Hello. I posted a couple weeks ago about my phone time traveling and thus causing a multitude of other issues. Verizon gave me a new phone but I still had the same issues - which made me conclude that it was my SIM card since I used the same SIM card in my "new" phone. I do have another Verizon SIM card - brand new, never used still snapped in it's little card thing. Can I just switch out the faulty SIM card for the unused new one? Will I lose stuff? What exactly does the SIM card do? Should I go into Verizon for this? Or can I just do this now?
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Switching out SIM card
- Thread starter saltyduck
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Verizon doing SIMs, or rather UIMs(User Identity Module) for their phones now?
AFAIK a UIM does the same thing for CDMA, as a SIM for GSM phones. SIMs and UIMs are tied to your account and phone number, so you can use another phone on your account and same phone number. Is the new SIM/UIM you've got on your account, as well as the broken one?
I know China Telecom uses UIMs on their CDMA network, and they operate in exactly the same way as a SIM, not sure about Verizon though. Probably worth checking with Verizon on this.
AFAIK a UIM does the same thing for CDMA, as a SIM for GSM phones. SIMs and UIMs are tied to your account and phone number, so you can use another phone on your account and same phone number. Is the new SIM/UIM you've got on your account, as well as the broken one?
I know China Telecom uses UIMs on their CDMA network, and they operate in exactly the same way as a SIM, not sure about Verizon though. Probably worth checking with Verizon on this.
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In my country weve used sims since forever. Dont think about it, just put it in. Its like an ID chip on a credit card or dog. They can survive being dropped in beer and stabbed by an angry ex. Dont sweat it dude :beer:
Simply pop it in and see, my guess it won't have all your info and it might not have been programmed, but if it does not, then no harm done, simply pop your old SIM back in. Your contacts are most likely store on your Google account, so if they did send you this new SIM, when you go the phone, it might just be programmed also, give it a whirl, report back
You will have to register/activate the new SIM with Verizon, just go to your account online and enter the SIM # when prompted. When you've done that then pop it in and all should be good. It's super easy and quick to do.