does my iPhone 5s have a sim card and where is it?
does my iphone 5s have a sim card and where is it?
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON THE LAST QUESTION I HAD.
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE:
ONCE I HAVE A NEW SIM CARD, WHICH CARRIERS WILL ALLOW ME TO KEEP MY PHONE NUMBER (COMPATABILITY) WHEN I CHANGE TO ANOTHER CARRIER?
THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP ON THE LAST QUESTION I HAD.
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE:
ONCE I HAVE A NEW SIM CARD, WHICH CARRIERS WILL ALLOW ME TO KEEP MY PHONE NUMBER (COMPATABILITY) WHEN I CHANGE TO ANOTHER CARRIER?
Nicky,
When switching carrier, all of the major carriers will allow you to "port" your existing number over to the new carrier you wish to switch too.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SPEEDY RESPONSE, RAFAELE.
BUT IF SO, HOW DO I PORT MY NUMBER WITHOUT LOSING THE DATA?
I HEARD IT INVOLVES SOMETHING ABOUT CHANGING THE SIM CARD; DEACTIVATING THE FIND MY PHONE FEATURE; AND SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO WITH ITUNES?
WHAT DOES ALL THAT MEAN?
WILL THE CARRIER TAKE CARE OF DOING THAT OR ARE THESE THINGS THAT I HAVE TO DO FIRST?
If by data you mean the content of your phone (Apps, Photos, videos etc). All you would need to do is perform a backup with iTunes. Plug your phone in perform the backup, and then restore the new phone from the backup. There is no data stored on sim cards except phone numbers. iPhone by Default doesnt store phone numbers on the sims, but if you find that you have a sim card containing phone numbers that you want transferred, Apple Retail and most carriers have a machine called "cellebrite" that can transfer contacts from the sim to your new phone.
I TRIED TO ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR HELP BY APPLYING THE POINTS WITH MY COMMENT THAT YOU HAD SOLVED MY PROBLEM, BUT DON'T KNOW IF YOU RECEIVED IT OR NOT.
RAFAELE, YOU ANSWERED MY QUESTIONS SO WELL, I WAS EXTREMELY IMPRESSED WITH YOUR COMPETENCE & JUST HOPE YOU WILL INDULGE ME WITH THIS ONE LAST QUESTION:
I WONDERED IF YOU MIGHT RECOMMEND A CARRIER THAT WILL SET UP MY PHONE WITHOUT CONTACTING THE OLD CARRIER (BECAUSE BY THE TIME I BRING IT TO THE NEW CARRIER, I WILL HAVE ALREADY TAKEN THE STEPS YOU RECOMMENDED).
I ALSO PREFER NO CONTRACT WITH THE NEW CARRIER, IF POSSIBLE.
THANK YOU FROM NICKY.
my direct email is:
thank you from nicky
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Hey Nicky,
Please note that just because youve deactivated the phone from one carrier, the data is still on the phone and can be backed up (Through iTunes or iCloud) At anytime. When you sign up for the new carrier, they will gather information from your current carrier, which usually is account number, billing address, last four of social for primary acct holder and obviously the phone number you wish to port. Once the port goes through, you should immediately have service on your new carrier with your existing phone number. (Note that sometimes ports can take up to 10Hours, however most of the time they happen instantly)
When the port goes through, it automatically cancels your old carrier plan which results in your having to pay a ETF (Early Termination Fee) if you were still under contract. i.e. you sign a 2 year contract with AT&T, the 2years havent passed and you decide to switch to T-Mobile, when you switch to T-Mobile, they will port your number and that automatically cancels At&t which results in you paying a ETF, if you werent under contact no ETF.
As far as carriers with no contract, it would depend on where you live and the Coverage. T-Mobile is starting this initiave of the "un-carrier" by having no contracts, BRing your own phone kind of deal, they will even pay your ETF if you switch to them, So look into that.
Wow, i'm awed by your knowledge!
Where can i write to you or call you to explain the old carrier problem I'm having. It is not a financial problem at all; its a different matter.
Or can you write to me directly at amy_lee_lee@hotmail.com; i also can give you a phone number?
BTW, I'm willing to pay for all this help you've provided.
Fondly---Nicky
Please dont put your email adress on forum, its not a good idea. Anyone can get hold of it and abuse it.
thank you and you're so right. i completely spaced that outl how can i delete it now?
I have asked for them to be edited, so they should be removed. 🙂
Thank you sooooo much.
There really still are good people in this world. Good Karma back to you.
I'm learning...
With Warm Regards---Nicky
does my iPhone 5s have a sim card and where is it?