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🔍 Before You Begin

What you will need:

• An active phone number that you own and are the authorized user for.
• Account details from your current carrier: account number, Transfer PIN, authorized name, and service address. ▶️ See Required Information for Porting In 📖
• The phone you are porting, to receive a 6 digit code.
• New customers: a credit or debit card. Nothing is charged at checkout.

Don't have your carrier details yet? Place the order now and finish authorizing later.

What are Port In Requests used for?

Move a phone number you own from your current carrier to NumberBarn. Nothing is sent to your current carrier until you click Authorize & Submit. ▶️ See Port In Overview 📖

📋 Steps

1️⃣ Check the Number Portability

1	Go to NumberBarn.com, click Transfer Numbers, then click Start a Transfer/Port.
	(1a) Current customer? Log in, click Numbers, then click Transfer a Number IN.
2	Enter the 10-digit phone number to transfer IN to NumberBarn.
3	Click the Verify Number button.	➡️ Checking a number does not affect it. It only confirms NumberBarn supports the number.
4	Click the orange Continue button.

2️⃣ Create & Submit Port-In Order

1	Select a plan: Park, Forward, Business Line, or Unlimited.	➡️ (Optional) Select Voicemail or Text messaging. Can be added later or plan changed at any time. ➡️ Click the blue Continue button.
2	🌟New customers: Enter your contact details and create your NumberBarn login.	➡️ Click the blue Continue button.
3	Review the Order Summary.	➡️ Click the blue Complete Checkout button.
	(3a) 🌟 New Account? Add payment Information and save a credit card on file.
4	Click the Go to My Account button to complete the following steps ⤵️
5	On the Numbers tab, find the number with the banner AUTHORIZATION REQUIRED at the top. Complete all steps below to submit the port-in request.

3️⃣ Enter Carrier Credentials

1	Fill out all Carrier credentials:
	Account Number Transfer PIN First and Last Name Business Account, ONLY if that is on file with your current carrier Service Address on file with your carrier
	Enter every detail exactly as your current carrier has it. The Transfer PIN is required for wireless numbers and optional for landline and VoIP numbers. ▶️ See Required Information for Porting In 📖
2	Click the blue Save Credentials button.

4️⃣ Verify Ownership

1	Verify ownership.	➡️ Text me is for wireless numbers only. Landline and VoIP numbers don't see this option and receive a call.
2	Select Text me or Call me.	➡️ Click Resend code if the code doesn't arrive.
3	Click the blue Verify code button.

5️⃣ Schedule the Transfer

1	Choose when you want the transfer to complete.
2	Select the Transfer as soon as possible option.	➡️ This will request the earliest completion date the current carrier allows. Most transfers complete in 3-10 days.
	(2a) Select the Choose your transfer date option.	➡️ Dates are business days 7 to 21 days out. Your carrier usually completes the transfer within about one business day of the date. Toll-free numbers transfer as soon as possible only.
3	Click the blue Save transfer date button.

6️⃣ Authorize and Submit

1	Confirm the panel shows 3 of 3 steps complete.	➡️ Canadian🇨🇦 numbers: reply to your current carrier's text within 90 minutes.
2	Click the green Authorize & Submit button.
3	Track the Status of your port-in order.

✅ What's Next

The number shows PROCESSING, and the request goes to your current carrier for approval, usually within 3 to 7 business days. Status updates arrive by email. Once approved, the number shows APPROVED with the transfer date. Nothing is charged until the transfer completes.

• Keep your current service active until the transfer completes.
• Track progress. ▶️ See Port In Overview 📖
• Request rejected? ▶️ See Resolve a Port In Rejection ⚙️
• Need to stop the transfer before submitting? ▶️ See Cancel a Port In Request ⚙️
• Porting more than one number? ▶️ See Port In Multiple Numbers ⚙️
• Seeing "Our security team has emailed you to verify your account"? Reply to that email. Finish authorizing once your account is approved.