10-01-2020 01:52 PM - edited 01-05-2022 01:24 PM
Hi
Does anyone know if I need to contact my old carrier Fido to cancel my services? I just moved to Public and the connection is active.
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10-08-2020 03:21 PM - edited 10-08-2020 03:22 PM
Do not call Fido to cancel because it can take 2 hours for Public to port a number. They can also ONLY port numbers that are still active, so just wait.
10-01-2020 02:30 PM - edited 10-01-2020 02:32 PM
@11ab104 wrote:Hi
Does anyone know if I need to contact my old carrier Fido to cancel my services? I just moved to Public and the connection is active.
If you had requested your Fido number to be ported to PM, as soon as Fido releases your number to PM. Your Fido account will be closed.
FYI: Number porting is a 2 stage process:
Stage 1. After submitted your porting request, PM set up your old number on your PM account. Login to your account. Select the [Plan and Add-Ons] tab. Is your old number showing on the [Plan and Add-Ons] page?
If yes, PM has done its work to setup your old number for you to call out, send text and data.
If no, you should create a support ticket for moderator to investigate. Moderator wait time is from couple of hours to couple of days. https://publicmobile.ca.ada.support/chat/
Stage 2. Now, you are waiting for your old provider to release your number to PM. Not until your old provider release your number, all the incoming calls and texts will continue to go to your old provider. You can continue to use the old provider SIM card until it stops working which is the indication that your number was released to PM.
10-01-2020 02:10 PM - edited 10-01-2020 02:19 PM
@11ab104 wrote:Hi
Does anyone know if I need to contact my old carrier Fido to cancel my services? I just moved to Public and the connection is active.
If you're porting your number from Fido to Public, absolutely do not call Fido to cancel. If your Fido service is still working, that means that your number has not been transferred yet. If you have Fido cancel the service, this will cause number porting to fail.
10-01-2020 01:54 PM - edited 10-01-2020 01:54 PM
@11ab104 wrote:Hi
Does anyone know if I need to contact my old carrier Fido to cancel my services? I just moved to Public and the connection is active.
If you ported your number over from Fido that acct will be closed automatically.