sim card check

[RODNEY2008]

How do I know if my sim card is active or not I am buying air time asap and another user replied to my messages said use his or her number as a referal so I did thanks also on Blackbeery 9320 here: 

[randymichaelson]

i will tell u when u sign into ur account when ur sim card will expire id u dont put money on it in 90days it will expire

[NDesai]

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@RODNEY2008 wrote:

my blackberry shows sim card number but no phone number anyhow I will go buy the air time asap see what goes thanks guys according to telus and all rest the sim card should work and add air time at any time but according to on here wont go unless i got vouchers Have a goood night 

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You are mixing up air time with top-up/voucher. Some of us including me referred air time as Talk option in your plan.

The sim will not work without completing the activation process. When you activate, you will have to choose one of the currently available plans. Whatever you choose for 30 or 90 days, you will have that service. 

[RODNEY2008]

my blackberry shows sim card number but no phone number anyhow I will go buy the air time asap see what goes thanks guys according to telus and all rest the sim card should work and add air time at any time but according to on here wont go unless i got vouchers Have a goood night 

[RODNEY2008]

correct i dont have visa or mc so going to shoppers drug mart and getting the vouchers there thanks 

[Star]

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@RODNEY2008 wrote:

I already gave # from sim card and chose local # and pass word and incerted sim card and did not reg like shown number and so on and when it said chose option of payment I did not have the cards available. so that why asked if the card still went threw or not: 

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Are you saying, you didn't have a credit card available? 

You need to pay using your credit card before your sim card will work 

[jp2 · Accepted solution]

Use your vouchers to make the payment 

[RobertQc]

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@RODNEY2008 wrote:

I already gave # from sim card and chose local # and pass word and incerted sim card and did not reg like shown number and so on and when it said chose option of payment I did not have the cards available. so that why asked if the card still went threw or not: 

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@RODNEY2008Is your phone unlocked? It sounds like you have only partially completed the sign-up process. I will let an oracle chime in but I think you need to actually pay before the service is officially up to work in your phone.

[RODNEY2008]

I already gave # from sim card and chose local # and pass word and incerted sim card and did not reg like shown number and so on and when it said chose option of payment I did not have the cards available. so that why asked if the card still went threw or not: 

[will13am]

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@RODNEY2008 wrote:

Yes I set up the account anyhow think I will throw sim card out and go else were I never had so much probs before like telus and koodo said U can activate with out air time and this PM requires U have air time to go threw etc. 

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This may be an excellent idea.  I have seen your recent posts and to be totally honest, I cannot figure out exactly what you are asking about.  So you could benefit greatly from a full service carrier brand. 

[RobertQc]

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@will13am wrote:

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@RobertQc wrote:

Is it a brand new sim card? I beleive sim card expires after one year of being activated then not in use.

Theres is a great promotion right now to get a $20 bill credit, and a FREE new sim card from walmart. please see this link

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Announcements/Get-a-SIM-20-bill-credit-when-you-activ...

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Suspended account are deleted from the system after 90 days.  Once the account is gone, the SIM card cannot be reused again.  That said, a SIM card associated with a continually active account has no "freshness" date.  You can keep on using that SIM card as long as you want.  I don't where you come up with a one year limit.

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@will13amI was under the impression of 1 year from another post I read. But I will remember 90 days and edit my post, thank you.

[RobertQc]

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@RODNEY2008 wrote:

Yes I set up the account anyhow think I will throw sim card out and go else were I never had so much probs before like telus and koodo said U can activate with out air time and this PM requires U have air time to go threw etc. 

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@RODNEY2008 Sorry you are having so much trouble, I am just a regular customer with public mobile and my personal experience to sign up was slightly harder than going to the store and getting them to do it but once I spend the 20 minutes to get up and running my service has been flawless and I pay half of what I would anywhere else. To me its worth it.I save $100's per year.

[will13am]

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@RobertQc wrote:

Is it a brand new sim card? I beleive sim card expires after one year of being activated then not in use.

Theres is a great promotion right now to get a $20 bill credit, and a FREE new sim card from walmart. please see this link

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Announcements/Get-a-SIM-20-bill-credit-when-you-activ...

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Suspended account are deleted from the system after 90 days.  Once the account is gone, the SIM card cannot be reused again.  That said, a SIM card associated with a continually active account has no "freshness" date.  You can keep on using that SIM card as long as you want.  I don't where you come up with a one year limit.

[jp2]

Because this is a prepaid service there wouldn't be any point in having the sim without air time, texts, or data. Once you add something the sim will start working. 

[NDesai]

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@RODNEY2008 wrote:

Yes I set up the account anyhow think I will throw sim card out and go else were I never had so much probs before like telus and koodo said U can activate with out air time and this PM requires U have air time to go threw etc. 

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You can choose not to have talk and only have text or data. If the sim was activated before, you cannot use it again. If you use the sim number to activate here, you will get an invalid sim error. If you don't get that error, your sim was not activated before. 

[RODNEY2008]

Yes no one told me that walkmart had them and what deal was or shoppers drug mart had air time . Sorry for confussions 

[RODNEY2008]

Yes I set up the account anyhow think I will throw sim card out and go else were I never had so much probs before like telus and koodo said U can activate with out air time and this PM requires U have air time to go threw etc. 

[RobertQc]

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@RODNEY2008 wrote:

the sim card was boughten from a local cell shop not walmart: 

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Ok so if its a new sim card follow these instructions

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Getting-Started/Activating-your-Public-Mobile-SIM-car...

You won't get a phone number by simply pluggin in a brand new sim card. Once the sim card is registered to your account and you pay for service you will get a number.

You also want to make sure your blackberry is unlocked to work with public mobile.

[RobertQc]

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@RODNEY2008 wrote:

I put in the black berry and does not show my number or does not show Public mobile on it and no I did not get air time yet but koodo said it should still work with out air time like theres does: 

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Do you have a self serve account? How old is the sim card? Did you activate it yet?

[RODNEY2008]

the sim card was boughten from a local cell shop not walmart: 

[RODNEY2008]

I put in the black berry and does not show my number or does not show Public mobile on it and no I did not get air time yet but koodo said it should still work with out air time like theres does: 

[jp2]

Have you activated your sim card on the public mobile activation page? Do you have a self serve account?

[mtfolks]

If you’ve gone thru the activation process you should be able to plug in the SIM and check for service. 

[will13am]

What do you mean by active SIM card?  If you have not used it to activate an account, then it can be used to activate an account.  If your SIM card is tied to an active account, then you can put it into a phone and the phone will connect to the network. 

[RobertQc]

Is it a brand new sim card? The sim card expires after 90 days of having a deactivated account.

Theres is a great promotion right now to get a $20 bill credit, and a FREE new sim card from walmart. please see this link

https://productioncommunity.publicmobile.ca/t5/Announcements/Get-a-SIM-20-bill-credit-when-you-activ...