Using S7 sim card in S8

[kisby]

I got my new GS8+ yesterday. I took it to Verizon store to activate. They took ther old sim card out of my GS7 and put is in my new GS8+ and called that activating it.

Is this OK? Is there any new tech in the new sim card I will be missing by doing this?

 

[lunatic59]

Nah, sims haven't changed much for years now. Besides, VZW only uses the sim to access LTE data, they are still primarily CDMA for calls and texts.

 

[toptobottom]

I got my new GS8+ yesterday. I took it to Verizon store to activate. They took ther old sim card out of my GS7 and put is in my new GS8+ and called that activating it.

Is this OK? Is there any new tech in the new sim card I will be missing by doing this?

Haha! Activation my A55. Your SIM was still 'activated' and they just switched it. The SIM contains your subscriber information with your phone #.

 

[lunatic59]

Haha! Activation my A55. Your SIM was still 'activated' and they just switched it. The SIM contains your subscriber information with your phone #.

Actually, Verizon (and Sprint ... and all their associated mnvo's) do have to activate any new device by the esn. The sim card is only for LTE access.

 

[toptobottom]

Correct! I wasn't specific enough in my previous response.

This IS something you can do on your own when your SIM has already been in a prior 'activated' phone with your subscriber account info on it vs a blank SIM. Anyone can just slip a previously active SIM into a new phone, call a # on their website and follow the prompt's to get the ESN of the new phone onboard.