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my thunderbolt similar just went bad when switching between my thunderbolt and incredible. I did not hit *228 on my thunderbolt which makes your similar bad. the tech support Guy said once you activate another phone, the similar goes bad. is this true? if not l, what's the easiest method to do this?
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My guess is he means Sim [card] and it's autocorrecting to similar
To OP: You're stuck, at least as it comes to your 'bolt, for the time being. You CAN activate another phone on your plan (like your inc) but the only phone on VZW that uses a sim right now is the 'bolt, so you will have to take it in and get a new SIM card, or have VZW send you one.
I don't have personal experience, as I haven't switched back from the 'bolt to a non-LTE phone yet.
So with the new SIM card, it is my understanding there is no need for activation anymore, correct? I had to have my first 'bolt replaced due to mic issue, and when I popped the SIM in the new phone, it just worked. I have never activated it. Any info if this is the case with all phones that will have a SIM. If it is I am so totally getting an Xperia play, if it has a SIM slot.
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So with the new SIM card, it is my understanding there is no need for activation anymore, correct? I had to have my first 'bolt replaced due to mic issue, and when I popped the SIM in the new phone, it just worked. I have never activated it. Any info if this is the case with all phones that will have a SIM. If it is I am so totally getting an Xperia play, if it has a SIM slot.
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Right - the SIMs, as they stand, are interchangeable between 'bolts. No more activation or other things, but it won't work with just any phone - it has to be a Verizon network phone because the tech for 4G is different (it's not like when people could swap sims between ATT and TMo phones) - so, right now, since the Thunderbolt is the only 4G phone on Verizon, swapping SIMs will only work with other Thunderbolts
VZW explained it to me this way .... when going from a 4G LTE device to another 4G LTE device there is no activating anymore, you simply drop in your sim card. But, if you activate a non 4G LTE phone on your account that will deactivate your sim card and will require you to return to the store for a new sim card. This was in response to me asking them if I could switch between my Droid and Bolt.
For once VZW was very helpful in store. I normally don't go to the brick and mortars but being new to 4G I had questions I needed answerd.
The SIM doesn't get "destroyed" and can be re-used.. but... you have to call Customer Service for them to enter the SIM number...
here is what I did...
When I first got my TB, VZW was having network issues, and it took well over an hour for my "activate device" request to "clear the switch" and the TB to become active.
Having intermittent data issues over the next week, I decided to swap back to my INC, wait, and later return to the TB... I thought maybe due to the network issues, the TB didn't get all its programming info "over the air" or something.
When trying to return to the TB via the Activate Device link on the My Account web site, after entering the MEID/IMEI... I got prompted about needing a SIM... so I enter the SIM number and got...
"The SIM associated with the SIM ID you entered cannot be activated at this time. Please contact Customer Service at 800-922-0204 for assistance."
CS rep couldn't help... she had me on hold while she got Tech Support...
They had to manually add the SIM number back on the account.
Moral of the story... if you activate an LTE device and remove it from your account to use a 3G device.. you'll have to call back in and manually switch devices if you want to go back to using the 4G device.
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Right - the SIMs, as they stand, are interchangeable between 'bolts. No more activation or other things, but it won't work with just any phone - it has to be a Verizon network phone because the tech for 4G is different (it's not like when people could swap sims between ATT and TMo phones) - so, right now, since the Thunderbolt is the only 4G phone on Verizon, swapping SIMs will only work with other Thunderbolts
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The real reason you can't put your SIM in an ATT or Tmo phone would be the tech. ATT and Tmo use the GSM/UMTS/HSPA (3GPP) family for "2G"/"3G"/"3.5G" where as Verizon uses CDMAone/CDMA2000/EVDO (3GPP2). SIM cards are only on Verizon now that they're using LTE which is the next step in the 3GPP family but not quite 4G. Any phone made for AT&T or Tmobile is a "GSM" phone using the 3GPP family radios which are incompatible with Verizon's 3GPP2 network (towers). On top of that, they all use different frequencies. That's why unlocked iPhones can only use "2G" on Tmobile.
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The SIM doesn't get "destroyed" and can be re-used.. but... you have to call Customer Service for them to enter the SIM number...
here is what I did...
