Anyone Order Phones From Wirefly?

Wish Upon A Star · Nov 20, 2006

I'm curious to know what your experiences might have been. I can extend my Cingular contract and Wirefly has RAZR phones free with a contract extension. The only thing I didn't like and one reason why I haven't placed an order is because I heard that after your order ships your phone number is re-directed to the new phone and you might not have service on your old phone and that wouldn't work since I was thinking of giving the phone to DS as a Christmas gift.

Anyone know? I've tried to call Wirefly several times but I'm embarrased to say I haven't gotten a person who speaks very well and I end up hanging up on them . . . :rolleyes1

Marsha3x · Dec 14, 2006

Actually, I don't think you need to worry about not having service on your current phone if you buy a cell phone online. The number won't be re-directed to the new phone until you transfer your SIM card from the old phone to the new one. :cool1:

I'm sure you already know this, but the SIM card is the chip that you install in the back of your cell phone when you first get it. Your phone number is tied to that SIM card, so you should hold onto it for when you switch phones (unlike me, who usually buys a new one because I either lost my cell phone or it was stolen! :sad2:

) That's why it's also a good idea to store your contacts to your SIM card (not your phone) so that your contacts get transferred to the new phone as well

If DS is porting their phone number to the new cell phone, you shouldn't have to worry about interrupted service then either. Just make sure you don't cancel service on the phone you already have until you receive the new phone and it's been activated. You can look on the Resources page on the Wirefly site, under "Keeping Your Numbers" for more details on how that works... :thumbsup2