<![CDATA[Locking your mobile number - PSA]]>

<![CDATA[Locking your mobile number - PSA]]>We have our mobile phone service through Xfinity; they are an MVNO on the Verizon network. Got an email about locking our phone numbers so that a scammer can't port the number to another phone. I've heard about this happening to people, where one day their phone doesn't work and it's because someone has ported it elsewhere and has access to their phone.

This is Xfinity-specific, but I'm guessing that other mobile phone services also do it:

https://www.xfinity.com/support/articles/activate-number-lock-help?MID=chq_service_summerfraud_newsletter_email_20260713&eid=be6b6a3f962e0d6041594e4384f81d6ef7f29f4e73683f5445007bb42ef845c5

]]>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/topic/3858/locking-your-mobile-number-psaRSS for NodeThu, 16 Jul 2026 17:27:41 GMTWed, 15 Jul 2026 21:51:24 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Locking your mobile number - PSA on Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:51:31 GMT]]>@wtg Thanks for this! My mother is with Xfinity, I'll let her know!

ATT has a PIN and also requires the account holder to get a special transfer pin that comes with an expiration date, so anyone with ATT should be ok.

]]>https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/27061https://wtf.coffee-room.com/post/27061Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:51:31 GMT