Recent months my mobile(iPhone 4) had a signal coverage problem. Reported to Vodafone service team about the coverage issue in Prince Towers, Nungambakkam. After a study, vodafone service team admitted that there is a signal problem and it cannot be solved right now. May be internal reasons.
MNP, Mobile Number Portability came to my mind. I immediately wanted to change the service provider & retain the mobile number. Between the options of Airtel & BSNL. I decided on BSNL, Because with Airtel I had a worst and disturbing experience on both Landline & Mobile connections in the past.
Well, availing MNP service was pretty easy. It took 8 days for complete process. There was no delay in-between to use the network. How it goes……..
1) Send SMS message PORT XXXXXXXXXX(Your Mobile Number) to 1900.
2) You immediately get an SMS from 1901 with Unique Porting code with validity of 15 days. Within this period one shall use this code.
3) Visit the Customer Service center of the network you would like to change to.
4) Avail the MNP Form & New Connection Opening Form.
5) Fill in the Unique Porting Code & other details. Attach the Photo, Address & ID proof.
6) Submit the application & pay the new Connection/SIM Charges. Collect the New SIM.
7) New service provider will send request to your present network provider to release the number for porting.
8) Upon request from New Service provider, your Present service provider will check the current account status. If there are dues, they will not do the porting. If no dues, You may get a SMS about the request they have received for Portability.
9) You might get a final SMS from present service provider(In my case Vodafone) that within 96 hours MNP would be processed.
10) Once porting done, you will get an SMS from BSNL(My new service provider) acknowledgement of approval from Vodafone & by midnight 23.XX porting would be done.
11) Thats it..You remove the old SIM & put the new SIM. just after the specified time. You might get a welcome message from new Service provider & you can start making calls.
Thats it. You are with new mobile service provider but the same mobile number. You might loose any balances you had in previous service provider.
My MNP experience has been very smooth. thanks to supporting BSNL staff located at Greams road center. Now Singal issue at Prince towers has been solved with my new service provder. BSNL with 3G is pretty fast too. My iPhone 4 speed test show the download speed is 1.6 MBPS
Thnaks for the help of Mobile potability….
How to port bsnl to bsnl 3g?
Joythi.
Simple.Visit the BSNL service center. Surrender your 2G SIM and ask for 3G SIM.
Innovative information sir, thanks for posting this blog. It is really helpful for me.
When did you get message that your number will be ported within 96 hours.
I have applied but not yet recieved any message from Vodafone. I applied on 22 Nov..
When did you apply and when did u get the message.. can u share the dates..
Jaid,
Have you submitted the application with new service provider, after you submit it takes approx 7days, for new service provider to send request to old service provider. After that, the old service provider should call you and take permission for porting. Just after this it takes 96 hours. Hope you will have it soon.
Do we need to submit the same name and address of the previous connection ???
Lalji,
You have to submit address details for your new connection, just like submitting a new application. Yes, name should be same. That may to prove the number owner of old carrier is same for new.