Nano sim

[mccormick69]

I bought my brother an I Phone 5 as a xmas gift but it needs a nano sim. He is a Vodafone customer but i am not. I went into a Vodafone shop and explained the phone was a gift and i did not want to give it without a sim card as he would not be able to use it. I was told my brother would need to contact Vodafone himself to get the sim if he wanted to keep his number. Is there any way i can get a sim card without having to tell my brother about the phone?

[BandOfBrothers]

You could go in and ask for an account specific blank nano SIM card. Ie Payg or Pay Monthly. 

He as the account holder then would have to arrange for a sim swap which moves his number and tariff from his current sim to the nano one. Customer services via 191 or Live Chat can do this or a Vodafone Store but he'd need to be there.

Takes from a few minutes but occasionally up to 24 hours. 

[kids]

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@mccormick69 wrote:

I bought my brother an I Phone 5 as a xmas gift but it needs a nano sim. He is a Vodafone customer but i am not. I went into a Vodafone shop and explained the phone was a gift and i did not want to give it without a sim card as he would not be able to use it. I was told my brother would need to contact Vodafone himself to get the sim if he wanted to keep his number. Is there any way i can get a sim card without having to tell my brother about the phone?

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So that your brother can activate and play with the phone over Christmas until he can get to a Vodafone shop just buy a non-specific PAYG sim and stick a few pounds on it.

When he can get into a Vodafone store he can then get his account swapped from his current sim to a nano sim in store. He can then dispose of the sim you purchased and continue with his current number