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Just wondered, I'm currently with Orange and have been informed by a profoundly disinterested person on their "helpline" that if I want to change from contract to PAYG i'll lose my existing number. Now, this is a pain for a number of reasons...
1, I'm too dimwitted to learn a new Number
2, I've had the same number for 7 years now, for business, and it's with literally hundreds of my clients (many of which i've probably lost the contact number for!). Some of them don't call for anything up to 18 months, before getting in contact and giving me another 3k job - not a call you want to lose!
3, I've got a whole load of business stationery with the mobile number on it (did a job for a print company and was paid in custom stationery ).
Now, I'm currently making maybe half a dozen calls out in a month on the contract phone, on the cheapest package I can get with orange, the phone is more for people to get in touch with me. Obviously, a PAYG solution would be cheaper.
So - any experts out there who know if a) Orange's help-person was talking out of his harris and b) if not, how could I get on a PAYG and keep my phone no. Even if it means moving to another provider, on contract for 6 months (say) then moving to their PAYG.
1, I'm too dimwitted to learn a new Number
2, I've had the same number for 7 years now, for business, and it's with literally hundreds of my clients (many of which i've probably lost the contact number for!). Some of them don't call for anything up to 18 months, before getting in contact and giving me another 3k job - not a call you want to lose!
3, I've got a whole load of business stationery with the mobile number on it (did a job for a print company and was paid in custom stationery ).
Now, I'm currently making maybe half a dozen calls out in a month on the contract phone, on the cheapest package I can get with orange, the phone is more for people to get in touch with me. Obviously, a PAYG solution would be cheaper.
So - any experts out there who know if a) Orange's help-person was talking out of his harris and b) if not, how could I get on a PAYG and keep my phone no. Even if it means moving to another provider, on contract for 6 months (say) then moving to their PAYG.