Not everyone moves in the same country. I moved from Ireland to the UK 8 years ago and the process of updating phone numbers and addresses is just flat out impossible on certain services.
Re:My Google Traffic Has Fallen to Zero
by fogihujy on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @04:09AM
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Not sure about Irish/UK rules regarding this, and it might not be possible everywhere, but if anyone else happens to be in that situation in the future then I can wholeheartedly recommend transferring the old number to a prepaid card, and then simply bringing that along.
That way, you can keep your old number for as long as you keep the SIM topped up (once per year where I lived).
Re:My Google Traffic Has Fallen to Zero
by Broken_Hippo on Tuesday January 05, 2021 @04:38AM
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So long as I moved within the US, I could use the same number - and so I had the same number for years. I can move anywhere in Norway and have the same number, and have had the same number for years. When I moved from the US to Norway, though, I had to change the number.
And I don't think this is unreasonable. The country code and phone number format is different (10 vs 8 numbers). Most non-spam calls I get are from somewhere else in Norway. I'm going to guess you could keep the same base number so long as the format is the same (between Canada and US, for example) - but that country code would still change
In the UK you can take your mobile number with you between network providers and they're not tied to your location.