When I first got my TB, VZW was having network issues, and it took well over an hour for my "activate device" request to "clear the switch" and the TB to become active.
Having intermittent data issues over the next week, I decided to swap back to my INC, wait, and later return to the TB... I thought maybe due to the network issues, the TB didn't get all its programming info "over the air" or something.
When trying to return to the TB via the Activate Device link on the My Account web site, after entering the MEID/IMEI... I got prompted about needing a SIM... so I enter the SIM number and got...
"The SIM associated with the SIM ID you entered cannot be activated at this time. Please contact Customer Service at 800-922-0204 for assistance."
CS rep couldn't help... she had me on hold while she got Tech Support...
They had to manually add the SIM number back on the account.
Moral of the story... if you activate an LTE device and remove it from your account to use a 3G device.. you'll have to call back in and manually switch devices if you want to go back to using the 4G device.
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Thanks for your help, looks like i gotta call them in the morning .
Originally Posted by KidJoe
The SIM doesn't get "destroyed" and can be re-used.. but... you have to call Customer Service for them to enter the SIM number...
here is what I did...
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CS rep couldn't help... she had me on hold while she got Tech Support...
They had to manually add the SIM number back on the account.
Moral of the story... if you activate an LTE device and remove it from your account to use a 3G device.. you'll have to call back in and manually switch devices if you want to go back to using the 4G device.
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Thanks for your help, looks like i gotta call them in the morning .
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Were they able to re-add your sim to the account? I had a Thunderbolt which I traded for another phone, and switched to a couple of 3G phones in the interim. The Verizon store person told me my sim would be good for 90 days if I got another Thunderbolt. So I did, popped in the sim, and called support to switch over from my Fascinate to the new Thunderbolt. They got tech support on the line, and I was told that switching to a 3G device from a 4G device causes the 4G sim to be "retired" and that I needed to have them send me one, or go pick up one at the store. So the story was different from what happened to KidJoe and I wonder what your experience was.
A couple possible reasons why my situation was different: It was not the same Thunderbolt the sim was originally in. Also it's possible in playing around with the new Thunderbolt, I may have done a *228 just to see what would happen. Someone else suggested that would tank the sim.
I plan to go the store tomorrow and see if they can resuscitate my old sim, or if they give me a new one.
I had activated my thunderbolt when I got it with no problems. I decided to switch back to my incredible for a day and the sim was deactivated. Vzw gave me the run around between going to the store and calling customer service for a few days then they finally said they would have to send me a new sim because as soon as I switched to the inc my sim was "retired".
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Were they able to re-add your sim to the account?
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Yes. They were.
I did my switches only a few hours apart... (i.e. switched to INC, waited an hour, switched back to TB). And used the same phone and SIM. Not sure if that had anything to do with it.
There obviously is an inconsistency in VZW's system somewhere... the message you get when using "Activate Phone" on the my account web page to switch away from the TB says the SIM will be deactivated after 90days. But its being deactivated IMMEDIATELY. Either that message needs to be changed, or VZW's system isn't set up correctly.
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Were they able to re-add your sim to the account? I had a Thunderbolt which I traded for another phone, and switched to a couple of 3G phones in the interim. The Verizon store person told me my sim would be good for 90 days if I got another Thunderbolt. So I did, popped in the sim, and called support to switch over from my Fascinate to the new Thunderbolt. They got tech support on the line, and I was told that switching to a 3G device from a 4G device causes the 4G sim to be "retired" and that I needed to have them send me one, or go pick up one at the store. So the story was different from what happened to KidJoe and I wonder what your experience was.
A couple possible reasons why my situation was different: It was not the same Thunderbolt the sim was originally in. Also it's possible in playing around with the new Thunderbolt, I may have done a *228 just to see what would happen. Someone else suggested that would tank the sim.
I plan to go the store tomorrow and see if they can resuscitate my old sim, or if they give me a new one.
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Yea that's what they told me, I ended up having to get a new sim from the store
I recently messed up my HTC Incredible and thinking about getting this phone off ebay/craigslist. My question is, is it easy to change the CDMA from phone to phone? I wasn't able to really see any instructions online specifically for these phones. Also, am I obligated to get a 4G enabled on the phone from Verizon?
