[kictanet] Is MNP rocket science?

[Francis Hook]

Just curious to know if anyone has tried (or knows anyone who has
tried) porting their number to a different network and what their
experiences have been.   On my part it seems MNP is like rocket
science.  I applied to port from one network to another on 15th May,
and two weeks later I still cannot receive calls or text messages from
my previous network on the new SIM card.   Neither international calls
or texts.   But when I insert my old SIM into another handset, I am
able to receive such calls/texts from that network + international.
Strange. In essence, while we have dual SIM phones - we now have dual
phone subscriber using one number.

To me, retaining the number I have used for the last five years (and
related services like mobile money) is a "nice to have" but not a
"must have" so I will get a new number altogether and forget abt MNP
since three calls and two visits later (to my new network) my issue
remains unresolved and I am disinclined to pursue this further - not
even with CCK.  My reason for porting related mainly to mediocre
services (call drops, congestion, unclear data metering, etc).

Anyone with similar tales to share?  Anyone in the know as to how the
process works between the old NW, new NW and MNP provider?

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Francis Hook