Adding a new line, porting a number...hmmm.

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  1. brando123b, Sep 13, 2012

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    Okay, so I couldn't find a good answer to this.

    My wife is on her parents plan currently, with Verizon.

    I have a plan that is my own, I am the only line, on Verizon.

    If I want to port my wife's number from her parents account, to my account and add a line, would that be eligible for new 2-year pricing?

    If so, what is the order of operations here. Does Verizon allow me to port the number at the same time I create the new line of service, or is that done manually over the phone after the fact?

    Thanks much.:apple:
     
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  2. dave006, Sep 13, 2012

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    No porting within a carrier, you can only do a transfer of responsibility of her line.

    To get the new 2-year pricing, she would have to be upgrade eligible for Verizon. Sounds like you might need to do extra steps if you really want to keep her number....

    Dave
     
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  3. brando123b, Sep 13, 2012

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    I just called Verizon, unfortunately that is the case. Bummer.
     
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  4. alphaod, Sep 13, 2012

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    A possibility I've done before:

    Just sign up for AT&T with a cheap phone. In fact you don't need to sign a contract or anything; just say you want a new account and want to port a line from Verizon. Transfer her number over. Then after the port to AT&T is completed, immediately port it back to Verizon as a new line on your account; this will cancel the newly created AT&T line.
     
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