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hi, I've purchased a new p&g o2 sim for my hubbys old 02 Galaxy s4. It has a phone number on the card so following the enclosed instructions I popped it in his phone and it still said no sim. I tried to top up and sign into my o2 to send an activation code but neither were successful or had any effect. 

Any ideas?

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MI5
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It should work as soon as you put it in.
Try another sim in the phone and if that works the sim is faulty.
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Assuming it is inserted correctly, it sounds like a dead sim card.
Where did it come from?
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Sounds like a dud sim?

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We do need more info like what was the activate by date on the sim ( I am an o2 star trader and have be careful my sims are valid when I give them out for free) 

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I pointed out to Tesco some sim cards they had by their tills which ere past their activate before dates.

They would have been sold quite innocently had I not pointed it out.

I also received a sim directly from O2 recently that was dead and wouldn't activate at all, no matter what I tried.

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Purchased at local b&m store, activate by May 2016, says big bundles on front and states p&g. Card has ssn, mobile and other numbers on back. Phones unlocked but prev used as o2 anyway.

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It should work as soon as you put it in.
Try another sim in the phone and if that works the sim is faulty.
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@Anonymous wrote:

Purchased at local b&m store, activate by May 2016, says big bundles on front and states p&g. Card has ssn, mobile and other numbers on back. Phones unlocked but prev used as o2 anyway.


Big Bundle sim? Also stuff purchased by B&M is usually cheap but the date states it should be valid...

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Thanks guys! 

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