New SIM card

[birdie]

does a new SIM card give you a new number? I thought the number came with the SIM card, or is it built into the handset itself? I dont want to change the phone, just the number.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Sim simmernee
Sim simmernee
Sim sim saroo

[birdie]

So that's a 'don't know' then?

With respect, if you can't post a sensible reply to a question in the 'Technology' section where people post queries they would like a serious response to, why don't you just STFU.

[westbrommer]

The number is part of the sim card.

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

So that's a 'don't know' then?

With respect, if you can't post a sensible reply to a question in the 'Technology' section where people post queries they would like a serious response to, why don't you just STFU.

With respect, SIMmer down

[birdie]

The number is part of the sim card.

That's what I thought, but when I put in the new card the phone number was the same as the old one, needless to,say registry was, as you would expect, empty. Why would the number be the same?

[westbrommer]

Its definitely not, thats not possible, so either:
A) you have accidentally requested a replacement sim card with the same number, they cost about £20.
B)You're mistaking something to be telling you the phone number of the phone, possibly a contact?

Have you tried ringing the new sim card using your old number?

[Kowalski]

Its definitely not, thats not possible, so either:
A) you have accidentally requested a replacement sim card with the same number, they cost about £20.
B)You're mistaking something to be telling you the phone number of the phone, possibly a contact?

Have you tried ringing the new sim card using your old number?

I got a replacement sim card with the same number for free from the Vodafone shop a few months back.

[westbrommer]

Really? They charged me £20 and made me wait for 2 weeks about 3 years ago.

[birdie]

Its definitely not, thats not possible, so either:
A) you have accidentally requested a replacement sim card with the same number, they cost about £20.
B)You're mistaking something to be telling you the phone number of the phone, possibly a contact?

Have you tried ringing the new sim card using your old number?

I didn't request a replacement, I got it from Amazon for the exhorbitant price of 1p there was some sort of message which came up when I put it in (can't remember what it was now) and I pressed 'OK', does the phone have some sort of memory which transferred the number to,the new card (daft question I know but I can't get my head around it)

[Kowalski]

Really? They charged me £20 and made me wait for 2 weeks about 3 years ago.

They must have changed their system, it took me five mins and was free. I'm on PAYG too.

[Kowalski]

Its definitely not, thats not possible, so either:
A) you have accidentally requested a replacement sim card with the same number, they cost about £20.
B)You're mistaking something to be telling you the phone number of the phone, possibly a contact?

Have you tried ringing the new sim card using your old number?

I didn't request a replacement, I got it from Amazon for the exhorbitant price of 1p there was some sort of message which came up when I put it in (can't remember what it was now) and I pressed 'OK', does the phone have some sort of memory which transferred the number to,the new card (daft question I know but I can't get my head around it)

Are you sure it's not a new number Birdie, what makes you think it is the same one?

[westbrommer]

Yeah, ring the phone using your old number.

[birdie]

Its definitely not, thats not possible, so either:
A) you have accidentally requested a replacement sim card with the same number, they cost about £20.
B)You're mistaking something to be telling you the phone number of the phone, possibly a contact?

Have you tried ringing the new sim card using your old number?

I didn't request a replacement, I got it from Amazon for the exhorbitant price of 1p there was some sort of message which came up when I put it in (can't remember what it was now) and I pressed 'OK', does the phone have some sort of memory which transferred the number to,the new card (daft question I know but I can't get my head around it)

Are you sure it's not a new number Birdie, what makes you think it is the same one?

Its defo the same number, just checked the number with the old card, same as on the new card, strange to say, one of my old contacts now appears on the new card, very strange.

[birdie]

Yeah, ring the phone using your old number.

I know I'm dim, but how do I ring my phone using the old number? I can't ring my phone from my phone. Please explain.

(Tearing hair out)

[Kowalski]

Just put the sim card in your mobile and ring your old number from a landline.

[Basualdo]

Yeah, ring the phone using your old number.

I know I'm dim, but how do I ring my phone using the old number? I can't ring my phone from my phone. Please explain.

(Tearing hair out)

Use another phone.

[birdie]

Just put the sim card in your mobile and ring your old number from a landline.

done that. Mr Smith, phone didn't ring, just got the message that the call had been diverted to the voice mail service, now I'm really really confused.

[westbrommer]

You know the credit card sized thing you popped the new sim card out of? Thats got your new number written on it.

[Basualdo]

You know the credit card sized thing you popped the new sim card out of? Thats got your new number written on it.

Or use the new one to ring someone else and see what number comes up on their phone.

[westbrommer]

That too.

[birdie]

You know the credit card sized thing you popped the new sim card out of? Thats got your new number written on it.

FLIPPING ECK! YOURE A STAR! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU AND EVERONE ELSE

Never thought to look at that top up card, The one I had didn't have the number on it, it was one of those that you had to register before using it.

[birdie]

MANY THANKS TO Y'ALL FOR YOUR INPUT! AT LEAST ITS GIVEN Y'ALL SUMMAT TO LAFF LAFF ABOUT. :

[The Ghost of Alex Higgins]

Sim simma
Who got da keys to mi bimma?

[westbrommer]

You know the credit card sized thing you popped the new sim card out of? Thats got your new number written on it.

FLIPPING ECK! YOURE A STAR! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU AND EVERONE ELSE

Never thought to look at that top up card, The one I had didn't have the number on it, it was one of those that you had to register before using it.

No problem.