Lost my number

Cell C sold me a data contract and I paid it up at which point it was cancelled.<br> A few days ago I phoned the retention department to ask if I can keep my number. They said yes they can reserve the number for me and then they can re-activate it on the new pre-paid SIM.<br> I got the new SIM and called the retention dept but was disappointed to learn that APPARENTLY it suddenly became IMPOSSIBLE for me to get my number back.<br> I guess I will move to a new network now.<br>