05-12-2021 07:41 PM - edited 01-06-2022 02:03 AM
Hello I have a question to ask how do I go about getting a new phone but keeping the same cell phone number and sim card ???
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05-16-2021 02:22 PM
05-16-2021 02:03 PM
taking out from old phone SIM slot is hard.. esp when it is the micro SIM and I need to use adapter..
05-16-2021 01:12 PM
In my experience I find it a heck of a lot harder to keep the snapped in pieces together on the sim card when slipping it into the sim card slot on an older device (ie. flip phone) than placing it in a sim card tray on a newer phone..
05-16-2021 01:07 PM
That's a good idea too, I used to have adaptors for when I was working as a tech. But yes if the sim needed is bigger, the left over piece that came with public mobile will work, but I'd recommend only on phones without a sim card slot... But that is normally older phones where the sim is under the battery or you have to remove the back cover. 😉
05-16-2021 01:01 PM
If the SIM required by your new phone is bigger, you can either get adapters to make it bigger but generally works best with a new SIM that's in-tact. Some have saved the original SIM and used that as an adapter but can create issues in some circumstances.
Congrats on your new phone! 🙂
05-16-2021 12:48 PM
Use the sim card in the new phone, size does matter of course... But a newer phone probably uses a nano sim, and if your sim happens to be bigger, well good news, it can be turned into a nano 😉 since it comes with 3 size options when you first buy it, and can always go smaller.
05-13-2021 12:42 AM
If you mean you may order a phone from Public Mobile, they all come with a new SIM card. Ignore it, use your existing SIM card then use the new unused SIM card to sign up a friend to PM.
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05-12-2021 09:10 PM
Yup, that's all!!!
05-12-2021 09:09 PM
Lol my bad dude 😂😂
05-12-2021 09:07 PM
Cool I didn't know so say if I order a new phone off the is website and delivered I just take out my sim card out of my old phone and put it in the new phone I got 🧐🤔
05-12-2021 07:52 PM
@HALIMACS : Who is thinking smut? The size of the SIM card needs to be right for each device. 🙂
05-12-2021 07:52 PM - edited 05-12-2021 08:03 PM
Here's pictorial which may assist.
The only factor in doing what you're trying to do is SIM card to sim-tray compatibility among devices - which can be amended with sizing adapters on or off.
05-12-2021 07:49 PM
oh boy, @Anonymous
If PM's smut filter could do so based upon context, there's SO MUCH in that last post it would edit... 🤣🤣🤣
05-12-2021 07:45 PM - edited 05-12-2021 07:49 PM
@KENOBIEc137 : This was the whole point of the concept of the SIM card. Portability from device to device. Just pull out the card and insert it into a compatible, unlocked phone. Size matters. 🙂