In article <yf-dnWYEssBDh4DYnZ2dnUVZ8qCdnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk>, SoWeezy
<dead@redx.co.uk> writes
>why can't Vodafone allow porting after a new account is set up, yet Orange
>can ?

They can, they choose not to.

The reg's say that your current network has to allow you to take your
number with you when you move to a new network. They don't say that the
new network must allow you to use it.
--
Peter