Number porting

[Anonymous]

If you port your number, who do you pay on the day the number ports across, the old company or the new? My new billing period with the company I am leaving starts on 8th October - should I request the number to port on 7th October or 8th October?

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

It takes 2 days from request to action so the 6th would be the best date to request it.

[gindygoo]

I'd wager a guess both companies charge you on porting day! So if it's the 8th your old company will charge you up until the 8th and you'll already have an account at the new one to be able to port over.

[MI5]

You don't really pay by the day.
If you roll over to a further month it will be charged a full month and refunded to you after that billing cycle.

[jonsie]

Whenever you port you will have 2 bills, one final one from o2 and one from your new network. Whoever you are with you pay a month in advance so you need to take that into consideration. It's likely you could be in credit with o2 and it will be paid back into your account within 14 days.

[gindygoo]

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@MI5 wrote:
You don't really pay by the day.
If you roll over to a further month it will be charged a full month and refunded to you after that billing cycle.

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Ah yes that makes sense.