Number Parking

[RadChad]

Hi there,

My son is going to be leaving the country for 2 years, and we don't want him to lose his number.  
Is there a way we can park it with public mobile until he gets back?

Thanks

[FFL997599]

Porting a number then porting back/somewhere else also add costs to be taken into consideration 😁 since porting out will lose existing rewards status might as well shop for a new plan somewhere.

[Grinch]

@FFL997599 

You could port the number out to voip.ms. If it just sat probably would cost $2-$3 a month. But could use it too using a compatible app. Of course would lose the PM plan, rewards, etc. 

Take a look around. https://voip.ms/residential/products/voip-phone-service

[FFL997599]

So the final cost for parking a number plus 3 months of service/year at the minimum $15 plan is:

$15*3 - ($10  + 0.75*3) =~ $32.75 + taxes

Average to less than $3/monthly, that is if you can perfectly hit repayment at 90th day

I'll just need to be extra careful to make payment to not spill over 90 days.

[maximum_gato]

@RadChad 

As per @dust2dust 's description of suspending for 88/89 days (accounts are cancelled/deactivated after 90 days without paid service) and paying to reactivate for 30 days and repeating....will cost before factoring in rewards approximately $45/354-357 days (almost a year).

If the account is on the old rewards program the cost will be reduced by the amount of monthly rewards ×3 (ie. $2 autopay+$1 loyalty=$3×3=$9/$45-$9=$36/year).

If the account is on the points rewards then the cost can be reduced by redeeming points for $15 bill credits. For a new account on the $15 plan the points rewarded are as follows:

• 5pts.   - welcome points
• .75pts - 5% get back points (double get points back offer ends today=extra 0.75pts=1.5pts total)
• 10pts  - anniversary points at one year 
• 17.75pts after one year (3×0.75 get back points for paid active service)

The fourth reactivation can be done by redeeming a $15 bill credit but no get back points will be earned on the payment. The second year will accumulate the following points.....

• 2.25pts - points balance after redemption
• 1.5pts.  - 2×$15 payment get back points
• 10pts.   - anniversary points (2nd year)
• 13.75pts - total after year 2
• 1.5pts.  - 2×$15 payments or any plan amount payment ($25=1.25pts+13.75pts=15pts/$15)

The first year with a points rewards account would cost $45-$15 bill credit redemption=$30. The second year will cost approximately the same plus at least one extra plan amount payment ($25) to redeem a second $15 bill credit.

$$ rewards accounts would be a minimum $45-$9=$36 per year depending on the loyalty reward amount. Loyalty reward increases are delayed when suspending for more than 60 days.