Can I Use The Same Phone Number On My Phone and Cellular iPad?

[amandified]

I lost my phone four weeks ago and it has an eSIM. I'm still paying the bill so that if the thief turns it on/charges it, I can see its location and notify the authorities.

The problem I'm having is the access to my accounts associated with my phone number.

If I bought a cellular iPad, could I contact Public Mobile to share my number associated with my phone as an eSIM or a physical SIM card with the same number without removing/deactivating the phone's eSIM?

My worry is if I "transfer" the eSIM number to the iPad, my stolen phone will no longer be able to connect to the internet and I will never find it.

[amandified]

I would love to walk into the Apple Store and purchase a new $1,800 iPhone today and transfer my eSim but some us don't have the luxury of MasterCards or rich people they know who are willing to help, plus the stolen phone is on a payment plan... so I still have to pay for it.

I did report it stolen to the police though.

[Rastin]

A lot of stolen phones end up is China or other Asian country's. You best to just report it stolen on your apple account and get  a new phone. 

[Yummy]

You can transfer your number from esim to sim through My Account.

BUT once number is transferred then esim becomes inactive and if thief turns your phone on I doubt you will be able to locate it.

[hTideGnow]

hi @amandified 

yes, if you transfer your esim to iPad, your stolen phone would not be able to connect to internet

however, if the phone was stolen and just lost, you should remotely wipe it using Apple Find My device features, and with that, it will be off internet anyway.  You rather do that so no one can access your phone data instead of find ways to keep the phone online 

and if you want esim on iPad, yes, you can.  Download PM app on the iPad, then login the app use email to receive 2FA (click Resend Code and select Send email).  go to Account page and Purchase sim card and choose esim