Is door-to-door number portability reliable?

Unreliable, these are all routines. In order to prevent users from porting their numbers to other networks, operators have come up with many tricks and tricks.

Routine 1: Intimidation

If you go to consult about number portability, the operator’s customer service will list a lot of risks for you, such as not being able to receive text messages and not being able to receive WeChat messages. Arrival, mobile online banking is invalid, calls cannot be dialed, caller ID is confusing, etc., which will make you quit in the face of difficulties.

Routine 2: Apply at designated business halls

If you are not deterred and insist on applying for number portability, the operator will still have tricks to stop you, that is, let you go to the designated business hall Handled in the hall.

Generally speaking, operators only designate one business hall in a region to handle number portability services, and the sales staff work short hours and are often absent.

The result is that users who want to carry out number portability have to travel a long way and wait in line for a long time. As a result, the business has not been completed and the operator has to give up.

Routine 3: Give away services to tie you up

I believe that many people have recently received calls from operators offering free services, including talk time and free data. One thing is enough.

Each company has its own shortcomings, and they are worried that once number portability is launched, a group of users will immediately switch networks. Therefore, before the official launch of number portability, the three major operators have to ensure that Many terms and conditions are set for their own most fundamental interests. Users who need to switch networks should also pay attention to the "pitfalls" in these terms.

1. One-way network transfer and two-way network transfer. One-way network transfer means that as long as you transfer out, if you regret it, you will be restricted by many conditions and it will be difficult to transfer back. Two-way network transfer means that after transferring out, you can transfer back again. Many years ago, Tianjin opened a two-way number portability network transfer, while Hainan's conditions were more stringent and a one-way network transfer was opened, which resulted in many regretful users.

2. Number segment restrictions. As the operator with the largest number of users, China Mobile has added many restrictions in order to minimize the number of mobile users transferred out. Many number segments are restricted, such as physical Network number segments 146, 148, 149, 140-144, 1064, etc. Satellite number segment: 1749, resale number segment, 170, 171, 162, 165, 167. Of course, there are also some "bomb accounts". Various good accounts will be very troublesome in the process of network transfer. China Unicom and China Telecom have similar rules.

3. There is another limitation, which is the package contract period limit. A large number of users do not have this condition, because the three major operators have made preparations to restrict customers from number portability a long time ago. Many netizens have participated in the activities of the three major operators. For example, if you renew the phone bill for 400 yuan, you will get 150 in one time. In addition, you will receive another 400 yuan in phone bills, but it will be paid in 12 installments. You can also apply for a ring tone for one year and receive dozens of gigabytes of traffic. Packages, there are many similar routines, these bundled consumption can only handle the number portability service when the contract expires.

Recently, a netizen encountered a phenomenon similar to the above when applying for number portability. The contract package handled by this user has a contract period of one year, so it will not be valid until 2020. Number portability services can only be applied for after the contract expires in the second half of the year. Among the three major operators, China Mobile was once criticized by official media, whether it was invisible consumption or bundled consumption. However, the reason why it has achieved the status of the big brother among the three major operators is that China Mobile has the most tricks and digs the most pitfalls. A large number of users had already been tricked in the early stage and fell into the trap of China Mobile. They only discovered it on the eve of the full opening of number portability. I don’t know if you have been tricked?

However, the number portability service is like the popularization of 5G networks. It will take 5-10 years for 5G networks to be popularized nationwide. Number portability is also a long process. Generally speaking, it is late. Better than nothing, maybe as the networks of the three major carriers improve.