Find answers to common Straighttalk questions below.
With LNP, you will be able to keep the same phone number when switching between wireless carriers or between wireless and landline carriers. You will only be able to transfer your phone number to another carrier within your local market. The Federal Communications Commission has issued rules mandating that carriers are required to implement LNP starting November 24, 2003, in the top 100 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSA).
You may transfer your telephone number from another company to Straight Talk online. To port in your existing telephone number to your Straight Talk phone, the number you are porting must be active with your current service provider.
You need to request Straight Talk to port in your number, Straight Talk will process your request in your behalf. In order to request the transfer and initiate the activation process, please go to www.straighttalk.com/Activate, and select the radio button option "Activate my phone with a number transferred from another company."
The transferring of your phone number to a new Straight Talk phone could take as long as 2 business days, but in most cases it only takes a few hours. Transfers for landline phone numbers may take longer.
Your new Straight Talk phone will be ready to complete activation when your old phone stops working.
To port in your existing telephone number to your Straight Talk phone and obtain wireless service provided by Straight Talk, you (the Subscriber) must agree to the following:
The number you are porting must be active with your current service provider. The port-in process could take up to seven days. If your Straight Talk service remains inactive over 30 days, you will lose your telephone number.
Until the porting process is complete, should you need to call 911 for emergency assistance, you must give the 911 operator your location as the 911 operator will not be able to reach you until the port process is complete. If you switch your home telephone number to Straight Talk, your home telephone service will be disconnected.
If you transfer your landline telephone number to Straight Talk, your landline phone service will be disconnected and you will no longer receive calls on your landline phone.
You need to provide the following information:
Customers can transfer an eligible landline and/or an eligible wireless number within the local service area. Pager numbers, special use numbers and toll free numbers are not available for transfer. The number requested to be ported will be checked at the initiation of the transfer process to ensure that the number is eligible for porting.
This means that a number is associated with the same geographic area after it is transferred as it was before it was transferred. For example, a customer will be able to transfer a number between carriers in Atlanta, but won´t be able to transfer a Los Angeles number to Atlanta.
You will be able to transfer your number to another provider if you meet the following requirements:
Yes. LNP allows you to transfer your wireless and landline telephone numbers when switching carriers. You will be able to transfer your numbers between wireless carriers and to and from landline carriers.
The transfer process could take as long as 2 business days, but in most cases it only takes a few hours. Transfers for landline phone numbers may take longer. Ports may be delayed if the information you provided about your current service provider is not accurate.
Switching service providers under LNP will be much like switching carriers, the only difference is the ability to keep your number. Features do not transfer - only the wireless or landline number. As features vary by service provider, you will need to confirm available features with your new service provider.
No. Once the transfer is complete, the old number and account will be automatically closed. When the number is successfully ported, that mobile number is automatically disassociated from your current carrier account. If you´re a post-paid customer, you will receive a final bill from your old service provider.
Yes, all fees and charges are still applicable until the transfer is completed.
To port in your existing telephone number to your Straight Talk phone and obtain wireless service provided by Straight Talk, you (the Subscriber) must agree to the following:
The number you are porting must be active with your current service provider. The transfer process could take as long as 2 business days, but in most cases it only takes a few hours. Transfers for landline numbers may take longer. If your Straight Talk service remains inactive over 30 days, you will lose your telephone number.
Until the porting process is complete, should you need to call 911 for emergency assistance, you must give the 911 operator your location as the 911 operator will not be able to reach you until the port process is complete. If you switch your home telephone number to Straight Talk, your home telephone service will be disconnected.
No, your current service provider cannot refuse to port out the phone number even if you have a pending balance.
Yes, you can with the Straight Talk Bring Your Own Phone program. Visit our Bring Your Own Phone website at http://www.straighttalkbyop.com to check if your phone is compatible with Straight Talk
Yes, you may change your Straight Talk phone number. You can contact us at 1-877-430-CELL (2355) to change it. You can use our automated system or speak to a Customer Care Representative.