Can I swap SIM cards between two iPhones?

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Can I swap SIM cards between two iPhones?

So I currently have the iphone 5S in white on EE. my dad has purchased a space grey iPhone 5S on T-mobile when it arrives I was wondering if I could take my EE sim out of my white 5S and put it in the Black 5S and then move my dads T-mobile sim into my white one. Would this work even though T-mobile & EE are essentially different networks? And would our numbers transfer? I'm doing this just because I prefer the space grey colour that's all :)

Thanks :)

iPhone 5s, iOS 7.0.4

Posted on Mar 2, 2014 3:10 PM

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Answer 1

Mar 2, 2014 3:20 PM in response to Community User

Only if both iPhones are not carrier locked.

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Answer 2

Mar 2, 2014 3:25 PM in response to Allan Sampson

Well they are both on contract if that's wgat you mean... But isn't T-Mobile merged with EE anyway?

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Answer 3

Mar 2, 2014 3:35 PM in response to Community User

That usually means the iPhones are carrier locked.

I have no idea about such a merger but it doesn't matter if they remain separate carriers. The iPhones must not be carrier locked to do what you want. You can ask each carrier if they will unlock the iPhones before the contract has been fulfilled with each.

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Answer 4

Mar 2, 2014 4:08 PM in response to Allan Sampson

But you know if I was to switch the SIMs around would the number switch with them like over to the other phone? I'd imagine they would.

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Answer 5

Mar 2, 2014 4:11 PM in response to Community User

The number is associated with the SIM card.

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Answer 6

Mar 2, 2014 4:25 PM in response to Allan Sampson

Ok thanks by the look of things I should be just fine. I just spoke with EE over the online chat and he said that swapping the SIMs wouldn't be a problem. But then he said that the number would not be transferred. But I don't think he knew what I meant by switching SIMs. I think he thought I would want to switch over to the T-Mobile SIM and use that tariff. Which isn't the case.

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Answer 7

Mar 2, 2014 4:34 PM in response to Community User

Both iPhones must be unlocked and if both iPhone were purchased under contract with each carrier, doubtful if the iPhones are unlocked.

If not, you must request each iPhone being unlocked with each carrier. If they allow the iPhones to be unlocked while under contract, check this link.

http://support.apple.com/kb/ht5014

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Answer 8

irshaz

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Mar 5, 2014 1:17 AM in response to Community User

Hai Allan,

Can you help me to guide me how to log in Mobile Voip .Because it ask me username and password and i put ma Apple id and password and it shows wrong username or password.so what user name and password that i have to use to login

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Answer 9

AmishCake

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Mar 5, 2014 6:48 AM in response to irshaz

You would have to set up a new user name and password with your app.

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