How to transfer SIM card to another phone - Works on Android and iPhone! 

You're welcome! Thank you for the kind words.

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Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad I could help.

Congratulations and thanks for the comments. If you are moving from a 4g to a 5g phone, you will need to get a sim card that supports 5g in order to use the 5g capabilities. Be sure to go to a corporate store for your carrier and they should give you one for free. Privately owned stores will charge you for the card.

Mexico what part??

He didn’t put two SIM cards together. The SIM card tray on the old phone just holds the card around the edge with a rectangular hole in the middle. But the tray on the new phone has a grey backing piece in the middle that may give more support to the SIM card. The new phone doesn’t come with a SIM card. To verify this for yourself pause the video at time stamp 2:43 where you can clearly see the SIM card tray that he removed from the new phone, then take a screenshot and zoom in on the SIM tray.

Thank you for your he question. The answer is yes, your plan and your number is what is in the SIM card. It does not have any apps or contacts.

Yep! Should be no problem.

@@Myandybuck great, thanks for such a quick reply. You got a new subscriber!

It should work just fine as long as the SIM card is the same size. (There are 3 sizes). The only way I could think that his company would know is if there was some app that was specific to Android that he needed to do his work that wasn't available on Apple.

The phone number will switch with the SIM card.

Good question! When you order the phone from your provider, they oftentimes include a sim card so that you can just call in and activate the phone. In this case, you can switch the card or activate the phone with the card they sent. I'd just activate the phone with the card they sent.

Great question Madison. If the SIM card is the same size, then it should work. However, some of the pay as you go companies only support certain phones so I would check with Tracphone to make sure that their service supports the Xr. I'm not completely familiar with Tracphone so please double check before attempting. Thank you for the question!

Note! They are tell me i need to buy a new sim card and provide the serial number of my new phone to them.

Great question! The reason for that is because of the 5g capability of the Flip3.

Great question! As long as the new phone is unlocked is should work. AT&T and Verizon run on a their own network, but the others are pretty interchangable. Let me know if it works for you. Thanks for the comment!

You can switch the sim card when you are ready to start using the new phone. The sim card only carries your service. It does not have your contacts or messages.

Great question. Unfortunately that is when you will need to go to the cell phone store. A corporate store will usually give you a new one for free. A store that is owned by an individual will usually charge you $10-$20.

As long as the card fits both phones, you should be able to switch the card at will and use whichever phone you want. That's actually something I have been thinking about doing when I go hiking or jogging so that I don't have to worry about dropping my note 20. Great question!

I would definitely do it. Your service will be better. Just make sure you go to a corporate store. The independently owns stores will charge you for a new sim, but the corporate stores usually do not.

Great question! There could be a couple of reasons. You may be going from a 3g or a 4g phone to a 5g phone. The new 5G does take a different SIM card. Another reason may be because you are going from a CMDA phone to a GSM phone. This happens when moving from Verizon or AT&T to another carrier. I hope that helps to answer your question?

My opinion would be to make sure all of your contacts, pic, and apps are connected to your Google Account. Apps should already be. You can choose to back up photos in the Google photos app. Add your contact to the Google contacts. Now when you set up your pixel just log into your account and they should all be there.

I thought I was the only person in the world who had the J3 lol

@@throneii3896 same lol

I'm not familiar with the rog phone 3, however if the SIM card fits, it should transfer the service to that phone.

As long as the SIM card is the same size (there are at least 3 sizes) and you are on the same carrier, it should be no problem at all. Merry Christmas to you!

@@Myandybuck do i like have to contact at&t to tell them or can i just do it

@@cadebeitler4139 just do it. 😉

Is this the same for boost mobile

I can't tell you that it will work 100% as there are always factors that are outside the realm of knowledge, however if the sim card is the same size, it should work for you. Keep in mind that the sim card ONLY has your service. It does not contain contacts, apps, or any other settings.

Now THAT is a good question! As long as the card is the same size, I don't see why not.

@@Myandybuck Just for the record I just confirmed that you can not only transfer the nano SIM card but also can transfer a 16 GB storage card to a prepaid LG Phoenix 5 from an old AT&T Flip phone. All phone contacts transferred. A piece of cake!

Awesome!

Thank you for the question. Yes. It should work just fine.

@@Myandybuck alright thank you, you've earned a sub!

Im tryna switch my us cellular sim to an unlocked phone and the data works but i cant call or text

Great question! Yes, the brand of phone doesn't matter.

Great question! Yes. The sim card has your service information and allows the phone to connect with your service provider. Once you swap the card you can transfer the contacts and apps. Then you are good to go!

Nope, you should be good! You should be able to take the card out of the old phone and put it in the new phone. Congrats on the new phone!

Question to expand on this, would I (the average person looking to do this) also have to do any kind of information changes on the verizon website to "swap devices" or is it as simple as just swapping the card?

They like to charge activation charges and that is usually how they justify it. Now, if you buy one from them, sometimes it comes with a pre programmed card.

Although Verizon phones are unlocked (Due to a court case), I'm not sure Trac phones are.

The sim card only has the cell service. There is no password associated.

Thanks! I finally figured out I could try it and sure enough, just as you said. @@Myandybuck

Great question. I don't know, that is odd. You may want to check the settings in the phone to make sure they data is turned on and not just the wifi.

Great question and the answer is yes. Just switch the SIM card and your cell service will be switched also.

