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Mobile Number Portability

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  • 02-06-2003 3:23pm
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    trazix
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭


    I read in a newspaper yesterday that Mobile Number Portability will be introduced in july. I think this mean's that i can switch from O2 to Vodaphone and still keep my 086 number. Will this be available to Speakeasy and Ready to Go accounts.


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    #2
    MrPinK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,502 ✭✭✭MrPinK


    Got a friend who works for meteor. He says that you'll be able to move to any operator, and any payment option (credit or bill), and still keep your same number


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    the Guru
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,362 ✭✭✭the Guru


    Thats Correct i know people that are Moving from Esat to Vodafone at the moment and Keeping there 086


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    Cork
    Registered Users Posts: 3,924 ✭✭✭Cork


    I think that this will have a positive effect on prices:

    I am thinking of switching to meteor as their chages seem lower. People can now compare on price and forget about paying a premium for a prefix.


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    davej
    Registered Users Posts: 1,186 ✭✭✭davej


    Yes the operators are being forced to implement this by Comreg.

    Essentially what is required is a breaking of the link between the phone number and the IMSI (SIM) number in the HLR database.

    It also means that someone upgrading from 2G to 3G won't have to change numbers (they would have before hand). This is a big issue, because I guess many people would be reluctant to change to 3G if it meant giving up their existing number.

    davej


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