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I recently messed up my HTC Incredible and thinking about getting this phone off ebay/craigslist. My question is, is it easy to change the CDMA from phone to phone? I wasn't able to really see any instructions online specifically for these phones. Also, am I obligated to get a 4G enabled on the phone from Verizon?
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Yes and yes.
Thanks - are there any tutorials on changing CDMAs? I'm having a hard time finding anything through Google.
What exactly do you mean by "changing CDMA's?" Do you mean switching the phones out on your line?
Yeah - I want to switch my line from the old incredible into a new phone. Should I just go to Verizon and have them program the new phone?
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Thanks - are there any tutorials on changing CDMAs? I'm having a hard time finding anything through Google.
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CDMA != GSM
I believe you might be confusing swapping out a SIM card for transferring your number to another phone. You can get the phone off of eBay or CL, go to your local VZW store, and just have them transfer your number to your new phone. I believe the TB should come with the 4G LTE SIM card (has nothing to do with a GSM SIM card). If not I'm sure when you go to VZW to activate the phone that they will give you one there.
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CDMA != GSM
I believe you might be confusing swapping out a SIM card for transferring your number to another phone. You can get the phone off of eBay or CL, go to your local VZW store, and just have them transfer your number to your new phone. I believe the TB should come with the 4G LTE SIM card (has nothing to do with a GSM SIM card). If not I'm sure when you go to VZW to activate the phone that they will give you one there.
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I'd recommend going to Verizon because you need to get a SIM card to activate the device anyway. Head over there and tell them that you're switching your DInc out for the Thunderbolt and that you need a SIM for it. They can activate it on the spot for you.
Even if he did get a SIM card with it, that SIM is not tied to his number. I'd still suggest going to Verizon and letting them handle the situation.
As someone who just purchased a TB this way I can confirm: just walk into a corporate Vzw store and they'll give you a new sim (free) and activate your phone.
Kind of annoying having a sim like that, we used to be able to change equipment on he fly through Vzw.com or over the phone.
VZW's 4G phones still use ESN numbers too. The sim is just to get access to the 4G network. You will want to make sure the phone you are buying has a clean ESN number. If VZW has it flagged as stolen or something, they wont activate the phone for you and there's nothing you can do.
Hey all, not exactly a Thunderbolt specific question, but hopefully one some of you are familiar with. I have several Android devices, and before my Bolt, I switched between them quite regularly. However, after getting my T-bolt and unlimited 4g data, I have not swapped devices as all of my others are 3G only. Recently, though, I have been itching to use some of my other devices, but not sure if it is a viable option anymore.
What worries me is, first, switching between a 4g and 3g device. I do not want to lose my unlimited 4g data obviously. Anyone know if my plan will stay intact so I can switch back to my Thunderbolt? Secondly, from what I have heard, the Thunderbolt uses a one-time-use SIM card, which becomes useless after becoming deactivated. I have also read some people saying that Verizon will give me a new SIM card, free of charge, if I want to re-activate my Thunderbolt.
Just wondering if anyone has any experience with this situation, or could answer any of my questions. I really like my Thunderbolt, but want to use some of my older Android devices as well since I've got them. Thanks.
You are correct. Once you switch to a 3G phone the sim card for your TB is deactivated and you'll need to get a new one for the TB to switch back. I know you can get them free from corp VZW stores. I've switched back to a 3g phone a few times and my plan with unlimited data didn't change.
Alright just to be clear, I can use the sim card that I have in my Thunderbolt in a 3G device, for example a Droid 3, but if I want to use my Thunderbolt again, I'd have to get a new 4G sim card from Verizon? And nothing changes, in regard to my plan, technically I still have 4G service just using 3G?
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Alright just to be clear, I can use the sim card that I have in my Thunderbolt in a 3G device, for example a Droid 3, but if I want to use my Thunderbolt again, I'd have to get a new 4G sim card from Verizon? And nothing changes, in regard to my plan, technically I still have 4G service just using 3G?
