Mobile Phone Contract Ending Soon

[RATTER15]

I currenty have a contract with EE or Orange, not sure which. it ends in February after 2 years, my phone is till working fine and hardly any advancement in technology for my phone (Galaxy Note3) so I am not renewing my contract. I have no signal at all for the Orange network so I am thinking of going for the 02 network, either with 02 or Tesco or Giff Gaff with a sim only contract that has very good signal here.

I will want to use the internet on my mobile phone when out and about.

Can I keep my telephone number when I switch? and how much will it cost me to unlock the network on my phone to use a different network?

[Baldric]

Might explain the signal

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/apr/18/ee-phases-out-orange-mobile-brand-t-mobile-uk

[RATTER15]

We cant even get 3G let alone 4G!! Mid Wales is not the metropolis that would invite the mobile giants to invest to any huge degree unfortunately.

[ubasses]

Just phone your current provider and ask for a PAC code, when you have this, phone your new provider, give it to them and they will do the rest.