It is currently also necessary to phone your provider in order to get hold of a porting authorisation code (PAC), which allows you to keep your number.

You may also need to get your handset unlocked by requesting an unlocking code from your old provider. Since information on obtaining your PAC,unlocking codes and the charges involved is not always ...

Customers with more than one number linked to their account, such as families, cannot request a PAC code via text. Instead, they will need to get one from their current provider’s website ...

Just text 'PAC' to 65075 - no need to argue with a call centre any more Ofcom has introduced new rules intended to make it easier for subscribers to dump their mobile operator and jump ship to a ...

Customers who want to switch and keep their existing phone number can from Monday text 'PAC' to 65075 to begin the process. Their existing provider will respond by text within a minute.

New PAC code rules pass power back to the people. New rules come into force today requiring mobile networks to issue consumers with a PAC - the code required to keep their phone number when they ...

Mobile users across the UK can now switch network provider via text message in a move aimed at simplifying the process.