If I were to sell my GS4 that is still under contract and keep the micro sim, would my phone work with someone else's sim card or is the imei linked to my verizon account or what? I am trying to get a newer phone. Any assistyance is greatly appreciated.
You are under contract not your phone. So if you sell it wipe it and someone else's sim will activate it on their line. You do have to have a phone on your line before someone else tries to activate it. That will clear the esn and all. So you put your sim in another phone or activate a dumb phone.
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So, I ordered my Thunderbolt on a secondary line, (used its upgrade) and it will ship that way, with the SIM card not inserted yet.
I've read only one thread on AC forums stating that the SIM card gets activated when you turn the phone on initially, and then is permanently associated with that phone line (in this case, the secondary line).
I was curious as to ESN swapping the Thunderbolt to my primary line, but the thread also stated that I would have to get a new SIM card.
If I were to ESN swap BEFORE I put the SIM card into the Thunderbolt, would the SIM card be then associated with my Primary line? Or is the SIM card already shipped with data/information specifically for my secondary line?
ESN Swapping I'm pretty sure is 100% against the law and no one here will help you do that.
That being said, just activate it on that line and get a new sim, and then activate on your other, or call them to see if they can switch the ESN for you to be associated with your main line.
ESN swapping as in swapping the Phone with ESN #### on seconday linke with phone on the main line. Not against the law I do it with every single upgrade I do on my sub lines. VZW website and customer support is setup todo this.
In fact I got my ThunderBolt through the store, upgraded on a seconday line, then put it on my main line. I'm not sure what they did, because I was not the one who picked up the phone.
As far as the SIM card, I'd bring both phones into VZW store and have them do it for you. VZW is having a really hard time with this 4G phone launch. It may work if u do the ESN swap before the phone is turned on, it may not and u might get screwed. Doing it with the VZW Tech will ensure that its done right
...how can I guarantee to the buyer that it has a clean ESN?
From what I understand, a SIM is required to activate it, and since my SIM is now deactivated, would the buyer just have to go to a VZW for a new SIM in order to do any kind of activation? Or can they call up customer service right on the spot and give them the ESN to check?
I'm just trying to figure out in advance how to deal with any questions like this.
Thanks in advance
there is an ESN # on the phone itself behind the battery. Just have the potential buyer meet you at a local verizon store and they can verify it for you there.
also, you want to keep the sim card as its programmed for you and they will not re-program it. if you leave in the sim, verizon will just dispose of it and program a new one for the buyer. also, they will not charge for the new sim.
they will put in the new sim and register the phone for the new person for free.
You can get the imei number from under the battery or off the outside of the box. If you give the number to the potential buyer, he can call Verizon or check on their website to insure it's clean.
You could also send the buyer your IMEI and THIS link and it will tell them whether the phone has been blocked or not. I know it says Australia but when I checked my phones they all came up clean. Its worth a shot.
I can confirm that as long as the buyer has the ESN, they can call verizon to see if it's clean or not. You dont have to actually go into the store.
I bought a phone off CL once. I had the seller text me the hex number and i was able to call verizon and check the status. For some reason they asked for the hex number and not the imei number.
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Excellent, thanks for the feedback guys
Hello,
So before today I was on the $50 unlimited plan on prepaid, which I filled up every month and I had never bought a phone from T-Mobile.
Today, I went in to buy the HTC One and I said I wanted the phone outright. They checked my account and said I am qualified. They also said that I can only do it with the $70 plan. Is this true? How do I change back to the $50 plan?
Also, they said 90-days for unlock. Is this true or can I do it before?
Crazysah
Also, they made it seem like I am now on postpaid instead of prepaid?
Can someone help shed light on this?
Sounds like the in-store people just f'd you over and changed you to postpaid without telling you. You'll probably have to get on the phone with customer service and fight with them for a while.
As for the unlock thing, there are tons of sites that will provide SIM unlock codes for a fee (usually like $10-$20), or T-Mobile will give people whose accounts are in good standing (or something) the code after 90 days. But I think you might be confused between SIM unlock and bootloader unlock. If you want to take your phone and use it on AT&T or in another country's network, you need SIM unlock. If you want to root and install custom ROMs, you need bootloader unlock. You can unlock your bootloader whenever you want from HTCdev for free.
Yeah, I'm talking about SIM unlock only. I need that as I live in India 4 months of the year. Is there anyway to change from postpaid back to prepaid? I don't want to be on postpaid at all. They said there was no other way I could buy the phone. I want the $50 plan (not the $70 one they put me on!)
He jagged you big time bro... But fear not!