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No, the 4G sim can only be used in a 4G device. And with the Droid 3 you wouldn't have 4G service as that is not a 4G LTE enabled phone. But regardless, you will still keep the unlimited data plan.
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Secondly, from what I have heard, the Thunderbolt uses a one-time-use SIM card, which becomes useless after becoming deactivated.
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See my post here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1297488
It's worth a try to switch w/o killing the SIM card.
as the others were saying, it will have no effect whatsoever on your plan. you'll just need to get another sim card once you switch back which they'll do for free at any Verizon store.
I know because I went from a Thunderbolt to an Incredible 2, back to a Thunderbolt again.
Upon receiving my Rezound last week, I turned it on to tinker not knowing that the phone would automatically dial activation on its own. Not wanting to use my Rezound until I had familiarized myself with what steps it took to unlock/root/customize, I reactivated my DINC.
When I finally got my Rezound to where I wanted it to be, sans Verizon bloatware and new ROM, I tried to reactivate with the *22899 method. The call would go through, you would hear that annoying “programming” music for a split second, then the phone would drop the call and a message would pop up saying "Phone Activation: A Verizon wireless SIM card has activated your service and updated your phone's roaming capabilities." However, this did not work. So next I tried activation through the Verizon Website, which also did not work.
Finally I called customer support and Mike informed me that I would need to get a new SIM card from a store, which I did. FYI, you do have to dial *22899 the first time a card is used but not after, ie. changing to a new 4g Phone. Rezound is good to go. Hope this saves people a week of problems!
TL;DR Reactivating a 3g device permanently disables your LTE SIM card, and you will have to get a new one.
thelunchboxosu said:
Upon receiving my Rezound last week, I turned it on to tinker not knowing that the phone would automatically dial activation on its own. Not wanting to use my Rezound until I had familiarized myself with what steps it took to unlock/root/customize, I reactivated my DINC.
When I finally got my Rezound to where I wanted it to be, sans Verizon bloatware and new ROM, I tried to reactivate with the *22899 method. The call would go through, you would hear that annoying “programming” music for a split second, then the phone would drop the call and a message would pop up saying "Phone Activation: A Verizon wireless SIM card has activated your service and updated your phone's roaming capabilities." However, this did not work. So next I tried activation through the Verizon Website, which also did not work.
Finally I called customer support and Mike informed me that I would need to get a new SIM card from a store, which I did. FYI, you do have to dial *22899 the first time a card is used but not after, ie. changing to a new 4g Phone. Rezound is good to go. Hope this saves people a week of problems!
TL;DR Reactivating a 3g device permanently disables your LTE SIM card, and you will have to get a new one.
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Just to debunk this mis-information before it spreads, doing *228xx does nothing whatsoever on a 4G LTE device at this point, except play the music and then not work. The only reason yours didn't work is because your SIM card was retired. The SIMOTA process implies its own internal push method to activate and whoever told you that was reaching to impress you with some BS. I seem to hear this rumor from time to time for whatever reason. I'm not sure where that mis-information comes from but ignore it.
The only thing that ever needs to be done to activate a 4G device is:
1. Add new SIM card to account.
2. Power on.
3. Ensure data is turned on.
4. If it doesn't go through, repeat step 2 until it activates.
^ This.... confirmed.
Just do a google of "*228 is not for lte" and you will find hundreds of postings saying the same thing. *228xx does not work for LTE phones on Verizon.
When I got my Rezound (showed up at work) I didn't have time to properly move over to it yet, so I pulled the SIM card so I could "play" with it until I got home and had time to properly set it up.
When I inserted it, it didn't switch over properly, called support and they reactivated it without any issues.
Could someone give a step by step process of going from Rezound to an older non-sim card phone and back?
I was going to switch back to another phone temporarily while I unlocked my Rezound. I never got around to it yet, but am curious how to deactivate the Rezound, switch and then go back to Rezound. I remember when I picked up the Rezound, I powered off my old phone, and when I turned on the Rezound it automatically activated. Never had a phone with a sim before, so don't know the process.
From what I've gathered, the steps would be:
1: Power down and remove sim from Rezound.
