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Moving from prepaid to postpaid: a preparation checklist

A checklist for moving a line to postpaid, including what to confirm after the change.

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Identify migration vs a new line or port

Prepare for a same-operator migration. Identify migration vs a new line or port is a check you do with the current written offer, the operator account and, where it applies, the official e& or TDRA page. It is not a Probiz price and it does not reserve a number.

Portability changes network; this is a different operational request. A customer-preparation checklist with separate boxes for operator-confirmed answers.

Check postpaid prerequisites

Prepare for a same-operator migration. Check postpaid prerequisites is a check you do with the current written offer, the operator account and, where it applies, the official e& or TDRA page. It is not a Probiz price and it does not reserve a number.

Portability changes network; this is a different operational request. Write down what you were told, who said it, and which plan version it referred to.

Ask how balance and existing add-ons are handled

Prepare for a same-operator migration. Ask how balance and existing add-ons are handled is a check you do with the current written offer, the operator account and, where it applies, the official e& or TDRA page. It is not a Probiz price and it does not reserve a number.

Portability changes network; this is a different operational request. Write down what you were told, who said it, and which plan version it referred to.

Record the accepted plan

Prepare for a same-operator migration. Record the accepted plan is a check you do with the current written offer, the operator account and, where it applies, the official e& or TDRA page. It is not a Probiz price and it does not reserve a number.

Portability changes network; this is a different operational request. Write down what you were told, who said it, and which plan version it referred to.

  • Keep the exact number or address and the plan name.
  • Save the accepted quote and any reference number.
  • Ask in website chat if a fact is not on the current listing. Do not treat a shortlist as a hold.

Verify the line and first bill after completion

Prepare for a same-operator migration. Verify the line and first bill after completion is a check you do with the current written offer, the operator account and, where it applies, the official e& or TDRA page. It is not a Probiz price and it does not reserve a number.

Portability changes network; this is a different operational request. Write down what you were told, who said it, and which plan version it referred to.

  • Keep the exact number or address and the plan name.
  • Save the accepted quote and any reference number.
  • Ask in website chat if a fact is not on the current listing. Do not treat a shortlist as a hold.

Key takeaway

Prepare for a same-operator migration. Confirm figures on the written offer. An enquiry does not reserve a number.

Official sources

  • Same-operator migration differs from number porting. Confirm credit treatment for the actual route.

  • Supporting-document routes vary; a salary condition is not a universal eligibility rule.

  • From Probiz Original editorial checklist Checked

    Advice and examples are not operator guarantees, inventory or merchant policy.

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