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Reactivating deactivated sim card
Is it possible to reactivate a SIM card after canceling it (like switching to eSIM) on another line?
It is a TM9260 sim, I got it in 2016 and was just deactivated a few days ago. Is it possible to reactivate it?
Hey there. It is really nice to have the extra physical sim card so you don't have to go out and buy another one. The answer is a bit more complicated than a simple yes or no. When a sim card is no longer being used on a phone number, it is considered "deactivated". Usually, deactivated sim cards can be reactivated and used on another phone number. Sim cards do have an expiration date, though. So, if the sim card is not active when that date comes up, they are "terminated" and cannot be reused. If you have the sim card active on a line when the expiration date comes up, nothing happens and it continues to work just fine.
If you want to DM me the sim number, I am able to view the current status. I would not be able to update it to a phone number, but I can at least save you a call. :)
Hope this helps!
HeavenM wrote:
Hey there. It is really nice to have the extra physical sim card so you don't have to go out and buy another one. The answer is a bit more complicated than a simple yes or no. When a sim card is no longer being used on a phone number, it is considered "deactivated". Usually, deactivated sim cards can be reactivated and used on another phone number. Sim cards do have an expiration date, though. So, if the sim card is not active when that date comes up, they are "terminated" and cannot be reused. If you have the sim card active on a line when the expiration date comes up, nothing happens and it continues to work just fine.
If you want to DM me the sim number, I am able to view the current status. I would not be able to update it to a phone number, but I can at least save you a call. :)
Hope this helps!
Is the expiration date 90 days after it was in service or the one printed on the sim holder? The sim is from 2016, what I'm trying to do is bring the current number on it to eSIM and add a different number on that old 2016 sim.
raskarimi wrote:
Hola,
I was in Germany for 8 years and then left returned to my country. Now my SIM card has been deactivated because I did not use it. Is it possible to activated it again?
Saludos cordiales.
No. Once a SIM card has been deactivated, it can't be reactivated. You will need to visit your local T-Mobile store, purchase a new SIM, and get a new number.
Hola,
I was in Germany for 8 years and then left returned to my country. Now my SIM card has been deactivated because I did not use it. Is it possible to activated it again?
Saludos cordiales.
fireguy_6364 wrote:
I checked that. Nothing about what I’m looking for.
fireguy_6364 wrote:
if youre meaning when does the phone number end up getting recycled then i think thats 60 or 90 days of it being inactive.
What I mean is if a number gone the sim gets transferred to e-sim, I was wondering if I could reactivate that previous sim on another number.
if youre meaning when does the phone number end up getting recycled then i think thats 60 or 90 days of it being inactive.
HeavenM wrote:
Hey there. It is really nice to have the extra physical sim card so you don't have to go out and buy another one. The answer is a bit more complicated than a simple yes or no. When a sim card is no longer being used on a phone number, it is considered "deactivated". Usually, deactivated sim cards can be reactivated and used on another phone number. Sim cards do have an expiration date, though. So, if the sim card is not active when that date comes up, they are "terminated" and cannot be reused. If you have the sim card active on a line when the expiration date comes up, nothing happens and it continues to work just fine.
If you want to DM me the sim number, I am able to view the current status. I would not be able to update it to a phone number, but I can at least save you a call. :)
Hope this helps!
Alright thanks. So it's possible even if it's a 2016 sim (I got it in 2016, not deactivated it then, just recently deactivated)? Also do you know when the date comes for when a deactivated sim is terminated?
Hey there. It is really nice to have the extra physical sim card so you don't have to go out and buy another one. The answer is a bit more complicated than a simple yes or no. When a sim card is no longer being used on a phone number, it is considered "deactivated". Usually, deactivated sim cards can be reactivated and used on another phone number. Sim cards do have an expiration date, though. So, if the sim card is not active when that date comes up, they are "terminated" and cannot be reused. If you have the sim card active on a line when the expiration date comes up, nothing happens and it continues to work just fine.
If you want to DM me the sim number, I am able to view the current status. I would not be able to update it to a phone number, but I can at least save you a call. :)
Hope this helps!
syaoran wrote:
I have not heard of a SIM being reactivated. You can purchase a new SIM and activate it but SIM's are designed to be single use only.
It’s possible, but just wasn’t sure with my old sim.
