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You bought it — now move it to your own phone or app. This is called a port-in, and it is free at almost every carrier. Below is exactly what to do, in plain English, for the provider you use.

Can I port a number I bought here?

Yes. Every number sold on GoNumbers is meant to be ported to the carrier or app you already use: mobile, prepaid, or business VoIP. Your transfer pack holds the account number, account name, port-out PIN, service address and ZIP. Give it to your new provider and request a port-in; phone carriers usually finish within hours, business services within a few business days.

What “porting” actually means

A phone number isn’t glued to a company. You’re allowed to carry it with you to any carrier — that legal right is called Local Number Portability. Moving it is a port-in.

Right now your new number sits with us, safe and reserved. To start using it, you sign up with the carrier or app you want, tell them “I’m bringing my own number,” and paste in the four-or-five details we already gave you. Their system talks to ours in the background and the number lands on your account — usually within hours for a phone carrier, a few business days for a business/VoIP service. Your phone keeps working the whole time.

You never need us again after that. The number is yours to keep.

The details we gave you — use them exactly

Everything below is in your confirmation email and on your order page. When a carrier asks for “your current account,” they mean the account the number is on now — that’s us.

What the carrier asks for	What to enter (from your pack)
Phone number	the number you bought
Account number	Account number
Account / holder name	Account name
Transfer / port-out PIN (a.k.a. passcode, security PIN)	Port-out PIN
Service address	Service address
Billing ZIP	Billing ZIP

Three rules that decide everything

Don’t cancel the old numberKeep it active until the port finishes. It switches off by itself once the number lands. Cancel early and the number can be lost for good.

Type it character-for-characterOne wrong digit in the PIN, account number, ZIP or name = automatic rejection and days of delay. Copy-paste beats typing.

Start earlyPhone carriers take hours; business/VoIP services can take one to four weeks. Begin your port soon after you buy; you have 90 days, but earlier is safer.

Two things that trip people up:

• Personal Google Voice won’t take this number. It only accepts mobile numbers, and yours is a landline-type number. Use Google Voice for Workspace (business) instead, or the workaround shown in the Google Voice card below.

• Some prepaid carriers (Cricket, Xfinity Mobile) also ask for the last 4 digits of your own SSN — that’s about you, not us, and it’s normal.

Find your provider

Phone carriers & prepaid

Business phone & apps (VoIP)

No match. Try another name, or email us — we’ll walk you through it.

Stuck at any step? Reply to your order email or write [email protected] — we’ll get the number onto your account.

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