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Urgent: No Service Issue After Number Transfer


Aleksandrs Strojevs
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Can someone help me, it's urgent.
I received a new phone yesterday, and at the Currys store I requested to transfer my old number to the new iD SIM. They completed the process and informed me that the number would be transferred by 8 a.m. the next day.

Everything seemed fine — this morning at 8 a.m., my new phone started showing my old number. When I make calls from the new phone (using only the new iD SIM), people see my old number, so that part looks OK.

But here's the problem: no one can call me. When someone tries to call my number, the call goes to my old phone with the old SIM — the one I transferred the number from. And if I turn off the old phone, callers hear a message like “phone is switched off” or similar.

So what should I do?
My new iD SIM shows the correct (old) number and can make calls, but I can’t receive any. I’ve already tried restarting the phone, switching it off, resetting the network settings, and toggling airplane mode — but the issue is still there.

Please help, I really need to fix this urgently.

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andewhite
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Okay ​@Aleksandrs Strojevs, sometimes when a PAC is submitted in-store the switching date isn’t processed correctly.

Probably best to have a web chat with iD customer service about your number transfer.

The agents work until 8pm on weekdays - tell the 24/7 bot you want to “talk to a person”.


Tom B
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Hi ​@Aleksandrs Strojevs 

 

Sorry to hear this, it’s strange the team instore would say by 8am the next day, that would imply a same-day transfer which isn’t possible.

 

If today was the date of the transfer, it’s likely it’ll be between 8am and 10pm.

 

Tom