on prepaid get the same level of service? Generally

Because you aint viable

> speaking, they probably don't produce the same amount of revenue as

Thats the reason

> postpaid customers, but they do generally pay higher costs per minute

Irrelevant, because your revenue is lower

> and technically they present less of a financial risk to the telephone
> company as they've already paid for there service

Even so, you are less profitable, even considering bad debt for the post
paid

"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Michael <[email protected]> wrote:
> >>>>>> Anyone had any success on requesting call history (list of calls
> >>>>>> made and sms sent with date and time, duration and cost detail)
> >>>>>> for PREPAID customers over the last few months/years? Call
> >>>>>> history would be very useful in determining the best plan.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Nope. Thats why you are prepaid
> >>>>
> >>>> Bull****. Vodafone allow you to access this info via the web for
> >>>> the previous 3 months. Optus may very well do the same.
> >>>
> >>> The point was, youre prepaid. You aint entitled to a high level of
> >>> call detail. The carrier will give you as much, or as little, as
> >>> they choose.
> >>
> >> Huh? I'm not on pre-paid you fool.
> >>
> >> Regardless, why should people on pre-paid not get the same level of
> >> service?
> >
> > Because you aint paying the same money
>
> That's arguable.

With you, anything is arguable ;-)

> >> Oh, and just because you precious Telstra is so far behind the ball,
> >> doesn't mean others are. Pre-paid is now the main type of account
> >> with Vodafone.
>
> > Thats the main contributing factor to their lack of viability in
Australia.
>
> That too.

Ja.

>>
>> Regardless, why should people on pre-paid not get the same level of
> service?
>
> Because you aint paying the same money

Pre paid customers pay more per minute

>> Oh, and just because you precious Telstra is so far behind the ball,
> doesn't
>> mean others are. Pre-paid is now the main type of account with Vodafone.
>
> Thats the main contributing factor to their lack of viability in
> Australia.

What? if pre paid is the main type of account, how can it not be viable?

two bob <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> Regardless, why should people on pre-paid not get the same level of
>>> service?
>>
>> Because you aint paying the same money
>
> Pre paid customers pay more per minute
>
>>> Oh, and just because you precious Telstra is so far behind the
>>> ball, doesn't mean others are. Pre-paid is now the main type of
>>> account with Vodafone.
>>
>> Thats the main contributing factor to their lack of viability in
>> Australia.
>
> What? if pre paid is the main type of account, how can it not be viable?

Because its mostly kids turning over their prepaids at one hell of a rate,
so Vodafone keeps losing on the hardware cost of the handset.