@computergeek541 wrote:
@katebeau wrote:
Back in December a software update managed to change the phone number set in my SIM card back to the one picked before I was able to port my number from Rogers. I can't edit the SIM in settings and I constantly have to manually change my phone number back to the right one in my texting app to avoid my conversations splitting. Is there any way I can fix the number set in my SIM without rooting my phone?
Some older Blackberry devices use to let you change this. Keep in mind that no matter what phone number is displayed on the screen, this is mostly a cosmetic issue and usually does not affect services.
I remember back when I was with a different carrier, they would never update the temporary phone number issued during activation if you were porting in a phone number. The wrong phone number would be saved on the sim card, but it actually made no difference.
Since you say you have ported in a different number, I do not believe this is something Public Mobile can help you with. The number saved in the sim card is supposed to match up with the one that you are using (the number from Rogers that you had ported in).
+1. This has been my experience with numerous android devices. Sometimes a SIM would provision in such a way that the SIM status tab would return an unknown number or some kind of garbage. A week ago, I activated a couple of new tablet lines where the proper phone number shows up in the SIM status tab for one line and not the other. Activation was done at the same store by the same agent. Invariably, when a number change is registered with the carrier, I won't be able to get a reliable number registering in the SIM status tab. These concerns have never resulted in any kind of impact to the service. What matters is the number showing in the actual account.
With respect to SIM edits, rooting the phone is the only way I know how to edit the phone number data field on the SIM card. My go to app is an xposed framework module "phone number fix".
