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title: How to Port Your Phone Number to Pabau
description: "Port your clinic's existing phone number into Pabau Engage: what to prepare, how to submit the request and what happens next."
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# How to Port Your Phone Number to Pabau

## Port your clinic's existing phone number into Pabau Engage: what to prepare, how to submit the request and what happens next.

You do not have to change your clinic’s phone number to use Engage — you can bring it with you. Porting moves your existing number from its current provider to Pabau, keeping the number your clients already know. This article covers the request itself.

**Step 1: Prepare the Paperwork**

Porting is a carrier-to-carrier transfer, so the details must match what your current provider has on file exactly:

- The number you are porting.
- Your current provider and account details.
- The business name and address on the account — exactly as the losing provider holds them.
- A recent bill or proof of ownership, if requested.

**Step 2: Submit the Request**

Click the **Settings** cog in the icon rail, choose **Calls**, and click **Port a number** (the same option exists on the Fax panel for fax numbers). Enter the details and submit.

![The Calls channel settings in Engage with the Port a number button next to Buy a number.](https://support.pabau.com/hubfs/engage-kb-v2/recon-channel-calls.png)

**IMPORTANT:** Do not cancel the contract with your current provider before the port completes — a cancelled number cannot be ported.

**Step 3: What Happens Next**

The request moves through carrier statuses, may require an e-signature, and completes on an activation date — your number keeps working with the old provider until the switch moment. See our [After You Request a Phone Port: Statuses, E-Sign and Activation](https://support.pabau.com/en/pabau2/after-you-request-a-phone-port?hsLang=en) article for the full journey, and our [Tracking or Withdrawing a Port Request](https://support.pabau.com/en/pabau2/tracking-or-withdrawing-a-port-request?hsLang=en) article if plans change.

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We suggest reading our [After You Request a Phone Port: Statuses, E-Sign and Activation](https://support.pabau.com/en/pabau2/after-you-request-a-phone-port?hsLang=en) article next.

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