2: Activate older phone
3: Mess with Rezound and get it set up
4: Power down old phone
5: Insert sim back to Rezound and power on. Phone should automatically activate.
Am I correct?
PhantomApollyon said:
Just to debunk this mis-information before it spreads, doing *228xx does nothing whatsoever on a 4G LTE device at this point, except play the music and then not work. The only reason yours didn't work is because your SIM card was retired. The SIMOTA process implies its own internal push method to activate and whoever told you that was reaching to impress you with some BS. I seem to hear this rumor from time to time for whatever reason. I'm not sure where that mis-information comes from but ignore it.
The only thing that ever needs to be done to activate a 4G device is:
1. Add new SIM card to account.
2. Power on.
3. Ensure data is turned on.
4. If it doesn't go through, repeat step 2 until it activates.
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When I got the new SIM card yesterday, I could not make calls until I *228xx. I had even powered down and restarted, this was the only thing that did it for me to be able to call out. Lol, maybe I'm crazy, but I watched it with my own 2 eyes... AGAIN, this was only because it had to initially activate the card. After that, you should be able to just switch.
EDIT: I called Verizon and they said that it most likely was just a coincidence that it happened to go through after doing *228xx and that it just needed more time to connect to the network. So, I am wrong in thinking that this was what made my call go through. Props to Phantom!
Once you de-activate your sim it burns it and you have to get a new one... You're best off just not switching back to a 3g device...
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Once you de-activate your sim it burns it and you have to get a new one... You're best off just not switching back to a 3g device...
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You are correct. You will have to get a new SIM card at the store if you go back to 3g and want to go back 4g.
Also, Phantom, the only reason I argued any of this, was that when I turned on the Rezound last week for the first time, I swear (but could me mistaken) it autodialed *22899, no one told me to do this. This was my first 4g phone/SIM and I assumed this was what needed to be done.
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Also, Phantom, the only reason I argued any of this, was that when I turned on the Rezound last week for the first time, I swear (but could me mistaken) it autodialed *22899, no one told me to do this. This was my first 4g phone/SIM and I assumed this was what needed to be done.
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I've seen the phones do it by mistake so I bet it wasn't your imagination, no worries...just didn't want people running around doing that to try to activate their phones
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I've seen the phones do it by mistake so I bet it wasn't your imagination, no worries...just didn't want people running around doing that to try to activate their phones
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Let's make out
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Once you de-activate your sim it burns it and you have to get a new one... You're best off just not switching back to a 3g device...
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You are correct. You will have to get a new SIM card at the store if you go back to 3g and want to go back 4g.
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You can activate your 3g device without deactivating your 4G sim. Just call Verizon customer service to switch back to 4G device. Sometimes when you call it takes less than 30 seconds, sometimes 5 minutes-depends on who you get.
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You can activate your 3g device without deactivating your 4G sim. Just call Verizon customer service to switch back to 4G device. Sometimes when you call it takes less than 30 seconds, sometimes 5 minutes-depends on who you get.
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The system is programmed to automatically retire a 4G LTE SIM card when you deactivate it for any reason at any time. Anything other than that is purely an anomaly.
They lied to you. I definitely activated my Dinc after using my Rezound for some time and reactivated the Rezound without replacing the Sim card. I did this to test the Dinc after putting it back to stock at the guys request that bought it.
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They lied to you. I definitely activated my Dinc after using my Rezound for some time and reactivated the Rezound without replacing the Sim card. I did this to test the Dinc after putting it back to stock at the guys request that bought it.
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the only way that happened was if the system failed to work as intended
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this thread really needs to be locked/closed before people get misinformed further
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the only way that happened was if the system failed to work as intended
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this thread really needs to be locked/closed before people get misinformed further
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What misinformation are you referring to? 100% my sim was not retired. 100% I deactivated and reactivated without a new sim. The misinformation as far as I am concerned and with my personal experience is in the subject of the post. Also since this came up I was on the phone with Verizon this morning for other reasons with an agent that was claiming 13years with the company and I asked him about this scenario. According to him it doesn't retire your sim. I have another Rezound in the family and for kicks I'll try to do it again tonight. Working as intended or not I wanted to report my experience. I am curious have you even tried this yourself?
