# Pac code number: Switching Roaming Rules

> The Switching Roaming Rules carries 3 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 30 to 30 day, read 17 October 2026.

SIM Only Deals Compare · https://simonlydealscompare.co.uk/datasets/switching-roaming-rules/ · computed 2026-10-18

**Range of the published figures:** 30 to 30 day (range 30 to 30 day; 3 published figures; 3 of 17 sources read publish one).

3 of the 17 named sources read in full publish a figure; 14 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Read |
|---|---|---|
| [Lebara: keep my number](https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/keep-my-number.html) | 30 day | 2026-10-17 |
| [SMARTY: PAC code or STAC code](https://smarty.co.uk/blog/pac-code-or-stac-code) | 30 day | 2026-10-17 |
| [Vodafone: how do I get a PAC](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/support/articles/how-do-i-get-a-pac----ab8f1d3c-16bb-410f-b442-68b87eeffbba) | 30 day | 2026-10-17 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (3)

- [Lebara: keep my number](https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/keep-my-number.html), read 2026-10-17: "This PAC will be valid for 30 days."
- [SMARTY: PAC code or STAC code](https://smarty.co.uk/blog/pac-code-or-stac-code), read 2026-10-17: "Note that a PAC is valid for 30 days following your request, so if you still wish to transfer your number once this period has passed, you will need to request a new code."
- [Vodafone: how do I get a PAC](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/support/articles/how-do-i-get-a-pac----ab8f1d3c-16bb-410f-b442-68b87eeffbba), read 2026-10-17: "We'll send you a code within two hours and it lasts for 30 days - after that you need to get a new one."

## Read in full, publishes no figure

- [The Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111180204), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [The Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 587, as made)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/587/made), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [The Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, regulation 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/587/regulation/2/made), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Regulation (EU) 531/2012 article 13 (retained)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/531/article/13/adopted), read 2026-09-12: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Regulation (EU) 531/2012 contents (retained)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/531/contents), read 2026-09-12: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Regulation (EU) 531/2012 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0531), read 2026-10-03: every candidate on the page was refused
- [Communications Act 2003 section 185](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/185), read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [House of Commons Library: mobile roaming after Brexit](https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8649/), read 2026-10-17: every candidate on the page was refused
- [EE: what is a PAC code](https://ee.co.uk/help/profile/leaving-ee/what-is-a-pac-code), read 2026-10-10: every candidate on the page was refused
- [O2: keep your mobile number](https://www.o2.co.uk/help/account/joining-and-leaving-o2/keep-your-mobile-number), read 2026-09-19: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Three: switching support](https://www.three.co.uk/support/switching), read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Three: help with switching to Three](https://www.three.co.uk/support/switching/help-with-switching-to-three), read 2026-10-17: read in full and no accepted figure on the page
- [Vodafone: keep my number](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/my-vodafone-account/keep-my-number), read 2026-10-17: every candidate on the page was refused
- [SMARTY: keeping your number](https://help.smarty.co.uk/en/articles/7019273-keeping-your-number), read 2026-10-03: read in full and no accepted figure on the page

## Methodology

Every row is a verbatim sentence read from the named source's own page through our fetch service on the date shown, hash-pinned to the stored read (the sha of the page's visible text; the raw page is mirrored to R2). 3 of the 17 named sources that could be read published a usable figure; 14 published none and are recorded as not published, never filled in; 1 could not be read (blocked, dead or unreachable) and count nowhere. The headline figures (median, minimum, maximum, quartiles) are over ONE figure per source in day (a source's median where its page yielded several accepted sentences), so N counts sources, never sentences; 38 candidate sentence(s) were refused by a reviewer with the reason recorded. The fuller derivation this dataset is chartered to grow into (not yet what the figures above are; they are each source's own published figure as read): one row per rule per operator: the shortcode, the stated reply time, the code's validity window and the switch-completion deadline as each operator publishes it, set against the statutory position in the regulations; the derived figure is the spread between what the rules require and what each operator promises - operators publish their own promise, nobody publishes the twenty-odd of them side by side with the statutory floor

## Sources

- [The Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2019/9780111180204) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [The Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (SI 587, as made)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/587/made) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [The Mobile Roaming (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, regulation 2](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/587/regulation/2/made) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Regulation (EU) 531/2012 article 13 (retained)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/531/article/13/adopted) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Regulation (EU) 531/2012 contents (retained)](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2012/531/contents) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Regulation (EU) 531/2012 on EUR-Lex](https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32012R0531) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Communications Act 2003 section 185](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2003/21/section/185) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [House of Commons Library: mobile roaming after Brexit](https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8649/) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Ofcom General Condition C7 (switching)](https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/phones-telecoms-and-internet/information-for-industry/general-authorisation-regime/unofficial-consolidated-general-condition-extract-c7---switching) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [EE: what is a PAC code](https://ee.co.uk/help/profile/leaving-ee/what-is-a-pac-code) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [O2: keep your mobile number](https://www.o2.co.uk/help/account/joining-and-leaving-o2/keep-your-mobile-number) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Three: switching support](https://www.three.co.uk/support/switching) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Three: help with switching to Three](https://www.three.co.uk/support/switching/help-with-switching-to-three) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Vodafone: keep my number](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/my-vodafone-account/keep-my-number) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Vodafone: how do I get a PAC](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/support/articles/how-do-i-get-a-pac----ab8f1d3c-16bb-410f-b442-68b87eeffbba) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SMARTY: keeping your number](https://help.smarty.co.uk/en/articles/7019273-keeping-your-number) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [SMARTY: PAC code or STAC code](https://smarty.co.uk/blog/pac-code-or-stac-code) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)
- [Lebara: keep my number](https://www.lebara.co.uk/en/keep-my-number.html) (the publisher's own terms; quoted for reporting and comment)

## Cite or embed

- The Switching Roaming Rules carries 3 published figures read from 3 sources' own pages, from 30 to 30 day, read 17 October 2026.
- 3 of the 17 named sources read in full publish a figure; 14 publish none, read 17 October 2026.

Cite as: "SIM Only Deals Compare Switching Roaming Rules", updated 2026-10-18, https://simonlydealscompare.co.uk/datasets/switching-roaming-rules/.

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