If you haven't activated the sim on the plan yet then all you gotta do is call 611 T-Mobile from your PREPAID sim and tell them to active the other sim for you. Your number/plan will transfer over just fine.
If you already switched plans then you will need to buy another sim and do the above
Simple eh?
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Becool0130 said:
He jagged you big time bro... But fear not!
If you haven't activated the sim on the plan yet then all you gotta do is call 611 T-Mobile from your PREPAID sim and tell them to active the other sim for you. Your number/plan will transfer over just fine.
If you already switched plans then you will need to buy another sim and do the above
Simple eh?
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So, when I call them what do I tell them? He said that the SIM he put into the HTC One has a temporary number and either that SIM or the SIM in my current phone (HTC Explorer) will get a message saying it is activated. I haven't gotten any message now. So what can I do?
At the moment, my HTC Explorer with current SIM is still working and the new one is temporary but I think still working.
Crazysah said:
So, when I call them what do I tell them? He said that the SIM he put into the HTC One has a temporary number and either that SIM or the SIM in my current phone (HTC Explorer) will get a message saying it is activated. I haven't gotten any message now. So what can I do?
At the moment, my HTC Explorer with current SIM is still working and the new one is temporary but I think still working.
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It seems that the card is already activated. You cant just deactivate a card and reactivate it. Once deactivated you cant reactivate it, EVER.
Youll need to deactivate it to go from post to prepaid. You will need a new micr-sim and either:
1) slip it in the phone and it will work
if this doesnt work then there is step 2
2) call 611 from prepaid phone and tell them you want to transfer your number to other new sim. They will ask you for sim #. DONE!
As for this other plan they activated.. ask the prepaid person to transfer you over to post-paid customer service and talk to them about deleting that account. They cant do it, but they can refund you the money and let it not charge you ever again (if already charged)
All these steps should work so long as you paid for the phone in full. If not, you are bound by the terms/conditions to keep the post-paid account or to pay the phone off in full to get pre-paid.
I called them up and they just switched my account from postpaid to prepaid, gave me an unlock code and also activated Wifi calling for me. It was as easy as asking them to do it. The customer care was super helpful. I haven't received any of the confirmation emails they said they would send but I think I'm all good.
Anything else I need to be worried about?
I'm planning to buy the z5 compact. Either on eBay or Clove or handtec.
I plan to get att in the us either the share 2gb plan or the 4gb prepaid. Not sure the diff.
Anyways, on the site, when I click "bring my own phone", it asks for the imei, then the mfr model. But there are no Sony phones. What do I choose?
Also I've never bought a phone online and brought my own phone to a carrier before so any tips would be welcome
Well I can tell you the what I did for T-mobile, If your using a prepaid plan, which is what I did, I shouldnt be any different. I bought the Nano Sim Card For my Carrier, Which your looking to get an ATT NANO Sim Card, AT-T-GoPhone-Nano-SIM-Card-with-Standard-and-Micro-SIM-Adapters is what your looking for you can get them at walmart Then get your plan Card. Put the nano sim card in your Z5 compact, located on the side under neath the flap, there is going to be a Black nano sim card holder, ITS TINY, and hard to see, Its smaller then the mirco sd card slots below it. Place the sim card with the gold side facing you. Put the sim card with the holder in your phone. Turn on your phone, and follow At&t activation steps. Then they are going to ask for the Prepaid Plan code, Type it in. Bam you have service, If data doesnt work then you have to call and get the UPDATED API information. or wait a couple of hours
I guess I have done some of that before. When traveling intl, I have bought sim cards and installed them. APN download is usually automatic.
I've never bought a phone from another country and tried to activate it on AT&T. I assume I can buy from anywhere as long as it is (carrier) unlocked. AT&T asks what kind of phone I have in order to send me a sim card. This one isnt on the list. Which should I choose?
Hello. I have bought a phone from one of the carriers in my country (they're everything, internet service providers, telephony-telecommunication for whole country, etc). I pay off that phone monthly, for a year, when my contract ends. With a phone I got a new phone number, their SIM card. Now, if I am to put another SIM card (another phone number) into my phone, it just doesn't recognize it, doesn't allow me to use that phone number, it acts as if SIM is not inside. (even if the SIM is from their own network)
So, I guess they did something to a phone, they limited him (blocked him somehow) so I can use only this provided SIM card from them, until my contract ends. I guess it's their way of insurance that I will pay the phone fully by the end of the contract. Anyone knows what exactly and how they did it? Is there a way to bypass this, like root the phone or something, so that I'm able to use another SIM cards aswell?
Phone is HTC ONE M9.