Inserting new SIM before activating or porting

[riller]

Hi

Is there any harm in inserting new an un-activated SIM card in phone? (before activation)

I have a dual sim slot phone and will be activating soon. Wanted to insert it in the empty slot 2 while I do the activating / porting in coming day or so. Reason being I want to avoid opening small sensitive slot in phone in middle of day at work etc.

Will it cause an issue with registering SIM card if SIM card is already in phone?

I'm assuming I would just need to reboot phone once PM confirms activation etc.?

Thanks

[pkaraa]

No harm in inserting SIM without activating. 

The activating procedure is described above for the best rewards and bonuses.

Reach out again if you have any questions. 

If you are new to PM, Welcome.

[computergeek541]

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@riller wrote:

Thanks, that's great to know. Yes I don't expect it to work without activating (LoL) but at least I can insert it at home in clean ESD environment and then don't have to worry about inserting it in hurry only after activation registration process.

I figure since my phone SIM slot 2 is empty, might as well insert the new SIM card there while I wait to have it activated etc..   I was a bit concerned it would delay the activation process or screw things up, LoL

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I'm assuming that the SIM card from yoru current carrier will be in the other SIM card slot. The reason that I mention that has to do with the fact that when you request the number port from your old carrier to Public Mobile, you'll need to respond to a text message form the old carrier to confirm that you're authorizing the transfer of the phone number.  Keep in mind thoghh that not all dual SIM card phones support HSPA or LTE in both SIM card slots at the same time. 

As for the activation of your Public Mobile SIM card, activating it with the SIM card already in the phone might make is so that you need to restart the device before the service starts working.

[Anonymous]

@riller 

nothing happened to new SIM card you can inserting...

[riller]

Thanks, that's great to know. Yes I don't expect it to work without activating (LoL) but at least I can insert it at home in clean ESD environment and then don't have to worry about inserting it in hurry only after activation registration process.

I figure since my phone SIM slot 2 is empty, might as well insert the new SIM card there while I wait to have it activated etc..   I was a bit concerned it would delay the activation process or screw things up, LoL

[Anonymous]

@riller 

no issue you can try it,

i suggest you close all Browser and do clear cache and cookies for any Browser,

and try open Browser incognito mode,

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*important to you know

Make sure that you have the old SIM card in your phone when you're porting your number. You should get a SMS message from your old carrier asking to confirm if you would like to port your number. Your reply should be: YES.

The confirmation message can take a few minutes to come in. You have 90 minutes from the time of request.

Eligibility Check if your existing number is eligible to move visit Here link 

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[softech]

@riller   yes, you can do this without any issue.

and Yes, remember to reboot the phone after you have activated the account

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@riller wrote:

Hi

Is there any harm in inserting new an un-activated SIM card in phone? (before activation)

I have a dual sim slot phone and will be activating soon. Wanted to insert it in the empty slot 2 while I do the activating / porting in coming day or so. Reason being I want to avoid opening small sensitive slot in phone in middle of day at work etc.

Will it cause an issue with registering SIM card if SIM card is already in phone?

I'm assuming I would just need to reboot phone once PM confirms activation etc.?

Thanks

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@riller ,

There is no harm.

Just don't expect it to work without activating it. 🙂

Yes, after activating, rebooting is recommended.

And I would also perform a Reset of your Network Settings after activation.