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lorraine whitby

Can I keep my phone number with a new SIM card in Portugal

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donn25

Maybe, but the question could be interpreted various ways.  If you have a a Portugal number now, and you want to get phone service from a new provider, they can do that.  That actually involves two new SIMs, one with a provisional number that you can use while the phone number has yet to actually be transferred from the original provider.

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