In plain English
It is a code associated with the account at the current phone carrier. The carrier uses it to confirm that the account holder approves moving the phone number to another carrier.
In context
Here, it requests the code from the current carrier that is used to confirm the account holder's approval to move the phone number to another carrier.
- Situation
- Porting numbers, activating SIM or eSIM, replacing devices, and changing account details
- What it communicates
- labels a required field from the old carrier for number transfer
Meaning limits
The term alone does not identify which specific account or phone number it applies to.
Examples
“When Elena chose a different carrier for her phone number, the current carrier sent a transfer PIN to verify that she approved the move.”
“The number transfer request asked for the transfer PIN from the current carrier.”