@RileyLawson98 wrote:
When I first acctivated my Public Mobile account last night, I tried using an old number and it seemed to work/go through when entering it into the system. But, when I checked what my number was in my settings on my device(iphone7) it was still the same number I was trying to get rid of. So, I used one of the random numbers instead because I couldn't keep using the same number. This morning I checked my account history and it showed that my previous number (the one I wanted to switch to) had been working that night before I switched to the random one. I really want my old number back, so I tried to switch back again and it now says it can't be used. I just want to know why it now says it can be used but was working before.
Sorry, but that was a huge mistake as Public Mobile ended up doing exactly what you requested.
The number dsiplayed on your phone actually does very little, and would not affect your service. It is saved on your sim card and can be updated/pushed through the cellular network.
For your sake, I hope that the number porting wasn't complete. If incoming calls were not yet working, the number porting request had not yet been completed. If the number porting was complete, you actually gave up your right to keep that phone number. Thankfully, phone numbers are not supposed to be reassigned to new customers right away.
I suggest trying your old carrier's sim card to see if it stil works. If it does, that means that number porting had not yet finished and you could try again.
