Watch contract after ending phone contract

[marcostheblack]

Hi Folks, This will be a bit long winded but please bear with me...

I have just had an email from o2 stating a price hike which goes above the limit where I can end the contract without penalty. I have a watch 6 on a contract so I will need to take a new phone contract (but cheaper and with a new phone) with o2 to continue to use my watch.

The problem is I will need to port my number to a PAYG sim then to the new o2 contract phone for me to keep my number.

During this time will my watch be in limbo? Will it allow me to pair it to the new phone contract once my number has been re-ported to the new iphone or do o2 automatically cancel the watch contract because it is associated with the old phone contract? I intend to keep paying the watch contract while all of this switching is going on.

Thanks, John.

[MI5 · Accepted solution]

@marcostheblack 

No need to port to PAYG and back again.

O2 will just migrate your number to the new contract Guide: Migration & porting into O2  

[marcostheblack]

In the past providers have refused to port between contracts, have they changed this?

 Forgot to mention, I will not be buying the new contract direct from o2, much cheaper to get a contract from a third party (mobile phones direct). Maybe that it the difference?

[MI5]

@marcostheblack 

It's not an issue with O2 and doesn't matter if you contract with O2 or a third party.

[marcostheblack]

ok, thanks a lot. Saved me a lot of mucking around.

[MI5]

Yep, all quite painless.....