@@Myandybuck even if ur switching from iphone to android

@@divinechike3184 Yes, as long as the SIM card is the same size. Keep in mind that the SIM card simply transfers your service, not you contacts, apps, or pictures. Thank you for the question!

@@Myandybuck so how can you transfer your contacts?

@@divinechike3184 I would upload them all to Google contacts and then sign into that account with your new phone.

Great question. I am not familiar with Gabb, so I am not sure.

Yes. Great question!

Yep, I have 2 that are still going strong!

What happens

Nothing

@@Tuqa_127 Great question! The answer is no. The sim card only transfers your service. I would recommend using Google contacts to transfer your contacts.

@@Myandybuck good to know 👍 thanks for the info!

Great question. There are 3 sizes of sim cards. If the size is the same, then it will work. If your current phone is only 4g, then you will only receive 4g service even if you have a 5g phone. So, if you are moving from a 4g phone to a 5g phone, you will want a new card to maximize the service. If you go to a corporate store, they will usually give you one at no charge. Thank you for watching!

Great question! I've never heard of that. Maybe try powering off your old device and see what happens. I may be picking up the sms from your wifi.

@@Myandybuck I tried that and it seemed to work! There was a huge delay in texts while that was happening but after trying that and sending out calls/texts from my current phone it seems to be good now! Thank you so much for the reply!

Not that I am aware of. The new phone just works unless it is blacklisted.

I wanna switch my trac phone over to my iphome i wonder if i could do whathe just did

Great question! The sim card only carries the service. It does not transfer apps or contacts.

@@Myandybuck that’s cool ok. So say I want to download the RU-vid app on two phones. Just put the sim card in one phone and download the app? Then put the card in the other phone then download the app?

@@loubecker8784 you could do that, however if all you are wanting to do is download apps to a phone and don't need to make calls, I would just connect the phone to WiFi without moving the SIM card and download the apps you want. Then you can use that phone like a tablet with only WiFi access.

@@Myandybuck yes sir that’s exactly what I’ll do but I’ll use hotspot on one phone to get wifi on the other phone. I’ll have to see what all I can do on wifi compared to cellular hopefully almost everything

There are a few reasons that could happen. One could be that you bought the phone from someone that stopped paying on it and it was blacklisted by the carrier. I would recommend going to your carrier and asking them what is going on. Thank you for the question!

@@Myandybuck no my data and everything is working fine but the only thing is that I can not call anyone and when someone calls me it says that the phone number has not be registered yet when this sim card was on my other phone I could call and everything

@@alialsharief8170 I have never experienced that. I would go to your carrier and check with them to see what is going on. I'm sorry you are having so much trouble!

Hmmm. I'm not sure on that one. I haven't heard of Chatr. Maybe try turning off the phone, take the card out and then reinstall and turn the phone back on. You may need to hit up the provider.

@@Myandybuck they r with Rogers and unless I can get my new phone working as such, can't call nobody as my old phone is literally a ticking time bomb.

Great question! Yes, your sim card will have your number and as long as the card is the same size, you can switch from iPhone to Android and vice versa.

Yes, that is my understanding.

I'm not sure I understand the question. Could you explain it with an example?

That depends on your provider. You will require a data plan on the our iPhone and that may come at an additional charge.

@@Myandybuck alright

Thank you for the recommendation. If it helps, the card wouldn't work in the new phone if it didn't work in the old phone. Thank you for the feedback.

Yep! Great question! You should be able to access anything that is connected to your phone service account.

Well, I am not sure about xfinity, but a lot of the carriers do not offer support for 3g phones anymore. You have to have a phone that supports 4g. Not sure if that is your problem, but it is a start. Great question!

I'm sorry you are having trouble. I just checked the video and it appears to be working correctly now. It must have been a You Tube issue. I apologize for the inconvenience.

Is that with any phone??

I don't know of any that can.

I have never heard of that happening. I would stop by your wireless store and let them replace the card. Be sure to go to a corporate store. They usually will not charge you for the card. The independently owned stores charge you for another card.

Great question! No, the SIM card only contains your cell service.

In the contacts option you can move contacts from phone to SIM card or sim card to phone. I do it all the time at my phone repair shop in Mexico.

If I could ask why it won’t work Thanks so much. We have mint mobile (under TMobile).

And trying to switch the as card to another android phone.

Thank you! 😂🤣

Hmm... Works for others, and for me just last week. Maybe you could watch again and have different results. Thank you for watching.

@@Myandybuck I'm sorry. That was rude and this has been annoying me for days. I really meant no offense. I'm switching from a moto stylus g to another one but new. It's been way more complicated than I expected. I can't get service when I switch cards. It literally does nothing. Oh, both phones are the 2023 version btw. I tried connecting them together with a USBC to USBC and file transfer menu pops up but when I click either option, file transfer or photo transfer, nothing happens. The old one is cracked to hell but works fine. Walmart said they don't set them up for people anymore and when I called the number it went to a tech company that said they are not related to Walmart family mobile and gave me the main Walmart number. When I called they talked a bit, put me on hold for about 25 minutes then hung up on me. So yea I apologize for sounding rude. My bad. Cheers!

@@xxbioklismxx1850 thank you for the apology. I appreciate it. Life can get frustrating. Swapping the sim card doesn't transfer data, it only moves the phone service from one phone to another. As far as your situation, my favorite way is to use my Google account to backup my phone and then log in and restore on the new phone. I haven't made a video in that, but maybe that should be on the list. 😀 Good luck!

@@Myandybuck you're welcome and thank you. I'll try that☺️