Mobile Number Portability (MNP)Switch your mobile

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Aircel welcomes you to a world of possibilities with a range of innovative offerings. Get set to carry the world in your pocket with PocketInternet, PocketApps and other innovative products. Now, with 3G and Wireless Broadband on Aircel, enjoy cutting-edge services and India’s fastest growing network on your current number!

Switch to Aircel with your current number! Here's how:

A.	Buy a new Aircel SIM and fill Customer Enrollment Form (CEF) and Mobile Number Portability (MNP) form.Submit both the forms with other required documents with the retailer or at any Aircel store.

B.	SMS 'Port XXXX (10 digit existing mobile number)' to 1900 from your current mobile number and get an 8 digit code through SMS.Please share the code with the retailer or Aircel store executive.

C.	You will immediately receive an SMS confirming port order. *Later, you will receive another SMS confirming the date and time of porting. At the scheduled date and time replace your old SIM with your new Aircel SIM and dial '123'. Then do an applicable recharge to enjoy Aircel services on your current number.

*For Prepaid, on the 5th day customer gets an SMS confirming porting approval or rejection. On 6th or 7th day the change request gets executed under advance intimation to the customer regarding date and time of transfer. On the specified date and time, customer's existing operator deactivates the SIM and new Aircel SIM gets activated with existing number and customer receives a 'Welcome' SMS on new Aircel SIM. Maximum 7 days(15 days in J&K, Assam, & NorthEast) will be taken to complete the porting process and maximum 2hours for disconnection of existing operator SIM and activation of Aircel SIM. For postpaid, before porting the customer will have to clear outstanding bill with existing service provider. Timeline of 7days (15 days in J&K, Assam & North East) for port-in to Aircel is excluding Sundays and National/Government holidays.

So , switch to Aircel and start experiencing. Click here to explore a whole new world.

To switch, call 9802098020 (exclusive MNP helpline for non-Aircel users) or visit your nearest Aircel Store.

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steps to move your mobile number to airtel

1.	To begin with, you need to generate UPC (Unique Porting Code) by sending SMS to 1900. UPC is an alphanumeric code allocated, upon request, by a mobile operator to its subscriber for the purpose of facilitation of porting of his/her mobile number to another operator.
	• SMS to be sent : PORT <your Mobile Number> to 1900. Operator SMS charges will be applicable. • Eg. SMS PORT 98XXXXXXXX to 1900

2.	After sending SMS to 1900, you will receive UPC (Unique Porting Code) as a SMS from 1901 giving 8 digit alpha-numeric Unique Porting Code (UPC) and UPC expiry date in MM/DD/YYYY format

3.	Visit your nearest airtel outlet / showroom

4.	Fill airtel Mobile Number Porting (MNP) form providing details like
	• Current Mobile Number • Current Operator name • UPC code

5.	Submit Address & Id proof documents, self-attested photo and last bill copy of postpaid connection (if applicable) along-with filled MNP form and Customer Agreement Form.

6.	Buy the airtel MNP SIM card from airtel outlet / showroom. SIM charges, talktime value and porting charge are non-refundable in the event of cancellation / rejection of port-in request.

7.	airtel will send an SMS on your old/existing operator’s SIM (existing connection) intimating about the porting date and time, i.e. the date and approximate time till when you can continue to use your existing operator’s SIM card.

8.	There will be a 2-hour ‘no service period’ which will begin after the porting time as given above. The ‘no service period’ will be between 12 midnight to 5 am during which your mobile service will not be active on any SIM. All efforts will be made to ensure that this ‘no service period’ causes minimum inconvenience to you.

9.	After the ‘no service period’, you can replace your existing operator’s SIM card with the new airtel SIM card in your handset.

Call us on our Toll Free Number 1800 103 1111 .

Once your airtel SIM card is activated you would be ready to enjoy airtel’s high-quality network, innovative value added services and best-in class customer service using your existing mobile number.

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Frequently asked questions

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Walk in to the nearest Vodafone Store or Mini Store
Just carry the following documents to any Vodafone Store:
-Vodafone Mobile Number Portability form (available at any Vodafone Store)
-Vodafone Customer Agreement form (available at any Vodafone Store)
-Self-attested photograph of yourself
-An address proof with your signature
Or

To know more about how to join Vodafone, call 1800 1234567

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What is mobile number portability (MNP)? Mobile number portability (MNP) is the process of transferring (porting) your mobile phone number from one mobile phone network provider to another. You may want to do this if you wish to sign up to a new mobile phone provider and keep your original mobile phone number, thus saving you the inconvenience of updating your contacts with your new telephone number. Mobile number porting is becoming increasingly popular worldwide due to the savings that can be made by switching mobile phone providers in order to get a better mobile phone tariff...