Porting from Fido to Freedom Mobile while abroad
Hey, so I had to travel abroad unexpectedly, and now I've found out I'll have to stay abroad way longer than expected. I've been reading about porting my Fido number to Freedom mobile, and it seems to be a good choice for me, especially their yearly plan. But being abroad makes things a tad trickier, so I would like to confirm if what I have in mind would work. Here's my plan:
- I'd order a SIM card from Freedom and have it mailed to a friend who's currently in Canada (since Freedom doesn't ship cards abroad)
- My friend would receive the SIM card and activate it on his phone in Canada
- He would then mail the SIM card to my current address abroad
- I'd put the Freedom SIM card in my phone and confirm it's working here
- Finally, I'd request the porting from Fido to Freedom
I have a Samsung Galaxy S20 FE that, unfortunately, does not support eSIMs. In this case, as I understand, I'd need the physical SIM card. I also cannot cancel my Fido account prior to requesting and completing the porting to Freedom because I need to receive an SMS from Fido when I request the porting and reply with another SMS. So, as long as I have both SIM cards activated and working, I would be able to port my Fido number to Freedom.
Can someone please confirm that? Is there anything else I should be aware of?