Switching from UTV Clicksilver to digiweb - porting time?

mike65

Hi

Thinking (again) about making the switch to digiweb so I can wave bye-bye to eircom line rental. The digiweb site only mentions porting eircom numbers, but my BB and phone calls are all via UTV. So hs anyone made the journey across and if so how long does it take and will I be without any (useful) internet for weeks?

Mike.

watty

You have to cancel all UTV services to port number.

If you are changing to Digiweb DSL, no number porting is needed, or possible. You can change to Digiweb DSL and still pay UTV for phone calls. Your number is an eircom number. Or use a different CPS. You still require an eircom line for Digiweb DSL. With UTV, you are simply pay the eircom line rental to them.

Metro does not use a phone line at all, hence you can port number and cancel eircom completely.

Here is what to do for Metro:
1) Order Digiweb Metro (the only thing number porting applies to),
2) When you get it cancel all UTV services and revert phone charges to eircom.
3) When Digiweb phone is working and you have last UTV bill, then apply to port number. There is no interuption of Digiweb phone service. After the number is ported you get a last eircom bill and your phone line ceases.

sesswhat

If you are leaving UTV be aware they will need at least 30 days notice, and you can expect some fun with extra charges. See my earlier post and have a search for others.

mike65

Cheers for that.

edit. got this from digiweb support

Hi your calls would also have to be with Eircom and you would have to be
in an available coverage area to avail of a package.

Confused.


Mike.

prittstick

if you're in a metro covg area you don't need an eircom line, you can port BT to digiweb but i think you have to port back to eircom first.

If you cant get metro you dont need to port coz digiweb only re-sell eircom bb.