Separate Us Phone Lease For Free

If you share a joint phone account with your ex, you'll need to talk with your service provider about removing your ex from the account or, at the very least, ensuring your ex doesn't have access to network-provided location tracking services such as those available with the AT&T FamilyMap service.

Go to Transfer Billing Responsibility. Enter and review the account info to confirm it's correct. Create a 4-digit personal identification number (PIN). To complete the transfer process, the person taking over your service will need this PIN, your AT&T account number, and your ZIP Code.

You will have get the account owner's permission to separate your line and phone including the device payment agreement from the existing account. If you are willing to give up your phone number and device, you can start your own account with a new number.

Contact the customer service of the carrier and simply request to have your line removed from the plan. You may be able to create your own unique account or your line may be added as a sub-account to the main account. You can also change the plan so you receive an individual plan.

If you are looking to be removed from the family share plan, then the account owner would need to give you (or the person looking to take over your line ) permission.

5 Things to Do When Leaving Your Family's Cell Phone Plan Determine the cost of leaving your family cell phone plan. ... Determine the cost of an individual phone plan. ... Think about what you want out of a mobile plan. ... Search for potential plan discounts. ... Once you switch, confirm the cancellation of your line on your family plan.

Talk to your account owner This is the person whose name is on the account, pays the bill every month, and owns your phone number. Most carriers do not allow lines to leave a family plan without permission from the owner. So, if they don't grant permission, you can't take your phone number or device with you.