(offtopic) Changing service providers

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Hi MTNSP and welcome!

Is there anyway that one can change Service Providers without losing one's number? Since day one I have been underwhelmed by my SP and have plenty of annecdotal evidence that MTN SP is much better than my incumbent...
 
TheCynick said:
Hi MTNSP and welcome!

Is there anyway that one can change Service Providers without losing one's number? Since day one I have been underwhelmed by my SP and have plenty of annecdotal evidence that MTN SP is much better than my incumbent...
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Good day.

Yes this will be possible it hasn't been launched as yet and unfortunately I don't have a date as to when it will be launched. The name for this is Mobile portability.


Thanks Clive
 
Hi Clive,

So will changing Service Providers (not changing networks) also fall under the ambit of number portability? I would have thought that changing to a new service provider but remaining an MTN subscriber would be something that is possible now without full number portability...
 
TheCynick said:
Hi Clive,

So will changing Service Providers (not changing networks) also fall under the ambit of number portability? I would have thought that changing to a new service provider but remaining an MTN subscriber would be something that is possible now without full number portability...
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At the moment, Your not able to move from one SP to Another weather it be MTN to MTN or MTN to Vodacom.


The reason being: Different number ranges allocated to different service providers.

E.g Nashua are mostly 083675 numbers and MTNSP are mostly 083281,083456

Thanks Clive.
 
MTN SP (CIC) said:
At the moment, Your not able to move from one SP to Another weather it be MTN to MTN or MTN to Vodacom.


The reason being: Different number ranges allocated to different service providers.

E.g Nashua are mostly 083675 numbers and MTNSP are mostly 083281,083456

Thanks Clive.
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Will this be possible under the new "Mobile portability" system?
 
Raithlin said:
Will this be possible under the new "Mobile portability" system?
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This is the whole idea behind number portability
the whole idea of number rages will be scraped, consumers will not only be able to change S.P's but networks as well. there will be a node called the FNR which will be added on to the network in order to support the service.

This will basically check the number when they log onto our network to check where it belongs.
 
Number portability and call charges

This poses an interesting question / problem. Calls are typcially cheapest on the same network, more expensive to Telkom, and most expensive to other networks.

What will happen when you call an 083 number, thinking that's it a "same-network" call, when in fact it's a Vodacom number, costing you a lot more than you think...

(On my current package MTN and Telkom calls cost the same, with Voda/CellC being more expensive - so I will often call a Vodacom's landline number first.)
 
mobile number portability

hi there Jano and The Cynic


billing is of course going to be an issue, but a resolution to this is obviously in the pipeline. at this time its still a hazy issue that is being attended to. we really cant comment much on this issue but thank you for bringing up such a valid point.

regards

Gareth
MTN service provider
 
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