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issues swapping number from micro to nano sim

sotiredman
3: Seeker
3: Seeker

Hi all,

 

On wednesday I bought a new phone which needed a nano SIM, as opposed to my micro. As I'm PAYG and cannot do the number swap online (also didnt have any nano SIM cards to ahnd) I went to a local Vodafone store on Thursday around 10AM. 

I explained I wanted to keep my number and the lady was very friendly and polite, she asked what my existing number was, asked my name, got a new nano SIM out and scanned something on the box then put it into my new phone. She advised me it would take an hour and that I should turn my phone off for this. 

 

After the hour I turned it back on, it wasnt working but no biggie. Around 5pm I think it became active, but on a completely different number :Sad_face: I still have both phones and if I go onto the My Vodafone app they both come under differrent numbers, both have different balances and both have differing amounts of rewards points :Sad_face: the new phone having the lesser obviously. (Although it does mysteroiusly have a balance of £16.17) god knows where it came from.

 

Tl;dr - new sim card, supposed to be my old number...isnt. Both phones texting/calling fine. But want my old number on my new phone :Sad_face:

 

Would like to know if anyone at all has any clue what happened here?

 

Thank you my dudes :Smiling:

 

P.S before you ask livechat is no help. They keep telling me I need to get a blank SIM despite me repeatedly telling them that I DID.

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BandOfBrothers
17: Community Champion
17: Community Champion

Hi,

 

 

To begin a sim swap can be done online for Payg now. 

 

I think the employee has had supplied a SIM card with its own number already attached to it. 

 

You needed a blank SIM card which has no number attached and then a sim swap initiated to move your number and tariff over to the blank SIM card. 

 

I would suggest to go back to the store and explain the above and they'll need to sort it out. 

Current Phone  >

Samsung Galaxy s²³ Ultra 512gb Phantom Black.