PAC code for landline phone

[johnwm]

I need a PAC code from SKY to transfer my landline phone number to a new cellular provider.I have a new 5G home router and want to utilise the phone feature on it and it would be very useful to retain my existing land line number

[SKY1992bf]

@johnwm  You require a line takeover which has to be done at the time you place the order with the new provider, not a pac code those are only for mobile phone numbers 

[GD1]

@johnwm  As advised by @SKY1992bf  there is no PAC code for landlines, you should be able to port yopur phone number to another provider who provides a phone service over landline or a VOIP provider.

Your post mentioned you have a 5G Mobile service, as far as I'm aware these don't come with a landline service, perhaps you could fully explain what you're trying to do?

[TimmyBGood]

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@johnwm wrote:

to transfer my landline phone number to a new cellular provider.

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I'm not aware that's possible at all, given direct cellular voice service doesn't use terrestrial numbering.  I'd think it's actually a number move to a VoIP platform, in which case the 'cellular' bit is irrelevant and a Porting Authorisation Code doesn't apply.

[Mark39]

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@TimmyBGood wrote:

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@johnwm wrote:

to transfer my landline phone number to a new cellular provider.

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I'm not aware that's possible at all, given direct cellular voice service doesn't use terrestrial numbering.  I'd think it's actually a number move to a VoIP platform, in which case the 'cellular' bit is irrelevant and a Porting Authorisation Code doesn't apply.

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I agree. Switching a Sky landline to a cellular provider has been asked about previously, and as I recall, can't be done.

[TimmyBGood]

@Mark39 

I suspect the confusion is partly generated by companies like this:

https://www.smart-numbers.net/can-you-transfer-a-landline-phone-number-to-a-mobile/ 

who perhaps aren't entirely transparent up front that they are a VoIP provider and the 'mobile' service is an app.

[johnwm]

Many thanks for all your prompt replies.

From research on the web it seems it is possible to transfer a landline number to a mobile phone.They have the same 11 digit (including area code) format.

Just to clarify, I have no FTTP avaiable to me and for 4years I`ve had a  a simple ADSL Sky package  which is now quite old and  slow and will shortly be made redundant. So, I`ve bought a 3  5G home router which works well and I can use it anywhere with coveage in the UK.

The router , like others I`ve seen, has an enabled telephone socket for use with any Dect phone, this also works well but because of the call costs with 3  at the moment I have an ASDA unlimited calls and texts SIM installed, £4 a month. I can also use my existing DECT set up of 1 base and 3 hand sets.

Sky have almost doubled the cost of the package so I intend to terminate my contract with them and use the above set up.

It would be very useful if I could port the existing landline number, which I`ve had with various providers for about 20 years .

The phone works well but using the number which came with the ASDA sim is not ideal as people could  assume that it`s a mobile and try to text me etc.

Tomorrow I`ll speak with ASDA mobile and ask them.

[GD1]

@johnwm  Your 5G hub may well have a telephone port, however  and I can categorically state this, no UK 5G provider offers a landline over their 5G Broadband service, it's just not part of the setup and was never meant to be set up with a landline being a requirement.

The Asda sim is intended for Mobile phone usage not a 5G boradband hub, so I think you're getting this confused with it having a landline.

A proper 5G Mobile broadband sim is a Data Only sim.

If you wish to piggy back a phone service off of it would need to be a VOIP service.

I'll also say that reading your post it seems like you're wanting to port a landline number to a mobile sim, that can't be done.

[TimmyBGood]

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[TimmyBGood]

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@johnwm wrote:

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From research on the web it seems it is possible to transfer a landline number to a mobile phone.They have the same 11 digit (including area code) format.

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Most companies doing this are VoIP providers, with voice calls to the ported number appearing in an app on the mobile device: there appear to be some specialist exceptions.