Escalate Anything

Moving a phone number to another carrier: what to do

The carrier blocks or delays a number transfer, or the transfer PIN does not work.

Have this ready

Steps for any company

  1. Get the number transfer PIN from the current carrier's account page or app. Give it only to the new carrier.

  2. If the port fails, ask the new carrier for the rejection reason, then fix the account details with the current carrier.

  3. If the current carrier refuses or delays without reason, file a complaint with the FCC.

A company playbook below replaces these generic steps with the company’s own forms, phone numbers and deadlines.

Company playbooks

No company has its own playbook for this issue yet. Use the steps above with the company’s contacts: find the company.

Guides

Let your AI agent handle this

Escalate Anything is a free, open-source MCP server for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Gemini CLI, Codex and other AI apps. Your agent gets this playbook, keeps a case log with reference numbers and follow-up dates, and drafts each message for you to approve.

1. Set it up (needs uv):

uvx escalate-anything setup

2. Ask your agent:

[company] is blocking my number transfer. Use Escalate Anything to get it moved.

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