number porting

  1. Hanno Labuschagne

    MTN rolls out opt-in for number porting between MVNOs

    MTN rolls out opt-in for number porting between MVNOs MTN has made a major improvement to stop fraudulent SIM swaps and number porting between its mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs), requiring customers to opt in to complete these processes. Numerous data leaks and phishing attacks have...
  2. Jan

    Non-geographic number porting launch close - how it will work

    South African call centres can soon move 0800-numbers away from Telkom — here's how it works South African businesses can finally port non-geographic numbers without losing the mobile or fixed-line numbers. From 7 March 2022, these businesses will be able to shift their often...
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    You cannot port your cellphone number during the 21-day lockdown

    You cannot port your cellphone number during the 21-day lockdown South Africa's mobile networks are not allowed to port cellphone numbers during the national 21-day lockdown. Legislation enacted by the government as part of the COVID-19 lockdown states that "mobile number portability" cannot...
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    Problems receiving phone calls after porting your number

    Problems receiving phone calls after porting your number MyBroadband recently received a complaint from a reader who ported their cellphone number from Vodacom to Telkom, only to find that calls from the Vodacom network were not reaching him anymore. This is not the first time such...
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    Can a Telkom landline number be ported within a dialing code?

    I had a Telkom landline (Bellville number 021 948 xxxx) which I then ported to Neotel. That worked great and my Neotel line has worked well except for some dropped calls. We've now moved and there are signal issues with the Neotel line (poor coverage) and I've had a Telkom line installed (in...
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    Neotel and number portability

    Hi Wondering if anyone has any experience with this. I got a Neotel line as at the time I thought it would be better and easier to install than Telkom. Since then I have had endless issues. They have replaced the handset twice, I cannot access the internet and makes calls at the same time...
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    Vodacom Contract and My number

    Ok, so I am currently not happy with my phone and contract. I don't mind keeping it at all (1 year left). But I want a new contract and I want to keep my same number. So, does anyone know if its possible. My current contract runs with new number. My existing number gets ported to a...
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