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Transfer number from one Telus account to another.
I have an old flip phone with which I've been using Telus for a while. I recently bought a new smart phone and intended to continue to use Telus but my old SIM card didn't fit the new phone (standard...
You can't port a number from one post-paid Telus account to another. Usually what you would do upon buying a device requiring a different sized SIM is to register the new SIM number in your existing account. This would move your number to the new SIM, which works in the new phone, and leaves the old SIM without service.
One workaround is to port your current number to a prepaid account, which will cancel your old flip phone account, then port the prepaid number (your former flip phone number) to your new account.
See this search for many details, or this page for the steps to swap SIMS or Accounts.
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Community Power UserYou can't port a number from one post-paid Telus account to another. Usually what you would do upon buying a device requiring a different sized SIM is to register the new SIM number in your existing account. This would move your number to the new SIM, which works in the new phone, and leaves the old SIM without service.
One workaround is to port your current number to a prepaid account, which will cancel your old flip phone account, then port the prepaid number (your former flip phone number) to your new account.
See this search for many details, or this page for the steps to swap SIMS or Accounts.
