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Opting for upgrade when already with idmobile

  • March 2, 2026
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Email from ID mobile correctly informed me that my 2 year contract is up in a few days.  Went to it's site and ordered an upgrade, but this did not include transferring my number.  Tried to obtain PAC, but to no avail.  2 years ago I ordered my SIM only from mobiles.co.uk which with ID mobile seem to be part of Carphone Warehouse.  Confused that I received notification from ID mobile but won't recognise my existing number, which I must keep.  What did I do wrong?  Any advice on how I proceed?

Best answer by WelshPaul

It seems you’ve bought a completely new plan rather than upgrading your current one. Unfortunately, you can’t transfer or port a number between iD Mobile accounts.
 

You have two options: return the new phone and plan and upgrade your existing one or port your desired number to another network and then port it back to your new line and plan.

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  • March 2, 2026

It seems you’ve bought a completely new plan rather than upgrading your current one. Unfortunately, you can’t transfer or port a number between iD Mobile accounts.
 

You have two options: return the new phone and plan and upgrade your existing one or port your desired number to another network and then port it back to your new line and plan.