What Is Phone Number Porting?
Porting a phone number is to transfer your number from one carrier to another. Port requests are sent from the gaining carrier directly to the losing carrier. Generally, porting out includes the following steps:
a. Ask porting out confirmation from your new-to-be carrier
b. New carrier checks the number validity from current carrier
c. As soon as confirmation has been done between two carriers, porting out will be completed in a few days.
How to Port Out My Number on PhoneNumberWorld?
Step#1. Select your favorite number from PhoneNumberWorld.
You can get either vanity phone number or toll-free number from PhoneNumberWorld. Numbers can be selected through number patterns like repeated digits, area code, or vanity key characters like FLOWER, BANK.
Step#2. Purchase numbers on PhoneNumberWorld.
Phone numbers can be purchased on PhoneNumberWorld. Just like the ordinary steps of online shopping, registration and login are required to successfully buy the number.
Step#3. Submit your name and email address.
After a successful purchase, you need to submit your name, zip code, email address, etc. that contribute to your number identity. You must keep it hard in mind because it’ll be checked for porting out. Therefore, you must submit a valid or real name and email address.
Step#4. You’ll receive a PIN code of your number given by PhoneNumberWorld.
After the successful submission of your name and email address, a PIN code will be given to you by PhoneNumberWorld. PIN code is used to essentially verify your ownership of a phone number.
Step#5. Apply for porting in from the new carrier.
To port out a phone number, you should, first of all, ensure that a carrier that can accept your porting number does exist, which is why this step exists. The new number service carrier will ask for detailed information concerning your phone number, including owner name, email address, PIN code, account identity number, etc. As soon as your number porting application can be accepted, the real porting out just starts.
Not all phone numbers are available to be ported in to any carrier. For example, landlines must be associated with an area code for the region it is in; toll free numbers can only be ported to a landline or VoIP carrier.
So we suggest you to confirm with your preferred carrier before purchase.
Step#6. Porting proceeds.
This step excludes your participation since it is concerned about the handover from one carrier to another.
Step#7. You will be notified when porting out is successfully achieved.
IMPORTANT: Some Notes You Should Keep in Mind Before Number Porting
Don’t terminate your existing service before successful porting out.
Your number account in your old operator should be kept active as number porting starts. Your old account will be automatically closed due to porting. If your account comes to an end before porting out is done, your account will be closed in advance, which means you’ll get your number lost before porting.
Keep all your account information in mind and prepare it well before porting.
No matter which number service carrier you’re using, make sure you’re holding all the information compatible with your phone number account like phone number, account identity number, password and PIN code. If you fail to remember the account ID and password, learn to where to find and how to retrieve them.
DO take your time during number porting.
Phone number porting concerns the cooperation and handover between number service carriers or providers who have different steps rhythm of working and working habits or priorities, which takes time. Usually, porting out takes 3 to 7 business days. Therefore, please take your time as your phone number is being ported out.
