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Switching phones same sim

Tayshakes
Great Neighbour / Super Voisin

Is it possible to switch phones with your public mobile sim? My new phone says it's compatible and not locked to anyone but won't accept my sim. 

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geopublic
Mayor / Maire

@Tayshakes wrote:

Is it possible to switch phones with your public mobile sim? My new phone says it's compatible and not locked to anyone but won't accept my sim. 


@Tayshakes tp.png

Select the right size. Your sim is a tri punch card and newer phones take tha nano size so just punch it out to make it smaller.

ddeep91
Town Hero / Héro de la Ville

@Tayshakes wrote:

Is it possible to switch phones with your public mobile sim? My new phone says it's compatible and not locked to anyone but won't accept my sim. 


Hey @Tayshakes ,

It is definitely possible to switch phones. As long as the phone is compatible.

What phone do you have? Do you get any message?

Can you give us more details on what happens when you insert the sim?

 

HERE is the link where you can check if your phone is compatible with the BANDS

(Once you open the page Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click aaaaa.PNG

 

Cheers

Triguy
Mayor / Maire

You should be able to put the sim in your other phone as long as it is compatiable with PM and unlocked.

 

Try restarting your phone.

 

You may need to setup the PM APN settings if you use data.

 

APN Settings:
Name: Mobile Internet
APN: sp.mb.com
Proxy: Not set
Port: Not set
Username: Not set
Password: Not set
Server: Not set
MMSC: http://aliasredirect.net/proxy/mb/mmsc
MMS proxy: 74.49.0.18
MMS port: 80
MCC: 302
MNC: 220
Authentication type: Not set
APN type: default,mms,agps,supl,fota,hipri,dun
APN protocol: IPv4
APN roaming protocol: IPv4
APN enable/disable: APN enabled
Bearer: Unspecified
MVNO type: GID
MVNO value: 4D4F

 

More info for particular devices:

https://apn-canada.gishan.net/en/apn/public-mobile

@Tayshakes restart your new phone with the PM SIM in it.

Jb456
Mayor / Maire

Yes it's as easy as taking sim out and putting it in the other.

 

Are you saying its a different size sim?? The newer sims come with 3 in one for the different sizes...is yours one like that ? Where the sim is regular size you can remove pieces to bring it down to micro or nano??

 

If not you'll have to buy a new sim. Walmart $10 plus province taxes . .

 

Then you change your sim in your account...Green arrow on pic.

Screenshot_20200224_194920.jpg

 

Or is your issue something else? What is exactly the issue please explain?

will13am
Oracle
Oracle

Yes it's possible to switch a SIM card to a different phone.  Depending on the model of phone, there could be band compatibility issues.  The phone will not report such issues.  You find out by trial and error out check the available bands on the phone first.

gblackma
Mayor / Maire

@Tayshakes yes it is. What's the make and model of your new phone?  Thanks. 


@Tayshakes wrote:

Is it possible to switch phones with your public mobile sim? My new phone says it's compatible and not locked to anyone but won't accept my sim. 


 

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