
on 12-02-2014 19:21
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on 12-02-2014 19:21
I have just changed my phone to a Nokia Lumia 620 , i contacted o2 and asked them to put my old number on to my new sim card , which they did .
The trouble is my phone shows the new number , yet when i call my phone with my old number it rings plus shows the correct blance .
ANY HELP ?
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on 16-02-2014 12:59
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on 16-02-2014 12:59
Once you do this and overwrite the sim number with your actual phone number it will show correct on your new phone.
This is easily done by any phone shop if you don't have a suitable old phone lying around.
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on 12-02-2014 19:24
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on 12-02-2014 19:24
Can you clarify? How have you called your new phone using your old number?
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on 12-02-2014 19:33
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on 13-02-2014 12:58
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on 16-02-2014 12:55
Just got back from my local store in Gloucester only to be told it was not possible to put my old number on a blank sim card , a waste of time money and petrol , what a joke .
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on 16-02-2014 12:57
@Anonymous wrote:Just got back from my local store in Gloucester only to be told it was not possible to put my old number on a blank sim card , a waste of time money and petrol , what a joke .
If your telephone number is still active then a simswap moves it from one sim card to another along with the applied tariff.
What reason did they give you ?
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on 16-02-2014 12:59
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on 16-02-2014 12:59
Once you do this and overwrite the sim number with your actual phone number it will show correct on your new phone.
This is easily done by any phone shop if you don't have a suitable old phone lying around.
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on 16-02-2014 13:27
It was not possible , so much for talking to a ` GURU ` !
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16-02-2014 13:28 - edited 16-02-2014 13:36
@Anonymous wrote:It was not possible , so much for talking to a ` GURU ` !
Hmmm.
Did you pick up an account specific blank sim card anyway to do the swap at home ?
So if they were right that it couldnt be done what happens if you ever change your phone again via upgrade or purchase ,and need a different sized sim card to fit into it !
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16-02-2014 15:46 - edited 16-02-2014 15:47
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16-02-2014 15:46 - edited 16-02-2014 15:47
bob, I think you are getting confused....
The OP has had his actual phone number transferred to a new sim, but now wants his phone number to show in "about phone" (currently showing a different number that the sim was originally allocated with).
To do this they need to do as I have said above and manually write the number using a phone that will allow it to be done.
This does not have any affect on phone operation and is just a "reminder" function of the account phone number.
Note to "fellowes" - Trust me, it is possible to do......
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