How Does A 12 Mth Simcard Contract Work

[crackernut2]

I HAVE FINISHED MY 3 YR VIRGIN MOBILE CONTRACT. IF I GET A £7, 12 MTH SIMCARD CONTRACT CAN I KEEP MY OLD NUMBER, AND DOES IT WORK AS WITH THE OLD CONTRACT.

[bednobs]

Yes you can usually keep your number but you'll need to ring up the new (?) provider (or told provider if you are staying with them). You have said yourself your old contract has finished so no it will not work with your old contract. The new contract is whatever they give you for you €7 per month.

[roslyn251254]

you will need to contact virgin to tell them you no longer want to be with them....( they may be able to find something comparable to your £7 per month sim card...). If not they need to give you a pac code...so that you can keep your number and you will also need to get the phone unlocked if your new sim card is not with virgin.

[Buenchico]

Unlike many other providers, Virgin don't lock the mobile phones they provide to their own network. So you can switch networks very easily if you want to. If you choose to do so it's easy to retain your old number. (You simply ask them for a 'PAC Code', which they're obliged to give you upon request, and give that to your new service provider).

So irrespective of whether you stay with Virgin or not, (or of whether you take out a contract or use pay-as-you-go), you can ALWAYS keep your old number.

At one time PAYG services could workout far dearer than contract services but, these days, more and more people are opting for PAYG through using 'bundles' which (because of the flexibility they offer) can actually workout far cheaper than contracts. So that might be worth looking into for you. (The most popular services among ABers seem to be GiffGaff and Asda Mobile, which I use myself)