Online plan + shipped SIM vs in-store SIM activation

[Dannnniel]

Hi everyone,I’m hoping someone here has experience with a similar situation.I ordered the 20GB monthly plan online together with a SIM card. The plan is $40/month and has a 50% off promotion that ends on the 26th (today is the 25th).My phone does not support eSIM, and I was concerned that the shipped SIM card might arrive after the promotion end date, so I placed an online order for both the plan and the SIM card through the website.My question is: if I go to a physical store and purchase a SIM card and activate it immediately, can my online plan order still be applied to that in-store SIM?Or do I have to activate the specific SIM card that was shipped with my online order for the plan (and the promotional discount) to be valid?Any insight or personal experience would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

[Nhithao]

Quite a few people reported that they ordered Sim + Plan too but today they logged in and the promotion is gone. Do check your subsciption today and make sure the promotion is still there

[Dannnniel]

thanks!

[softech · Accepted solution]

@Dannnniel the sim card PM sends you does not tie with the account you subscribed initially.  So, you can subscribe to have PM ships you a sim card.  Then you go and buy another sim card in person. 

After you got a sim card, login to the app and it will ask you to enter the sim card number you have 

But if you are buying an extra sim card just because you worry that you will miss the deal, then you don't  need to do that.  When you subscribe, you will need to make a payment first and the plan will then be locked in with the account.  The system will wait for you to receive the sim card and complete the activation.  It will wait as many as 90 days for you to complete the subscription