topic Re: reactivate SIM card after 90 days in Get Support

reactivate SIM card after 90 days

jjansen — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 05:39:14 GMT

I understand that I lose my phone number and that my account is deactivated after 90 days. Can I use the same SIM later on and activate it with a new plan and new number i.e. just save repurchasing the SIM card itself? .........Jackie

Re: reactivate SIM card after 90 days

mimmo — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 13:27:42 GMT

after the90 days of inactivity you need to buy a new sim. what you could do is switch tho the 10$ plan before your sim expires and on day 87 say revew for @that gives you an extra 110 days before the account expires again.

this is a good read https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Paying-for-your-service/Extended-Absence/m-p/142735#M9767

Re: reactivate SIM card after 90 days

pakmode — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 15:58:07 GMT

Good question OP.

Thanks @mimmo , this is good to know.

Re: reactivate SIM card after 90 days

popping — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 16:46:45 GMT

@mimmo

Thank you for the link about reactivating an expired account within 90 days. Phone company do not recycle canceled phone number right away. If the canceled number is from Telus/Koodo/Public, subscribers may be able to get the canceled phone number back. People will be out of luck if the phone number is from other providers because the canceled number will be going back to the provider who own the number.

Will the moderator get your old number back if the number is still in the Telus/Koodo?Public "waiting" pool to be recycled?

Re: reactivate SIM card after 90 days

mimmo — Fri, 24 Aug 2018 17:10:46 GMT

@popping no idea. Probably not something I would want to risk.

Re: reactivate SIM card after 90 days

pm-smayer97 — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 08:00:20 GMT

Re: reactivate SIM card after 90 days

stonechucker — Sat, 25 Aug 2018 08:34:11 GMT

The way Public Mobile operates, the SIM cards are one time activation only. SIMs are not réactivâted after the 90 day suspension has elapsed.

I believe it is doable by some other providers, but not an option here.

Re: reactivate SIM card after 90 days

ottawa — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 05:32:58 GMT

If the only issue is the cost of a new SIM, remember the price ($10+tax) is mostly returned as a credit ($10, not sure if it reduces tax) if you give a PM number as a referral. Not perfect, but it's not like you're out $10.

=aw

Re: reactivate SIM card after 90 days

pm-smayer97 — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 06:28:19 GMT

And if you give a referral you get $1/mo thereafter as long as they stay active with PM.