Getting a New Phone

I called a friend of mine a few days ago to let him know that I was going to be getting a new phone, and he told me that he would make sure that I get my port authorisation code so I can have the same number.  I was not sure if it meant that I would be able to save all of my contacts, but it didn’t matter much to me.  I had way too many numbers stored in my phone anyways.  My friend had just gotten a new phone as well, so he knew what I was going to be going through.