How to Migrate from one GSM Network Provider to another in Nigeria.

Migrating or switching from your
current network operator to another
(e.g from MTN to Glo, Glo to MTN,
Etisalat to Airtel etc) is referred to
as Mobile Number Portability
(MNP). This service, MNP allows all
Nigerians to migrate from their current
network service to any other network of
their choice within Nigeria, they can
also migrate to their old
network operator if they so desire.
Migration from one network operator
to another can only be done after 90
days of your last migration.

MNP will enable a subscriber to move
from his/her service provider (donor) to
another (recipient) without losing the
number he/she already uses (eg
change from MTN to Glo Mobile without
losing his/her MTN number).
When you request to change your
service provider, the recipient provider
will issue you a new sim card but you
will still retain your phone number. This
simply means a subscriber can keep
his/her phone number when changing
from one service provider to another
despite the change in the SIM card of
the subscriber.

For you to understand the processes
involved in MNP, you have to
familiarize yourself with the terms
below:
Port In: joining a new service
provider
Port Out: leaving a service provider
Subscriber : The customer that owns
the number to be ported
Recipient: The service provider that
a subscriber is changing to
Donor: The service provider a
subscriber is changing from.
If subscriber A wants to leave MTN for
Glo Mobile, it means subscriber A is
porting out of MTN and porting in to
Glo. MTN in this example is the donor,
while Glo Mobile is the recipient.
If you want to change your service
provider, you will have to visit a
recipient operator via one of its points
of sale such as office, friendship centre,
high street store, corporate sales team,
or authorised dealer. For example, if
you want to change from MTN to Glo,
you will have to visit a Gloworld outlet
or a Glozone shop to request for MNP.

When you get to the office of the
recipient, you will be issued MNP
request form to fill. You must have a
valid proof of identity with visible
photograph, your SIM must be ACTIVE,
you must be able to provide the serial
number of your SIM card and you must
have registered the active SIM card.
A new SIM of the recipient provider will
be issued to you and the SIM will be
registeredat the office. You will be
informed to text "PORT" to 3232. If you
fail to send the text, the request will
not be honoured.
The recipient provider will forward your
request to NPC (Number Portability
Clearing House ) where validation will
be carried out. If validated OK, the SIM
will be activated and you will be
informed.

Once your new SIM is activated, any
airtime you have left on your old SIM
will be wiped off and calls you make
thereafter will be billed according to
the default tariff plan of your new
service provider BUT your phone
number will still remain the same.
I hope this was helpful and hope you
got informed

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What if I have mb on the sim?

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