iPad data sim used in iPhone physical sim slot ~ Australian Optus.

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iPad data sim used in iPhone physical sim slot ~ Australian Optus.

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Question: I have an iPad Pro 12.9 M2 5G on Optus service. This service from Optus comes with a mobile phone number but as in iPad obviously I don’t actually use the number. My iPhone is also on Optus on eSim.

If I put the physical sim from my iPad into my iPhone using physical slot will it work as normal extra line service? Does the fact that the iPad sim was bought as a data service make any difference? It comes with a mobile number so I’m assuming it doesn’t. But hopefully somebody has experience of this.

note: on a previous iPhone I have had my main Optus on eSim line and had an extra physical sim line from a different phone service which worked fine. They were both mobile phone services.

thank you and looking forward to any help. I could just ask Optus but I know they will say no you can’t.

iPhone 12, iOS 16

Posted on Apr 16, 2023 7:00 PM

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Axel Foley

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Apr 16, 2023 10:47 PM in response to Euromikeym9

The SIM card that was assigned to your iPad only has data service. If you insert it in your iPhone, then you will not be able to make or receive calls on the iPad's phone number. The data service may work with your iPhone, however, your iPad service provider's system may recognize that you are using the service on your iPhone instead of your ipad and therefore may suspend service altogether.

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Apr 16, 2023 10:35 PM in response to Euromikeym9

Euromikeym9 wrote:

If I put the physical sim from my iPad into my iPhone using physical slot will it work as normal extra line service? Does the fact that the iPad sim was bought as a data service make any difference? It comes with a mobile number so I’m assuming it doesn’t. But hopefully somebody has experience of this.

Whenever I visit the USA I use a physical SIM that only has a data plan (Google FI) enabled. It does have a Phone number and I can't use that to call or message anyone.

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Euromikeym9 Author

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Apr 27, 2023 7:12 AM in response to Axel Foley

That is what I thought. But when checking my information supplied with SIM card it stated what the mobile phone number was associated with the SIM card. Why would they issue numbers with Sims if they could never be used. Maybe it has something to do with the plan used with the Sim not having calls activated only data. Oh well. Thank you.

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iPad data sim used in iPhone physical sim slot ~ Australian Optus.

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