topic Re: Transfer a phone number in Get Support

Transfer a phone number

Ashleylookatme — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:14:05 GMT

Hello, is it possible to transfer a phone # from Lucky Mobile over to Public mobile ?

Re: Transfer a phone number

softech — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:11:26 GMT

@Ashleylookatme

Possible. Most number can be ported around but not all

Please check your number's portability to PM here (it is a Koodo site but result is the same):

https://secure.koodomobile.com/checktransfereligibilityparrot/checkSingle.do

Re: Transfer a phone number

Handy1 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:14:10 GMT

@Ashleylookatme Yes you can do this on activation or afterwards from your account , just be sure to only use lucky account number and ignore the IMEI number it’s not needed . Leaving lucky SIM card in the phone to reply YES to the confirmation text to port number

Re: Transfer a phone number

Dunkman — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:56:05 GMT

@Ashleylookatme

Here is some more information about porting over:

https://www.publicmobile.ca/en/ab/get-help/articles/transfer-your-number

Also, make sure that your Lucky mobile account is active before port.

Re: Transfer a phone number

Meow — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:19:56 GMT

@softech wrote:
Please check your number's portability to PM here (it is a Koodo site but result is the same):
https://secure.koodomobile.com/checktransfereligibilityparrot/checkSingle.do

It is funny they have a message 'Yes, this mobile number, etc.' like they do not consider people might transfer land line number. Same message for free voip (voip app) number. Hmmmm,

Re: Transfer a phone number

dust2dust — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:24:29 GMT

@Meow- There was a customer a few weeks ago that successfully transferred their number even though that Koodo check failed. So my trust in it is not 100%.

Re: Transfer a phone number

Meow — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 16:43:11 GMT

@dust2dust wrote:
@Meow- There was a customer a few weeks ago that successfully transferred their number even though that Koodo check failed. So my trust in it is not 100%.

I agree with you...

The only thing I did not get answer so far from anybody, will transferred 'Real' land line number be able to receive SMS? Real land line number 'belongs' to 'land line company' like Bell and companies will not send SMS to such number.

Re: Transfer a phone number

dust2dust — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 17:11:14 GMT

@Meow- No indeed, a landline, copper or cable etc, does not get an sms to respond to. So a verbal permission needs to be given so the company knows oh ok this number is legitimately transferring out. AFAIK anyway 🙂

Re: Transfer a phone number

computergeek541 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 19:17:11 GMT

@Handy1 wrote:
@Ashleylookatme Yes you can do this on activation or afterwards from your account , just be sure to only use lucky account number and ignore the IMEI number it’s not needed . Leaving lucky SIM card in the phone to reply YES to the confirmation text to port number

Without knowing which city (rate centre) the phone number is from, there isn't any way to know if the number can be transfered to Public Mobile.