You Can Now Switch Networks While Keeping The Same Phone Number! (RA 11202)

04 Oct You Can Now Switch Networks While Keeping The Same Phone Number! (RA 11202)

Mga higala! ICYDK, the Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Act aka Republic Act 11202 is now in effect!

With this, you can now switch to a different service provider while keeping the same phone number. You can also switch from a prepaid to a postpaid account and vice versa without replacing your number.

Moreover, below are some of the benefits and conditions of MNP:

• Switching providers (porting out and porting in) will be free for users
• It will only take 48 hours to transfer telcos with about 4 hours downtime before the transfer takes effect
• Service is available for both prepaid and postpaid subscribers provided that the lock-in period for postpaid users has expired and that all liabilities are settled
• There is no limit to switching back and forth to and from any telco providers
• After completing a telco switch, there will be a 60-day period before a subscriber can request another transfer
• By default, consumers won’t be able to tell what telco provider the other party is using
• The switching process will start with a text message before a SIM card will be made available for pickup (subject to improvements)
• Users need an active SIM and the requestor is the assignee of the mobile number to be ported
• Users should have no existing court prohibitions
• Users should have no pending transfer of ownership

Do you wanna switch to another network higala? How?

Well, you can just contact your service provider or visit their nearest store or shop to file a request for a network transfer. Below are the requirements:

1. Government-issued ID
2. Proof of Mobile Ownership.
3. Unique Subscriber Code (USC)

For more details, read:

Guide on how to switch networks with Mobile Number Portability