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What misinformation are you referring to? 100% my sim was not retired. 100% I deactivated and reactivated without a new sim. The misinformation as far as I am concerned and with my personal experience is in the subject of the post. Also since this came up I was on the phone with Verizon this morning for other reasons with an agent that was claiming 13years with the company and I asked him about this scenario. According to him it doesn't retire your sim. I have another Rezound in the family and for kicks I'll try to do it again tonight. Working as intended or not I wanted to report my experience. I am curious have you even tried this yourself?
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Considering the job I have, yea, I "try it" probably 15-50 times a day and I have seen 1 occasion where a 4G SIM didn't retire as it was intended to.
I think you may be misunderstanding the entire situation though. We are talking about when you have a 4G phone active on your number(123-456-7899)and then you activate a 3G phone on your same number(123-456-7899), in that case it retires your 4G SIM card. If you then want to re-activate your 4G device, you need a new 4G SIM card.
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Considering the job I have, yea, I "try it" probably 15-50 times a day and I have seen 1 occasion where a 4G SIM didn't retire as it was intended to.
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Ok well now you know of 2. If you know it won't work why do you try 15-50 times a day? Wouldn't you just tell them it doesn't work?
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I think you may be misunderstanding the entire situation though. We are talking about when you have a 4G phone active on your number(123-456-7899)and then you activate a 3G phone on your same number(123-456-7899), in that case it retires your 4G SIM card. If you then want to re-activate your 4G device, you need a new 4G SIM card.
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No like I say I went from 4G Rezound > 3G Incredible > Back to 4G Rezound. Just for you I am going to try again tonight =) 2 completely different phones. We have another Rezound.
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Ok well now you know of 2. If you know it won't work why do you try 15-50 times a day? Wouldn't you just tell them it doesn't work?
No like I say I went from 4G Rezound > 3G Incredible > Back to 4G Rezound. Just for you I am going to try again tonight =) 2 completely different phones. We have another Rezound.
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I meant that facetiously which is why I put it in quotes. I work for big Red and I do swaps all day and watch it retire the SIM cards like it's supposed to. But sure...go for it. Call Verizon and transfer your number to your incredible(3G), program it and hang up. Then call back and have them try to activate the rezound(4G) again on that same phone number.
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I meant that facetiously which is why I put it in quotes. I work for big Red and I do swaps all day and watch it retire the SIM cards like it's supposed to. But sure...go for it. Call Verizon and transfer your number to your incredible(3G), program it and hang up. Then call back and have them try to activate the rezound(4G) again on that same phone number.
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I have done this at least a dozen times.
1. Rezound is active-4g
2. Power down Rezound
3. Activate Incredible and use for a few hours
4. Power down incredible
5. Call *611 from rezound-activate
6. Done
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The system is programmed to automatically retire a 4G LTE SIM card when you deactivate it for any reason at any time. Anything other than that is purely an anomaly.
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Activating a 3g device on your line isn't deactivating anything. If you *actually deactivate* the SIM, then yes, it is useless. As explained twice by Verizon customer service reps.
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I have a HTC Rezound grandfathered into Verizon's unlimited plan. I got it replaced when it dropped in water and they sent me a new SIM card along with the replacement phone.
The new phone has my old SIM card, and I'm wondering if I could put in the new SIM they sent me into a 4G wifi device. Would this give me unlimited on my phone and the MIFI at the same time? I'm assuming it's essentially a clone of my old SIM.
It sounds a little too easy, so I'm not expecting anything. But thanks to anyone with knowledge of this.
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I have a HTC Rezound grandfathered into Verizon's unlimited plan. I got it replaced when it dropped in water and they sent me a new SIM card along with the replacement phone.
The new phone has my old SIM card, and I'm wondering if I could put in the new SIM they sent me into a 4G wifi device. Would this give me unlimited on my phone and the MIFI at the same time? I'm assuming it's essentially a clone of my old SIM.
It sounds a little too easy, so I'm not expecting anything. But thanks to anyone with knowledge of this.
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Nope.. they'd need to provision your new sim which they wouldn't have done until you called them with it to activate.
Durn-it. Thanks man.