Sim Card Query

lemontree

My phone is faulty so I am buying a new one.
I want to keep my old number and there is money on my Pay as you go.
Do I put the new Sim Card in or use my old one?
Thank you.

steveE2

As long as the new phone is on the same network use the old sim.

fwor

You number and credit are linked to your SIM card, not the phone.

It often means that you are forced to abandon the credit that you have to buy with the phone, which is IMO a bit of a con...

MoneySavingUser

fwor wrote: »

You number and credit are linked to your SIM card, not the phone.

It often means that you are forced to abandon the credit that you have to buy with the phone, which is IMO a bit of a con...

some stores allow you to assign the credit to your old sim instead of the new one

lemontree

steveE2 wrote: »

As long as the new phone is on the same network use the old sim.

So if I put my old sim in the new phone will the money still be there and what do I do with the new sim?

MoneySavingUser

lemontree wrote: »

So if I put my old sim in the new phone will the money still be there and what do I do with the new sim?

keep it as a spare/give it to someone/throw it away