08-16-2021 10:50 AM - edited 01-06-2022 03:10 AM
Hello just a general question… if you are moving away from canada for a year or so..what happens to your number stored with PM while you are gone? does it get passed to someone else? I want to keep my number so when i return i can use it again.
Thanks
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08-27-2021 10:51 AM - edited 08-27-2021 10:51 AM
Absolutely....no rocket science. Its all there ready to be used and abused. I have 2 accounts set ups on my iPhone....one has caller id of land line and the other has caller id of my cell phone. Tested and works.
08-26-2021 06:11 PM
@barrascuk so, Zoiper is perfect for Caller ID Spoofing??
@darlicious , no worry .. give ma bravo to make it up . LoL
08-26-2021 06:08 PM - edited 08-27-2021 01:11 PM
Consider porting to VOIP.MS. Will cost you a couple of bucks a month. Or a bit more if you used an App called Zoiper that allows you to use your number anywhere where you have wifi and you can put in "any" number for caller ID to match what you are using abroad.
I use if for my land line.
Porting may be free as well. https://voip.ms
Of course you will lose rewards with your PM account.
08-26-2021 05:57 PM - edited 08-26-2021 07:13 PM
As per usual I am curious to your choice of solution? Is it solely based on it possibly being the cheapest solution? ( Since we don't know what a short time is?) Having access to the phone number on WiFi or mobile data? Hassle? Easier to maintain over the long run with fongo but a hassle to port out and a bigger one to port out as it can take up to week or more for the port to complete? It doesn't appear that the OP has been a customer a long time but if they are (since we don't know either way)should that not be a consideration? Anyways.....?
Edit: Oops OP does say a year or so....
Not to take away from your solution....a perfectly viable option it would have bee nice to see what the OP would have chosen?
08-16-2021 02:57 PM
@Mindylau2 wrote:Hello just a general question… if you are moving away from canada for a year or so..what happens to your number stored with PM while you are gone? does it get passed to someone else? I want to keep my number so when i return i can use it again.
Thanks
@Mindylau2 To add to what's already been mentioned by everyone, just a reminder that if you do decide to change plans (that is drop down to $15 plan) and you are on a grandfathered plan that you like, you will not be able to get back to that plan and will have to select from the current in market plans available if the $15 plan is not suitable for you once you return.
08-16-2021 02:56 PM
Reactivate A Suspended Plan
Missed a payment? After your plan expires, all you need to do is top-up your balance to keep the current plan going. You have up to 90 days to make a payment and, after doing so, your payment cycle will restart and your service will resume.After 90 days of non-payment, your account will be permanently deactivated, which means you will:
08-16-2021 02:52 PM - edited 08-16-2021 02:55 PM
You can suspend your service for up to 90 days before having to reactivate your service for at least 30 days at which time you can then suspend for up to another 90 days. However it is recommended to reactivate around day 85 in case you run into any issues....you will then have a few extra days to sort out any problems so you don't lose your account and phone number. Here are your options:
By switching to the $15 plan and keeping autopay intact and using lost/stolen to suspend your account it will cost about $39 ($45 - $6(autopay) =$39) for approximately 350 to 360 days depending on the day you pay and reactivate on each time(88/89?)
Edit: **This is not necessary as long as you call forward before leaving Canada.
Happy travels!
08-16-2021 11:27 AM
@Mindylau2 if all your care is the phone number, I suggest you port your number onto Fongo. It is a VoIP provider. It is free. Only thing is that you have to pay $25 for porting.
When you are back in Canada, you can port your number out to any other provider, porting out is free if you have stayed with Fongo for over 3 months.
08-16-2021 10:59 AM
If you have autopay setup then you could remove it but after 90 days your account is closed and most likely will lose your phone number. You could change your plan to $15 plan and make a payment before 90 days to keep your account.