Hi All,
I'm a long-time Sprint customer who is about to switch to T-Mobile. I currently have a two-line family plan with Sprint (Nexus S 4G for my wife, Sprint Galaxy Nexus for me). I have a 16GB Nexus 4 being delivered to my house early next week for my wife and plan on getting the "Nexus 5" for me the minute it comes out (presumably next month). Once I have both of these, I plan on making the switch.
We both use Google Voice for voicemail but did not do the whole Sprint/Google Voice full integration. We can undo the Google Voice for voicemail easily enough. Once we do that, what is the next step? We want to be 100% sure we are able to keep our phone numbers. That is the most important thing? We plan on getting the 2-line Simple Choice plan with T-Mobile with unlimited data ($120 for two lines). We are completely out-of-contract with Sprint, so no early termination fees apply.
So should I get our T-Mobile service all set up with a new pair of phone numbers and then port the numbers over? Or port them during the T-Mobile setup process?
One other potential question. My Sprint Galaxy Nexus is acting a bit wonky. Could I switch my number from Sprint to T-Mobile and use the Nexus 4 while leaving my wife on Sprint until the "Nexus 5" comes out and then complete the switch to bring her over to T-Mobile a month later? I heard that when you make a request to switch a number, the service at the old carrier ends. I definitely don't want to do that if it means my wife loses her service and loses her number.
Thanks for any help you all can provide!
I'm a long-time Sprint customer who is about to switch to T-Mobile. I currently have a two-line family plan with Sprint (Nexus S 4G for my wife, Sprint Galaxy Nexus for me). I have a 16GB Nexus 4 being delivered to my house early next week for my wife and plan on getting the "Nexus 5" for me the minute it comes out (presumably next month). Once I have both of these, I plan on making the switch.
We both use Google Voice for voicemail but did not do the whole Sprint/Google Voice full integration. We can undo the Google Voice for voicemail easily enough. Once we do that, what is the next step? We want to be 100% sure we are able to keep our phone numbers. That is the most important thing? We plan on getting the 2-line Simple Choice plan with T-Mobile with unlimited data ($120 for two lines). We are completely out-of-contract with Sprint, so no early termination fees apply.
So should I get our T-Mobile service all set up with a new pair of phone numbers and then port the numbers over? Or port them during the T-Mobile setup process?
One other potential question. My Sprint Galaxy Nexus is acting a bit wonky. Could I switch my number from Sprint to T-Mobile and use the Nexus 4 while leaving my wife on Sprint until the "Nexus 5" comes out and then complete the switch to bring her over to T-Mobile a month later? I heard that when you make a request to switch a number, the service at the old carrier ends. I definitely don't want to do that if it means my wife loses her service and loses her number.
Thanks for any help you all can provide!