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Hi there,

 

I'm wondering if anyone might have any work around ideas for this... I just received new upgrade phone today (Samsung S3) which needs a microsim (which I also received). My problem is if I do the simswap sim activiation thingy so that I can use my new phone I will no longer be able to use my old phone because the standard sim that it takes will be automatically deactivated. I need the use of both phones (I'm a community nurse & planned to use my old one when I'm out & about in patients houses etc & keep my new one for office & home). But one of the O2 gurus has told me via the on-line chat portal this eve that I can't have both sims active with one number. 

 

What if there's a problem with my new phone at some point (hopefully not) & I need to quickly revert to using my old phone as a back up... I won't be able to! 😕 

 

It seems my only option is to buy anothet phone that will take the micro sim, but... I can;t afford to & why should i have to when my old phone is perfectly ok? Grrrrrrrrrrr...

 

Any ideas / advice gratefully received...

 

 

 

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Liquid
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If using the nano sim in the other phone is an option. You could pick up a adapter for it for pennies or even free from an O2 shop.

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Go to your local O2 store & pick up a normal pay & go sim, they still do the regular size

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There is no way round using your old phone with the same mobile number. You would have to get a standard P&G sim for the old phone as Stuart advises. Top it up with £10 and make sure you make a chargeable call every 6 months but you would have to give the number to your contacts as an alternative number.

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If using the nano sim in the other phone is an option. You could pick up a adapter for it for pennies or even free from an O2 shop.

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What's "sleep"? slight_smile

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