Transfer phone to son

[chilluk]

Hi - I want to transfer a phone that is in my name to my son. In fact he already now pays for it, but I want the contract to be in his name also.

I understand that he needs to have a contract in place to do so? So do we just need to choose a Sim only plan, sign him up for that, and then do a transfer? Will that mean he has to pay twice for a month? What do we do with the old contract - cancel or is there an official transfer process? He wants to keep the existing number of course.

Would just be grateful for some step by step guidance so we don't end up cutting him off, or with two contracts!

Thanks

[Enlli · Accepted solution]

Once the new service is activated you will need to migrate the old number across.

As it's two different people's contract you will both have to be on to O2 together.

Once the number is migrated then the old account will close.

Guide: Migration & porting into O2 

[Bambino]

@chilluk Be aware that your son will need to pass a credit check to get a contract in his own name. Doesn't matter if he's already paying for it.