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  #2589721 21-Oct-2020 13:23
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ghettomaster: Quick question from a curious onlooker. Why is the point of quarantine, if not to give the previous owner a chance to recover it?

 

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  #2589734 21-Oct-2020 13:53
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dpresha9: Having just returned back from overseas, I would love to use my old number again. I topped up when i left about a year ago - just turned the phone on and have a text sitting there from 11 sept 2020 that I needed to top up again to avoid disconnection.

Tried to live chat (since i cant call) but the support staff couldnt/didnt do much. Read up online and this is possible?

http://help.vodafone.co.nz/app/answers/detail/a_id/29033/~/get-an-old-mobile-number-back

Can anything be done to salvage the number? Or is it possible for me to try get it back via recycle? I have a bunch of services tied to the number for verification - a few too many to remember until I use em so dont want to lose it if possible.

Appreciate any help in advance.


I did this with spark. All I needed was a phone call. But the number wasn't taken by anyone else.

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  #2589747 21-Oct-2020 14:18
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I have a number that I have had for 4+ years and it still gets SMS and calls for the previous user of the number. So in that respect the quarantine does nothing.





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  #2590512 23-Oct-2020 07:03
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Update: all sorted!

Thanks everyone who offered suggestions and a few peeps watching from the background who jumped in to help! Really really appreciate it GZ community!

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