iPhone 3GS - Existing O2 Number

[support_bae]

I have an O2 PAYG sim and would like to keep this number.
If I buy iPhone on contract, can I keep same number?

 

[Spyhop]

Yes.

 

[Berserker]

Just phone O2 customer services and they'll sort it.

I'm probably about to be in the same boat.

 

[support_bae]

I thought networks only allow you to transfer a number from another network to theirs (example: t-mobile to o2) and not o2 to o2 unless you buy an upgrade contract.....

 

[Berserker]

You can port any number to iPhone (as long as you can get the number released, obviously).

 

[anti5580]

It'll classify as a migration, it'll be fine. I do it for customers at work all the time.

 

[Randell Floyd]

You can port any number on o2, I was told that I could not transfer a number from o2 contract to o2 contract, the nice guy gave it a bash and found it does actually work though customer service still try and state it wont.

 

[Rambaud]

There is an on-line form which seems to be able to do this - I am on PAYG :

https://www.o2.co.uk/apps/help/help?qid=29&q1=22

 

[peter_hutson]

No problem doing that. Though it might take 3-4 days for the port to come into effect. Mine only took 8hours though. Suck it and see I guess

 

[Freakitchen]

Don't know if it's different for PAYG, but when I bought a 3Gs in an O2 shop with a simplicity SIM, they switched me over to an iPhone contract there and then, didn't have to change anything.

 

[Berserker]

I did the online form and it failed for some unknown reason. Phoned up customer services and they sorted it. Number and credit ported. The only thing I know that doesn't port is 'My number' in the phone app. Fixing that requires a second phone (which is not an iPhone).

 

[Maccy]

I did it in the O2 shop when buying mine, was done in about 2 days

 

[Berserker]

Bought mine from an Apple Store so that wasn't an immediate option (I'm sure they'd have done it mind).