Moving from TextMagic
Move the number you text from at TextMagic to Chargezen: what to gather, why to keep TextMagic funded, the port date and the steps in Chargezen.
Last updated: 2026-10-18
Keep the number your customers already text. Chargezen files the move with the carrier, so there's nothing to start at TextMagic. You gather a few details, sign the letter in Chargezen and keep TextMagic running until the move is done.
Can this number move?
A local or toll-free number you text from at TextMagic can usually move.
Chargezen moves US (+1) local and toll-free numbers that can send texts. Short codes (5 or 6 digits) can't move. A local number needs an approved 10DLC registration in Chargezen first, so it can text the moment it arrives. Type the number into Bring your number and Chargezen tells you whether it can move, and why not if it can't, before you fill in anything else.
What to get from TextMagic
- Your latest TextMagic invoice as a PDF from the last 30 days. If it doesn't show the number, save a screenshot of your TextMagic account that does as a PDF.
- The business name and address exactly as they appear on that invoice.
- The name of the person on the account, who signs the letter.
- For a local number: the account number, port-out PIN and billing phone number. Ask TextMagic support for them.
- For a toll-free number: a way to read texts that arrive on the number in TextMagic, because Chargezen texts it a code.
We couldn't find a TextMagic help article on moving a number away from TextMagic (checked October 18, 2026). Its help center covers moving numbers in. For anything this page doesn't cover, ask TextMagic support.
Keep your TextMagic account open and funded until Chargezen shows the number as Moved. Closing it early, or letting the balance run out, can release the number, and it can't be recovered.
What happens on the port date
When you submit the move, you pick a port date at least 5 business days out. Chargezen books the earliest date the carriers allow on or after it, and the confirmed date (the FOC date) shows on the number's row under SMS numbers. Carriers set the exact time.
- Toll-free numbers: texting usually moves about 3 business days after you confirm the code, before the port date. The row shows Texting live. On the port date, calls move too.
- Local numbers: calls and texts move together on the port date, and the number joins your approved 10DLC campaign.
- When the move is finished, the row shows Moved. If you chose Concierge answers calls, the number is ready in Chargezen Voice for you to activate.
- If the move is sent back, the row shows Needs attention with the reason. Click Fix, correct the step it opens and click Resubmit move.
Fill in the Chargezen steps
In Chargezen, go to Concierge > Deploy > Channels, click Chargezen SMS and, under SMS numbers, click Bring your number. Here is what to enter from TextMagic at each step. The full walkthrough is in Bring your number.
Number
Enter the number and, under Where is it today?, choose TextMagic. The check runs as soon as you type 10 digits.
Account details
Enter Business name on the account, Authorized person and the service address exactly as they appear on your TextMagic invoice. For a local number, also enter the Account number, Port-out PIN and Billing phone number TextMagic gave you.
Sign
Read the letter of authorization, which Chargezen fills in with your details and TextMagic as the current provider. Type your full name, tick the box and click Sign letter. If you change a detail the letter shows, sign again.
Invoice
Click Upload invoice and choose your TextMagic invoice PDF (5 MB or smaller).
Confirm it's yours (toll-free only)
Click Text me the code. The code arrives on the number in TextMagic. Enter it under Code and click Confirm code. Texting starts moving to Chargezen.
Review
Pick the port date, then choose Concierge answers calls or Don't answer calls under When someone calls this number. Click Submit move.
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