Verizon how long to port a number

A port requires the cooperation of both the losing carrier and the winning carrier. Which takes time. A reprogramming, however, is a Verizon Wireless function alone and is specific to the particular handset you are using.

Select Option 1 and wait for your new phone number to reboot. If you make any outbound calls before your number ports through, the receiving party will see your new number, not your temporary number.

This does NOT mean that your number has been ported. If your number is being ported from another wireless carrier, the acknowledgement and approval of the port request by the losing carrier can usually be instantaneous. Hence, a wireless-to-wireless port will normally take less than 24 hours to complete, including over the weekends. However, it might take only minutes. If your number is being ported from a landline or VOIP carrier this will normally take about business days not calendar days.

Conversely, a representative may tell you that the port may take 5 days, 10 days or even 15 days. This may be incorrect as well.

The representatives may simply want to overestimate the port times so that they do not falsely set your expectations to the short side. The FOC date is the port date that the losing carrier has scheduled your number to port to Verizon Wireless. They are also given the planned time of day for the port, however you will rarely be offered that information. You will normally get a text message from Verizon Wireless to let you know that the port request is complete and the number is now functioning on the new handset.

However, be aware that, even then, it is not guaranteed to be fully functioning properly; this can take another day or two as explained in the next point.

This is something Verizon Wireless rarely tells you but is important. We'll send you a text message with a link to track the status of your number transfer. We'll also send a free text message to your Verizon wireless device notifying you that your transfer is complete.

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