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AndyCambs · 23-01-2007, 15:26

Orange charged me Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£20 for the unlock code. Be warned - you only get a limited number of goes, so it has to be entered correctly, otherwise the handset is useless.
When you ask for your PAC, you have 30days in which to use it. That's classed as the start of the notice to your current provider.
Call Virgin Customer Service, and give them the PAC and your current number. They contact the current provider and take over the number. That takes about five days. If the number is taken over in less than 30days, then you have to pay a proportion of the rental to your old company.
You can get a Virgin number before you get the PAC from your existing company - I did, and then Virgin just send through the update to your SIM card changing your number.
It's really painless.

23-01-2007, 15:26	#8
AndyCambs cf.mega poster Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Services: Virgin Media XL Broadband XL Virgin Mobile V+ installed! and a happy Virgin Media customer Posts: 2,560	Re: Keeping old number with Virgin deal Orange charged me Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Â£20 for the unlock code. Be warned - you only get a limited number of goes, so it has to be entered correctly, otherwise the handset is useless. When you ask for your PAC, you have 30days in which to use it. That's classed as the start of the notice to your current provider. Call Virgin Customer Service, and give them the PAC and your current number. They contact the current provider and take over the number. That takes about five days. If the number is taken over in less than 30days, then you have to pay a proportion of the rental to your old company. You can get a Virgin number before you get the PAC from your existing company - I did, and then Virgin just send through the update to your SIM card changing your number. It's really painless.