Keep phone number

My wife has a prepaid cell phone right now with verizon.  We are looking to upgrade for her.  If I add my wife's phone to my account and get a family plan, can she keep her current number?

To transfer your wife's number from prepaid to post pay the phone number and phone will need to have been active on prepaid for 6 months before they will allow it to be moved over. If the number has been active for 6 months, but the phone has not you'll be required to get a new phone.

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    InterMatt wrote:
    So I'll be moving house soon and I'm trying to organise moving my phone, tv and broadband to the new place.
    The trouble I'm having is that when filling in the online form it says that not only will I need a new line installed and can't keep my phone number but I won't get all the channels I get just now (standard Vision package).
    The new place has had a BT line and is only up the road a bit from where I am just now. 
    Is there something I'm doing wrong? From what it says before I start filling in the form I should be able to move everything without charge as long as the new place doesn't need a line installed. Which the new place shouldn't need as it was a BT line before.
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  • How to keep phone number on prepaid plan if you drop service for 1-2 months and then resume?

    Impossible to get thru to Verizon chat for over 8 hours!  :-(
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  • Re: How to keep phone #on prepaid plan if u drop service for 2 months, then resume?

    Re: How to keep phone number on prepaid plan if you drop service for 1-2 months and then resume?
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  • I am trying to setup wireless using my old dome Airport ExtremeBase station. I had previously used it about 5 years ago when I had dial up but have now switche to DSL with Windstream. I can not get connecte as ABS keeps trying to dial up(the phone number)

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  • What is the best way to untangle myself from my parent's phone plan while keeping my number?

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    clarificationrequired wrote:
    I know what I would like to accomplish I just need to figure out the correct steps to take. So the situation at present is that I have a line which is tied to my parents Verizon account that I would like to take over. However, I do not wish to alter my parents plan since they are grandfathered in for an unlimited data plan. Additionally, I am trying to start a new plan with my fiancé who does not currently have Verizon phone.
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