@mitchnet12 wrote:
Hi @car1, are you switching from a different provider or starting with a new number? If you are switching from a different provider, you can use a smart phone temporarily by putting your existing SIM card in the phone. A sort of serial number, IMEI, is needed to validate the transfer. You can get that number on a smart phone by "calling" *#06#. It won't cause any issues to go that route (I have activated two accounts on the same phone the same hour). You need to be sure to wait for a text message from your old provider, which you typically reply YES, and your account should be activated shortly (safe to put your new SIM card in your flip phone). You are likely aware that each Public Mobile account needs its own e-mail address.
In most cases, IMEI should not be used for hte purposes of number porting. Whever possible, account number should be used instead. There are exceptions to that, and the most obvious example is of Speakout Wireless for which there is no account number that can be used.
