Will be trying this myself... I am very unhappy that Virgin make this such a pain. I had my own sim only package for many years and a few years ago I got a phone call from Virgin asking if I wanted to upgrade etc. I didn't as I was happy with my package and buy my own sim free handsets but he said I was a gold customer or something to do with having a high credit limit with them and the guy asked if I wanted to add other deals for my family members. I thought getting my son a sim only deal for his phone would be a good idea but didn't want to be stuck with it when he was old enough to work and pay his own bills.. I was hesitant about it and told the guy the idea was good but what happens when my son is older and has a job etc. and wants his own responsibility for the sim deal without changing his number that he would have had for a few years. The guy said, that's no problem, when he is ready (old enough and earning his own money) give us a call and we can transfer it over. Well several years down the line and we are now at that stage, but guess what...... Virgin mobile don't/can't do that. Typical sales guy lying to get the extra business at the time knowing full well that by the time it becomes an issue it will be far from his problem. I used to trust virgin and off past satisfaction with the mobile side, transfered to media aswell from Sky. Had I known they lie to your face to get more money/business from you, I wouldn't have bothered. Now when I get phone calls from them asking if I want to upgrade or get a new handset, I hang up and block the phone numbers.
