topic Re: Porting, changing, reducing lines in Get Support

Porting, changing, reducing lines

SeniorCitizen — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:55:32 GMT

Hi. I have 3 mobile plans.
ie.

604-111-1111 it runs as our land line. Have very few add ons. Usage is the most.
222-222-1372 runs as a Mobile number. Has lots of add ons. Get a little use.
333-333-3333 runs as a Mobile number. Has lots of add ons. Gets rare use…just not into phoning.

We are considering to go from 3 plans to 2 plans. To cut costs and still meet the needs. The least liked number is 222-222-1372 but has good add ons.
And apparently I cannot port within Public Mobile.

I would like to attach the 222-222-1372 add ons to 604-111-1111.
So would this work?

Port out 604-111-1111 to a low cost monthly plan.
Then port 604-111 1111 back to the 222-222-1372 account and lose the 222-222-1372 number. Will that leave me with the 604 # with the 222 add ons? And I will lose the 222 number?

The 333 number will be left as is.

Any ideas for a low cost plan that would be only be needed for a month. Please message me as I don’t want a moderator blanking the suggestions out or deleting the post.

Any comments on using Panasonic “link2cell” or Vtech “connect to cell” hand sets without a land line number?
Even though for obvious reasons I have no plan to use the AT&T connect to cell (made by Vtech), although comments are welcome. 😀

Lastly in the background I have some VoIP.ms credits and I plan to program a new number (DID) to call forward to both 604 and 333 number. Might be eventually be able publish it as a land line depending on cost and if wifi is imperative or not. No 911 and how would voicemail work. I won’t buy an ATA box and only use the VoIP.ms app on the cell phone.

Re: Porting, changing, reducing lines

will13am — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:57:48 GMT

@SeniorCitizen , you are able to port out and back in as a way to change the phone number of an existing plan and not lose any of the plan features including add ons.

Re: Porting, changing, reducing lines

hTideGnow — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 16:58:17 GMT

hi @SeniorCitizen

sorry, you cannot swap numbers between PM accounts

So, cannot be done

Re: Porting, changing, reducing lines

SeniorCitizen — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:11:32 GMT

@hTideGnow wrote:
hi @SeniorCitizen
sorry, you cannot swap numbers between PM accounts
So, cannot be done

Is there something not clear about my post. I don’t understand your reply.

Re: Porting, changing, reducing lines

SeniorCitizen — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:11:55 GMT

@will13am wrote:
@SeniorCitizen , you are able to port out and back in as a way to change the phone number of an existing plan and not lose any of the plan features including add ons.

Thanks.

Re: Porting, changing, reducing lines

will13am — Sat, 16 Aug 2025 17:26:56 GMT

@SeniorCitizen wrote:
@hTideGnow wrote:
hi @SeniorCitizen
sorry, you cannot swap numbers between PM accounts
So, cannot be done
Is there something not clear about my post. I don’t understand your reply.

@SeniorCitizen , they are wrong, you are right. There might have been a misunderstanding about switching the numbers between two existing lines without having to transfer out and then transfer back in. Public Mobile will not switch numbers between two existing lines. They can't stop a customer from transferring in and out.