The number you are porting must be active with your current service provider. The port-in process typically takes a few hours to complete, but could take as long as 2 business days or longer for landlines. If your TracFone service remains inactive over 30 days, you will lose your telephone number.
Collections & Your Credit. As far as Daveâs credit reports are concerned, these debts canât be reported forever. Collection accounts may be reported for seven years plus 180 day s from the original date of delinquency â the date he first fell behind with the original creditor.
A late payment can stay on your credit report for up to seven years. This is the standard time limit for most items. Only a bankruptcy can stay longer -- up to 10 years in some cases. But for late payments, seven is the magic number. You can think of your credit reports as a record of your previous debt payments.