Prepaid Postpaid Number Portability Procedure in India. Mobile number portability is a facility that enables a user to change user’s network provider without having to change user’s mobile number. In India, Mobile number portability started from 20-01-2011. In India, Number portability is only allowed in the circle only (Within a State) that means it is not allowed nation-wide. However, one can port ones number form GSM to CDMA and vice-versa and between pre-paid & post-paid options but that too within the circle only.
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The master database for Mobile number portability in India is managed by third party firms like Syniverse for Zone-1 and Telcordia for Zone -2. There is one restriction for Mobile number portability that you cannot switch to another network operator until you have completed a 90 days period with your current network operator.
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Step 1: Firstly, Write a message stating PORT <Space> < Mobile Number> and then send it to 1900. After doing that you will receive an 8-digit alpha-numeric Unique Porting Code (UPC) from 1901. This Unique porting Code is valid for 15 days.
Step 2: After receiving the UPC, just go to the office of the network operator that you want to switch to. Fill a form and give them 19 Rs. And Unique Porting Code. And also furnish your personal details like Identity proof, Address Proof and Passport size photographs.
Step 3: The Network Operator will hand over you an empty SIM, after the document submission and payment. And then within one day you will receive a message to confirm porting.
Step 4: Once you confirm the porting, then within next 7 days changes will be done.
Step 5: Finally, you will get a SMS from your operator with porting time and date.
Step 6: Now insert the new SIM into your phone and you are done with the procedure.
If you still have any doubts regarding porting then do comment below.