Resetting whole phone

Does resetting my phone and erasing all content disconnect my phone/number?

iPhone 8 Plus, iOS 14

Posted on Aug 16, 2020 10:47 AM

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Tesserax

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Posted on Aug 16, 2020 10:48 AM

No. Your iPhone's phone number is tied to the SIM card. Erasing the phone does not erase this card.

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Tesserax

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Aug 16, 2020 10:48 AM in response to nyy00

No. Your iPhone's phone number is tied to the SIM card. Erasing the phone does not erase this card.

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Aug 16, 2020 10:51 AM in response to Tesserax

Thank you

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