My number port came through today, and was automatically pushed to the phone. I had to go to the preferences on the dialer and update the network settings, and then restart. But no frying took place, everything worked.

FYI – there is also a way to manually program the phone which I learned from a Sprint associate, by hitting a certain key combination, but I’m probably not supposed to know that.

I’m still waiting for my port to go through (don’t even ask) but I’ve already had 2 phone numbers on it.

The first number was a temporary number that was in the wrong area code, causing the porting problem. I went through the entire activation with it, including palm setup, and it did not work.

I was able to switch to a new temporary number and get it working without even turning off the phone. All I had to do was enter some special characters (which I will not post here), which opens up the phone to allow you to change the programmed number.

The Pre does not support OTA number changing, it has to be done in a special way, but it is definitely possible.

They ported my number. Told me not to turn on the device until my Verizon phone stopped working (so I knew the number had been ported). Then I was able to start up the phone and everything worked perfectly.

What I was told from the Sprint rep… The Palm Profile account links to your Sprint phone number. When you first turn on your phone, you setup a Palm Profile account, and if there isn’t an active number on the phone then all the settings are incorrect. If I failed to listen and started the phone anyways, I’d have to come back to the Sprint Store and they’d have to wipe my device and redo the Palm Profile setup.

Honestly, it was no big deal. My number ported within 15 minutes (maybe sooner, I didn’t try for 15 minutes, and it was already ported when I first checked). This is such a minute thing, I seriously didn’t consider it a hassle. I would assume it comes down to how the situation was presented to you. My Sprint Rep told me the situation and explained it, and I understood and was fine with it.

I hated Sprint more than any other carrier, leading up to the launch of this phone. I must admit, my experience today was great. The staff was very knowledgeable and friendly. Also, I’ve waited in lines for almost every single video game system. The Sprint store (at least mine) was more prepared for the product launch and had a better game plan then any other product launch line I have ever been a part of (PS2, DS, X360, PS3, Wii). Congrats, and hopefully this is the new Sprint.