Hi everyone!
This is my first post on the forums (I've been a lurker for a long time), so please be gentle!
I have a LNP question, but it's not very straightforward. Let me explain...
I have a first gen. iPhone right now that I purchased on launch day. My cell number is one that I've had for a very, very long time. I originally had SBC, who then became Cingular, who then became AT&T. Suffice it to say, the number is probably 10 or 11 years old. I was 14 when my mom signed me up.
Therein lies the problem; it's technically her account. Whenever I need to make any changes, I need her SSN and her billing address. I'd like to remedy that by canceling that account when the two year iPhone plan ends and signing up for a new account under my own name.
My question: can I port a number from an existing AT&T customer (or, I guess at that point...a very recent ex-AT&T customer)? I want to cancel my mom's account, wait a day, get a new iPhone with a new two-year service agreement, and keep my same 7-digit number (I'm in a new area code, so that will have to change).
It seems like I have to get AT&T, my account and my mom's old account to fall in-line just right for this to go smoothly. I plan on dropping by an AT&T store in mid-June to see what they say, but for the time being, I wanted to see what you fine folks thought.
Thanks!
This is my first post on the forums (I've been a lurker for a long time), so please be gentle!
I have a LNP question, but it's not very straightforward. Let me explain...
I have a first gen. iPhone right now that I purchased on launch day. My cell number is one that I've had for a very, very long time. I originally had SBC, who then became Cingular, who then became AT&T. Suffice it to say, the number is probably 10 or 11 years old. I was 14 when my mom signed me up.
Therein lies the problem; it's technically her account. Whenever I need to make any changes, I need her SSN and her billing address. I'd like to remedy that by canceling that account when the two year iPhone plan ends and signing up for a new account under my own name.
My question: can I port a number from an existing AT&T customer (or, I guess at that point...a very recent ex-AT&T customer)? I want to cancel my mom's account, wait a day, get a new iPhone with a new two-year service agreement, and keep my same 7-digit number (I'm in a new area code, so that will have to change).
It seems like I have to get AT&T, my account and my mom's old account to fall in-line just right for this to go smoothly. I plan on dropping by an AT&T store in mid-June to see what they say, but for the time being, I wanted to see what you fine folks thought.
Thanks!
