Porting a number out and back in?

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RPS - 26 Feb 2004 17:17 GMT

I jus got an email from American Airlines that ATT Wireless is one of
their "partners" in frequent flyer program. As a customer of both I
thought I could just sign up for AA miles (as i could with ATT long
distance service).

However, unlike ATT long distance, the wireless people are telling me
that this program is only for "new activations" not existing customers.

I have already completed my contract at ATT. So I could just cancel and
sign up again. I'll lose my present plan but the offer is good enough:
$40 for 650 anytime mins, unlimited offpeak, 5000 miles + 1mile/dollar
spent, free phone, one year contract. Catch is, I would like to keep my
number if possible. Are there any restrictions on taking a number out
and then back in?

Also, if this is possible, I wouldn't want to move to anybody with
contract? Who has a decent cheap temporary contract free service?

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Mike - 26 Feb 2004 18:22 GMT

>However, unlike ATT long distance, the wireless people are telling me
>that this program is only for "new activations" not existing customers.

If you look at the fine print of the offer, you probably wouldn't be
considered a new customer even if you ported out, and then ported back
in. You probably wouldn't be considered a new customer even if you
just cancelled and "signed up again" without porting. There's
probably some sort of grace period to prevent people from doing this
(i.e. you'd likely have to be away from AT&T Wireless for x number of
months).

Now, if you had your wife/husband/SO do the signup...who knows.

Mike

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John S. - 26 Feb 2004 20:15 GMT

>Catch is, I would like to keep my
>number if possible. Are there any restrictions on taking a number out
>and then back in?

Keeping your number prefvents it from being a new activation. But you could
keep your number and get another line if you want those airline miles!

--
John S.
e-mail responses to - john at kiana dot net

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shawnb - 26 Feb 2004 21:48 GMT

> I jus got an email from American Airlines that ATT Wireless is one of
> their "partners" in frequent flyer program. As a customer of both I
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> Also, if this is possible, I wouldn't want to move to anybody with
> contract? Who has a decent cheap temporary contract free service?

You can't port your number after you cancel. The port request must be done
while the line of service is still active. This is true of all the service
providers.

On a related note, the AA miles program is going away in a few months.

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RPS - 27 Feb 2004 03:36 GMT

> On a related note, the AA miles program is going away in a few months.

By going away do you mean they would stop signing up new members, or
that they would stop giving miles even to those already enrolled?

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Shawn - 27 Feb 2004 17:15 GMT

> > On a related note, the AA miles program is going away in a few months.
>
> By going away do you mean they would stop signing up new members, or
> that they would stop giving miles even to those already enrolled?

To the best of my knowledge it's going away completely at AA's
request. I will post more details as I get them.

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RPS - 28 Feb 2004 06:31 GMT

> To the best of my knowledge it's going away completely at AA's
> request. I will post more details as I get them.

OK, thanks. Then there is no point in going through the trouble.

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