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Learning, Sharing, and Teaching => Ask a Mustachian => Topic started by: ThatGuy on June 04, 2019, 07:34:22 PM

Title: Changing Sim Cards
Post by: ThatGuy on June 04, 2019, 07:34:22 PM

This is probably a stupid question but I'm a little gun shy since I got screwed the last time I tried switching my cell phone service.  If I change sim cards to try out a new cell service will it cancel my current service?

Title: Re: Changing Sim Cards
Post by: terran on June 04, 2019, 07:54:51 PM

Changing your SIM card won't cancel you current service, but porting your number to a new provider will. As long as you're ok with getting a new number with the new SIM it should be fine. The old SIM will continue to work if you put it back in the phone.

Title: Re: Changing Sim Cards
Post by: ThatGuy on June 04, 2019, 09:23:59 PM

That's what I thought, thanks.

Title: Re: Changing Sim Cards
Post by: HipGnosis on June 05, 2019, 01:49:20 PM

Some Co's will give you a new # to test the service and then port your prev. #, but I'm pretty sure you need to coordinate this before you get the new, temp. #.

Title: Re: Changing Sim Cards
Post by: ThatGuy on June 05, 2019, 09:18:15 PM

I'll check on that, thanks.