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<p><strong>Porting</strong>is the process of switching your communications provider while retaining your previous<a>phone number</a>and account information. Porting shouldn’t be confused with forwarding, which is when calls are redirected to another phone number without transferring account ownership or switching<a>carriers</a>.</p>
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<p><strong>Porting</strong>is the process of switching your communications provider while retaining your previous<a>phone number</a>and account information. Porting shouldn’t be confused with forwarding, which is when calls are redirected to another phone number without transferring account ownership or switching<a>carriers</a>.</p>
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<p>You can port both personal and business phone numbers, including any numbers you use for your brand’s<a>mobile marketing</a>efforts.</p>
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<p>You can port both personal and business phone numbers, including any numbers you use for your brand’s<a>mobile marketing</a>efforts.</p>
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<h2>How to port your brand’s phone numbers</h2>
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<h2>How to port your brand’s phone numbers</h2>
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<p>Here’s what you need to do to port existing phone numbers:</p>
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<p>Here’s what you need to do to port existing phone numbers:</p>
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<h3>1. Verify your eligibility to port your number</h3>
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<h3>1. Verify your eligibility to port your number</h3>
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<p>If you’re staying within the same geographical area, you likely won’t face issues porting a business number.</p>
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<p>If you’re staying within the same geographical area, you likely won’t face issues porting a business number.</p>
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<p>Still, you’ll need to check eligibility with your service provider. Depending on your contract, you may need to pay a fee or complete your contract term before you can port your number.</p>
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<p>Still, you’ll need to check eligibility with your service provider. Depending on your contract, you may need to pay a fee or complete your contract term before you can port your number.</p>
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<p>Never terminate your existing service without first lining up service with a new provider.</p>
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<p>Never terminate your existing service without first lining up service with a new provider.</p>
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<h3>2. Set up your number with a new service provider</h3>
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<h3>2. Set up your number with a new service provider</h3>
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<p>Your new carrier will require details like your phone numbers, phone bills, port-out PIN, billing address, letter of authorisation, and more.</p>
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<p>Your new carrier will require details like your phone numbers, phone bills, port-out PIN, billing address, letter of authorisation, and more.</p>
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<h2>3 benefits of porting your business phone numbers</h2>
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<h2>3 benefits of porting your business phone numbers</h2>
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<ol><li><strong>You save time switching providers:</strong>Porting means you can switch your service provider without setting up a new number.</li>
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<ol><li><strong>You save time switching providers:</strong>Porting means you can switch your service provider without setting up a new number.</li>
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<li><strong>You keep your current number:</strong>You won’t need to update your assets with your new contact details.</li>
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<li><strong>You keep your current number:</strong>You won’t need to update your assets with your new contact details.</li>
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<li><strong>You can improve phone service:</strong>You may be able to access better monthly plans from other service providers without switching business numbers.</li>
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<li><strong>You can improve phone service:</strong>You may be able to access better monthly plans from other service providers without switching business numbers.</li>
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</ol><p>If you use<a>SMS</a>marketing to stay in touch with your audience, it’s a good idea to keep your phone numbers to maintain communication.</p>
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</ol><p>If you use<a>SMS</a>marketing to stay in touch with your audience, it’s a good idea to keep your phone numbers to maintain communication.</p>
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<p>A<a>marketing automation</a>platform like Klaviyo makes it easy to run SMS and MMS marketing initiatives.</p>
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<p>A<a>marketing automation</a>platform like Klaviyo makes it easy to run SMS and MMS marketing initiatives.</p>
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