How long before porting a number back to Telus ?

**vn33** · 08-01-2012, 12:21 PM

I'm not familiar with the porting in/out of numbers, so hopefully someone can help me.

I'm currently on MTM with Telus, and just signed up another line with a sweet corporate plan. I want to keep the old number, but in order to get the new activation credit with the corporate account dealer, I have to have a new line (ie. new number)

My plan is to port old number out from Telus to Prepaid such as Virgin Mobile, then port that number back to the new account with Telus. My question is, is there a certain period of time I should remain on Virgin Mobile before port this number back to Telus ?

**o2qc418** · 08-01-2012, 01:58 PM

24 hours ... less in many case

**computergeek541** · 08-01-2012, 03:20 PM

You can port back an forth as many times as you want. Once a porting request iis completed, you should be able to port back almost immediately. People change their minds all the time about switching companies. Note that you'll still be obilgated to the terms of service about cancellation of any company that you are porting out from.

**WorldIRC** · 08-01-2012, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by computergeek541

You can port back an forth as many times as you want. Once a porting request iis completed, you should be able to port back almost immediately. People change their minds all the time about switching companies. Note that you'll still be obilgated to the terms of service about cancellation of any company that you are porting out from.

When you port out of Bell, you must wait 30 full days before you can port back in. The port-out request remains open on Bell's side for 30 days (30 day notice period) from the date of port. As this request remains open, no new port-request can be created on the same number unless that same number is being ported back in and overlaid onto the exact same account it came from

**vn33** · 08-01-2012, 04:03 PM

Originally Posted by WorldIRC

When you port out of Bell, you must wait 30 full days before you can port back in. The port-out request remains open on Bell's side for 30 days (30 day notice period) from the date of port. As this request remains open, no new port-request can be created on the same number unless that same number is being ported back in and overlaid onto the exact same account it came from

Do you know if this is also the case with Telus, or does that applies only for Bell ?

**WorldIRC** · 08-01-2012, 04:06 PM

Originally Posted by vn33

Do you know if this is also the case with Telus, or does that applies only for Bell ?

I have no idea...but don't tell your dealer about your intentions; it'll just screw them over on compensation (spinning lines is a big no no in the industry)

**vn33** · 08-01-2012, 04:12 PM

Originally Posted by WorldIRC

I have no idea...but don't tell your dealer about your intentions; it'll just screw them over on compensation (spinning lines is a big no no in the industry)

No dealers are involved here ... the line I'm porting out is a MTM, and I'm porting to Virgin Mobile prepaid.
Probably hang on to that for a few days, then port back to the other Telus line, which has the new plan which I want to keep.

Telus didn't lose a customer, and Virgin Mobile got money from me for the SIM and whatever balance I have in the prepaid account.

**WorldIRC** · 08-01-2012, 04:31 PM

The dealer that ports you back in to TELUS will lose the sale once TELUS finds out what happened. It is called a Deact / React...or spinning in laymens terms.

When a client spins a line to obtain new client privileges, the dealer loses most of their compensation (regardless of if it was dealer influenced or not).

Not that any of this is the client's problem; I'm just saying

**vn33** · 08-01-2012, 11:21 PM

Thanks for the explanation ... Learned something new here !

What can I do to minimize the chance Telus finds out ? I really don't want to stick it to the dealer (corporate). I'm getting quite a decent plan out of this !

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**jattdesi** · 08-02-2012, 05:44 AM

Originally Posted by vn33

No dealers are involved here ... the line I'm porting out is a MTM, and I'm porting to Virgin Mobile prepaid.
Probably hang on to that for a few days, then port back to the other Telus line, which has the new plan which I want to keep.

Telus didn't lose a customer, and Virgin Mobile got money from me for the SIM and whatever balance I have in the prepaid account.

While you are at it, just before you port back into Telus, donate any remaining Prepaid balance from your Virgin account to mobilegiving.ca via sms to the charity of your choice. You really have nothing to loose.

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**vn33** · 08-02-2012, 08:00 AM

Originally Posted by jattdesi

While you are at it, just before you port back into Telus, donate any remaining Prepaid balance from your Virgin account to mobilegiving.ca via sms to the charity of your choice. You really have nothing to loose.

Sent from Bell LG Optimus LTE Running on Bell's LTE Network

Good idea ... thanks for the suggestion !

**twistedwaffle** · 08-02-2012, 11:00 AM

When I just recently purchased an iPhone from Telus under contract, I had prepaid for a long time, and I really wanted to keep the number. So when the salesman at Future Shop called Telus to port my number from prepaid to postpaid they refused, even after multiple calls. So he ended up porting my number to Koodo Mobile (free of charge), and then immediately ported my number from Koodo to Telus. I ended up getting a small bill of $3 in the mail from Koodo, which I was more than happy to pay to keep my phone number.

**WorldIRC** · 08-02-2012, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by twistedwaffle

When I just recently purchased an iPhone from Telus under contract, I had prepaid for a long time, and I really wanted to keep the number. So when the salesman at Future Shop called Telus to port my number from prepaid to postpaid they refused, even after multiple calls. So he ended up porting my number to Koodo Mobile (free of charge), and then immediately ported my number from Koodo to Telus. I ended up getting a small bill of $3 in the mail from Koodo, which I was more than happy to pay to keep my phone number.

Glad to hear!

Also, it is not that TELUS refused...but the rep wouldn't get his commission otherwise (Prepaid to Postpaid migrations are to be done on the phone, not in store). Pre to Post is not a port, but a migration.

**twistedwaffle** · 08-02-2012, 11:22 AM

I'm not offended if he wanted his commission, he was incredibly helpful and he could have said he couldn't do it. But instead used a Koodo SIM card to activate an account and port my number to. Which would have cost me money to buy the SIM card to do it myself.

**WorldIRC** · 08-02-2012, 11:37 AM

Originally Posted by twistedwaffle

I'm not offended if he wanted his commission, he was incredibly helpful and he could have said he couldn't do it. But instead used a Koodo SIM card to activate an account and port my number to. Which would have cost me money to buy the SIM card to do it myself.

Yup, its great when you sell all the carriers, one has the ability to do that.