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Moving house - can I keep my phone number?

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  • 10-09-2009 10:21pm
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    ashmac
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭


    hi
    am moving house soon. actually, will be renting while house is being built. can i move my existing phone account to the rented house and eventually new house? that is eircom phone and broadband. also what about my sky? can i move that ok too?
    thanks.


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    #2
    January
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,862 ✭✭✭✭January


    Yep you should be able to, just give them a ring and tell them you're moving house and want to keep your number. Ring sky also with the same info.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,387 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    Its mostly down to whether you are changing telephone exchange or not.

    Ensure the account is in your name if you want to keep the number.


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    ashmac
    Registered Users Posts: 72 ✭✭ashmac


    thanks guys. will give them a call!


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    Carawaystick
    Registered Users Posts: 8,779 ✭✭✭Carawaystick


    will you be in the same area code?


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    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    As victor says, you may keep your phone number aslong as you are in the same exchange footprint, if you move outside this then you will have to get a new number.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,387 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    helimachoptor wrote: »
    As victor says, you may keep your phone number aslong as you are in the same exchange footprint, if you move outside this then you will have to get a new number.
    Not absolutely. If your number isn't from the exchange's base set of numbers, you might be able to keep it. For example, by default, most numbers in Dublin begin with 2, 4, 6 or 8 (0 and 1 are reserved), so if you have a number that begins with 3, 5, 7 or 9, they should be able to tranfers it.


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    helimachoptor
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 21,655 Mod ✭✭✭✭helimachoptor


    Its been quite a while since i laid eyes on a dublin number that started with 3,4,7 or 9 :)


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