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September 13, 2026
Question

keeping my number

  • September 13, 2026
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I bought a new phone on contract with ID which is on a new ID plan. As I already have a plan with ID I expected to be able to keep my number. Can I do this? 

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    New Contributor
    September 13, 2026

    Im on live chat at the moment and they're saying it cant be done

    iD Mobile Employee
    September 13, 2026

    Hi ​@Tom71 

     

    Thank you for getting in touch with us. 

     

    Thank you for sharing, however I am terribly sorry as the system does not allow us to port internally. You can however transfer from a different network to our network or transfer from our network to a different network. The only way to keep your number with iD mobile is to do an upgrade from your old contract which will convert to a new one keeping your old number.

    This is mentioned on our iD Community website and the links are below:

    https://community.idmobile.co.uk/switching-to-id-mobile-132/can-i-switch-my-number-from-one-id-mobile-plan-to-another-48870#:~:text=No.,iD%20Mobile%20plan%20to%20another.

    https://community.idmobile.co.uk/ask-a-question-18/already-with-id-mobile-sim-only-and-intend-to-take-out-new-contract-57882

    https://community.idmobile.co.uk/ask-a-question-18/transfer-phone-number-from-my-account-to-another-person-55996
     

     

    Thank you,

     

    Zandile The iD mobile Team 

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