Number Porting Question
Gentlemen and Ladies,
I am planning on signing a new contract with Cingular - never had an account with Cingular before. My father will be cancelling his Cingular account, and I was wondering if I could somehow get a new account with a new number for myself, and then get rid of my new number and have cingular give me his old number. (taking over his plan is not an option).
Thanks for your input.
I am planning on signing a new contract with Cingular - never had an account with Cingular before. My father will be cancelling his Cingular account, and I was wondering if I could somehow get a new account with a new number for myself, and then get rid of my new number and have cingular give me his old number. (taking over his plan is not an option).
Thanks for your input.
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from what i understand the only way possible of doing this is having him give the whole entire account to you..if thats not an option you may not get his number.. âšī¸ it cost just 18 dollars to do this transaction and may include a credit check..unfortunatly i have found no other way of doing this..i know its not the answer you wanted..perhaps other have heard of another option however i am sad to say if anyone else post they will say the same as me..i have looked extensively in to this. (wanted to keep my moms number and change her to my account so she doesnt have to pay anymore) i hope someones of more help but this is all ive found out..
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a new contract with cingular will require a credit check no matter what - unless of course you are going with a prepaid/pay as you go option.
cingular absolutely ports numbers. we charge each contract customer a reaccuring monthly charge of $1.75 which covers the company's cost of porting numbers from one service carrier to another. however, the number you want to keep MUST be your own. in this case, however, because it's your father's number, your father would have to allow you to take his account over, which is called a "change of financial responsibility" or COFR [changes name of account, account holder and address]. if your main concern about doing a COFR is because you don't like the plan he is currently using - you can of course cha...
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cingular absolutely ports numbers. we charge each contract customer a reaccuring monthly charge of $1.75 which covers the company's cost of porting numbers from one service carrier to another. however, the number you want to keep MUST be your own. in this case, however, because it's your father's number, your father would have to allow you to take his account over, which is called a "change of financial responsibility" or COFR [changes name of account, account holder and address]. if your main concern about doing a COFR is because you don't like the plan he is currently using - you can of course cha...
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