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Porting takes over a week in Russia. You get a new SIM instantly, but it has a temporary number. Then you get notifications via SMS on your old SIM, you usuall
by floatboth 7y ago
Porting takes over a week in Russia.
You get a new SIM instantly, but it has a temporary number. Then you get notifications via SMS on your old SIM, you usually get a call from your old carrier trying to get you to stay, offering discounts and shit. Then after 7-14 days the new SIM gets the old number and the old SIM stops working.
The U.S. system sounds horrifically irresponsible.
// Replacement with the same carrier is quick, but requires physical presence with government ID (passport)
- anticensor 7y agoSame in Turkey (takes 2-6 days), but you get your replacement SIM after the transfer is cleared, you still use your old carrier and SIM during porting porting. Old one simply gets inoperable by a remote command.
- floatboth 7y agoYeah, you can use the old SIM during porting here too, but you can also use the new one with a temp number.
- celticninja 7y agoIn the UK it is usually 24-48 hours but both numbers gets texts about the impending switch to a new SIM.