15-09-2023 16:00 PM - last edited on 18-09-2023 13:28 PM by YulianK
Anyone else having issues with their existing mobile phone number being ported over? Smarty technical issues causing delays apparently!!
15-09-2023 16:40 PM - edited 15-09-2023 16:44 PM
This is the Smarty community forum, populated by Smarty customers.
This is a recent un-edited post of mine, some of the info will not be relevant to you personally, but much of it will, at least I hope it will be.
Did you request a PAC code to transfer your number, or a STAC code, which terminates your old number ?
Even if you requested a PAC code, the number transfer may not happen until next week, depending on when you gave Smarty your PAC code, as number porting does not happen on weekends, only between Monday to Friday.
If you give your new network your PAC code between 09.00 - 17.00 on a weekday, your number will transfer within 1 or 2 business days
. If you give your new network your PAC code after 17.00, you are deemed to have given them the PAC code the following working day.
For example, give your new network your PAC code at 19.00 hours on a Friday evening, you are deemed to have given them the PAC code on a Monday.
Remember, numbers do not port at weekends, only during the working week, Monday to Friday.
PAC code : Porting Authority Code, which transfers your number between your old and new networks.
STAC Code : Service Termination Authority Code, which terminates your old number and gives you a brand new number on your new network.