Having issues porting from Telstra to Aldi

Hi everyone, I’m currently trying to port my number from Telstra to Aldi, and I’ve run into some issues, hoping I can get some advice, if anyone has experienced a similar situation.

Here’s my dilemma:

My current Telstra plan is due to be renewed tomorrow, so I started the porting process today. I have managed to follow through the activation process to the point of "number transfer verification" and I am unable to receive a SMS verification code from Aldi. I tried to cancel the order but the page is completely stalled.

My attempts to troubleshoot this situation:

Contacted Aldi customer service and they cancelled my activation request.
I restarted my phone.
I attempted my activation process again a few hours later on a different PC. This time when I get to the step of sending the verification code, it now says "pending activation already exists." I have contacted Aldi customer service again to ask why my activation process is still pending if they have cancelled it. They are NOT very helpful and said they will cancel it and to try the process again later!

Has anyone had issues porting to Aldi Mobile? Any advice on how to resolve this situation is welcome.

Thanks in advance!

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Comments

  • +3

    Aldi are Telstra wholesale. My understanding is it's like an internal transfer and does not always go well.
    Suggestions here before have been to port to optus/voda and then back in via Aldi.

  • Have you checked both sims to see if the code went to the other one?

    • No I didn’t check my Aldi sim, as the code is sent to my Telstra sim and the Aldi operator also said that.

  • The sms should be going to your telstra service, not the new service. (Unless I have misread your post).

    "To confirm that you're the owner of the number that's transferring, we'll send a unique code via SMS to it and you'll need to enter this into our website during the activation to authorise the transfer. This is a legal requirement."
    https://www.aldimobile.com.au/blogs/getting-started-and-sett…

    • this is the correct answer.. the sms verification goes to your Telstra number before progressing with the switch to Aldi

    • Yes I still have my Telstra sim in my phone.

  • I only ever tried to go to Aldi sim once. It eventually worked, but it was a PIA. It scared me off for life.Luckily it was not my main phone.

  • Has anyone had issues porting to Aldi Mobile?

    Lots of people have.

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