Using old sim after number transfer

stackitsteve

Sorry if this has been posted before, i tried a search but didnt really know what to type to get the correct posts.
Anyway......

i got a new phone (contract) been on PAYG for ages i want to transfer my old number to my contract and understand all the PAC stuff but im not to sure about this....

i've got a load of pics, video etc on my old phone which has my old sim and old number. if i transfer my number to my new phone will i still be able to access the old sim and get the pictures etc transfered to my computer (i cant do this now as i dont have the cable with me) will i still be able to do this when the number is switched

hope someone can help.....thanks in advance

Snakeeyes21

you should be able to, I know orange let you register the sim again after you have ported your number, if you cant just pick up a free sim from whatever network your on and use that

jd87

I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure things like pictures aren't stored on the SIM. They are stored on the actual phone memory and you shouldn't need to have an active SIM card in just to get at things like that. If you do need one in then l;ike snakeyes said, just get a free SIM and put it in.

Phantom_Flan_Flinger

jd87 wrote: »

I might be wrong but I'm pretty sure things like pictures aren't stored on the SIM.

You're right. The pictures are stored in the phones memory, or memory card if you have one.

stackitsteve

ok, thanks very much guys for all your help

thanks:beer:

DarkConvict

If you have any trouble getting the pictures off the phone, let us know im sure we can google up some help with it.

The SIM card is purely your phone number, some contacts/messages (usually upto 100)

onzey

Does anyone know for sure if contacts and messages can still be accessed on an old sim after the number has been transferred?

I've done a bit of Googling and some say yes but some say this data will be lost.

(My daughter has her PAC and wants to know, particularly with regard to messages.)

jclegs

Not as far as I know, network providers usually advise to backup anything on the sim before transferring the number.