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    Ofcom plans to let you switch mobile network by breakup text

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    Jamie Rigg
    Jamie Rigg
    05.19.2017

    Ofcom has today put forward a more detailed plan on how it intends to make switching mobile providers easier, and it's as simple as sending a text. Instead of having to sit through an awkward call to your current carrier -- which typically starts on hold and ends with you batting away upgrade offers and tariff discounts -- customers will be able to shoot off a text or hop online and immediately receive the PAC code they need to transfer their number to a new provider.