topic Re: Activate sim card in Get Support

Activate sim card

Uttampreet — Wed, 05 Jan 2022 07:06:06 GMT

Hi, So I wanna order a SIM card online and was wondering once it arrives can I wait and activate whenever I want or is that not possible since I have a month left before I get charged from freedom mobile.

Re: Activate sim card

imm1304 — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 01:27:25 GMT

Hi @Uttampreet!

You can activate the sim card whenever you want. Its delivered to you inactive.

I have held sim cards for more than a year before using them.

Re: Activate sim card

KMG — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 01:34:46 GMT

Freedom Mobile is postpaid (as opposed to prepaid), so you don't necessarily need to wait until your next bill date.

If you leave Freedom Mobile "early" and port over to Public Mobile, you would receive a refund from Freedom Mobile for the unused/remaining time in your plan.

Re: Activate sim card

computergeek541 — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 02:30:49 GMT

@KMG wrote:
Freedom Mobile is postpaid (as opposed to prepaid), so you don't necessarily need to wait until your next bill date.

If you leave Freedom Mobile "early" and port over to Public Mobile, you would receive a refund from Freedom Mobile for the unused/remaining time in your plan.

Your statement is true if the customer is on a Freedom Mobile postpaid plan. However, Freedom Mobile has always also offered prepaid plans as well. If a Freedom Mobile prepaid/pay before customer ports over, there are no refunds regardless of when the port request is made. Anything paid for one of these pay-your-way or pay before plans would be lost.

Re: Activate sim card

will13am — Wed, 10 Oct 2018 02:31:46 GMT

@KMG wrote:
Freedom Mobile is postpaid (as opposed to prepaid), so you don't necessarily need to wait until your next bill date.

If you leave Freedom Mobile "early" and port over to Public Mobile, you would receive a refund from Freedom Mobile for the unused/remaining time in your plan.

Freedom has both prepaid and postpaid accounts. So, it is not a sure thing that OP has a postpaid account. Even so, have you ever obtained a refund from Freedom? Pack a lot of patience because when the cheque finally arrives in the mail, you will have probably forgotten why they sent you the cheque. To their credit refunds do get issued for post paid accounts. Long story short, it might be best to just burn off the paid time not leaving it to the last minute just in case a port is delayed or glitches.