How to transfer SIM card to another phone - Works on Android and iPhone!
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- čas přidán 3. 09. 2020
- This tutorial will show you how to transfer a SIM card from one phone to another. This will not transfer the contacts on your Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel Android, or Apple iPhone. Additionally, it will not transfer apps or settings. The SIM card only transfers your service to another phone.
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Thanks, this helps out allot so I don’t have to go to the phone store and pay money for something I could do my self. Keep up the good work
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I really respect all your help in the comments. That helped me as much as the video actually! Thanks.
You're welcome! Thank you for the kind words.
You are thorough and to the point, and don't waist my time. Thank you.
Thank you so much. That's what I wanted to know. Appreciated it.
Very cool thanks for this been wondering about this since I would prefer to get my new phone from Amazon aka the Moto Edge+ 2021 version and put my sim card in that at home. :)
I was amazed how easy it was. Now my old android phone works good. The apple iPhone was so complicated, and they charge for most apps you get free on android, I will get rid of it. Thanks!
Thank you for the kind words. I'm glad I could help.
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.
Thanks man! Getting the Pixel 5a with 5g on Friday can't wait to swap the SIM card. I have a very glitchy LG v40 ThinQ the store we went to 2 years ago to get an upgrade told us the camera on them were amazing but my Pixel 2 XL took way better pictures than this garbage phone I put up with for the last 2 years. Bought my new pixel 5a out right for $450 and now if anything happens I'll just get another one. I swear phone insurance is stupid. Just buy a reasonable mid range phone with good all around performance and take care of it till it's too dang slow. Even cheap smart phones are amazing these days. Anyway thanks again for the quick tip
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.
Thank you. I’ll let you know how it goes. Thanks
What about the APN settings? Do those transfer with the SIM as well? Or does one need to reset the APN on the new phone in order to access data?
thanks dude
Thanks
thanks a lot
1:41 no need to thank me ;)
Thanks 👍🙏👍🙏 Robert Ketterer
Cheers bro
I have a metro android and just got me a iphone 8 that was originally my sisters who had sprint how would that work?
I’m a Verizon but I have a phone can I active with a different plan to where I can get a new number but different company
You didn't tell us how to transfer the contacts and photos.
So I guess this wouldn't work with a AT&T sim card (Samsung phone) to a MetroPCS LG phone?
I have a Verizon Note 9. I'm giving this to my mom and getting the Note 10+. I don't have a sim card. I'm kinda confused about how to do this. Do I go to the store to get them activated? Never done this with no sim card.
I use metro and if I were to buy a phone at walmart and take my used phone sim and put in into the new one would it work
Does this work for government phones also or is the same process as Sprint or Verizon
Thank you very much for the video. I noticed that you put the 2 SIM cards together, in the new phone, one on top of the other. Is that always compulsory? or should I put just the new SIM card in the slot? Many thanks.
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.
Dear mr. Andy buck, if I did this would my old number and remaining minutes also be transferred to the new phone? I hope u reply, looking forward to your answer
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.
So I don't have to pay the activation fee Everytime I get a new phone???? I ordered the s20 and I have the S9 and don't feel like going to the phone store
I switched my SIM card. Both T-Mobile phones. Blackview to Note 10 plus. Well, the old phone, the blackview, is still getting text and other info. Have any idea why? :/
Thank you for that how do I get my contract and photos from my old phone which no longer works
This was super helpful
Hi thanks for the helpful video! I recently bought an unlocked google pixel 5 and want to transfer my sim card from my galaxy s8 (t mobile carrier). To my knowledge they both are nano sim cards so I should be able to do this and get service no problem, correct?
Yep! Should be no problem.
@@Myandybuck great, thanks for such a quick reply. You got a new subscriber!
If we switch SIM cards from a Samsung to another, who both have the same contacts, will the contact list stay intact on both cell phones?
Can I change my SIM card from a Motorola to a Samsung Please
Great question! Yes, the brand of phone doesn't matter.
If you have 2 phones that already have SIM cards, and decided to just swap them, does the phone number on each phone swap as well? Or is the phone number built into the phones already.
The phone number will switch with the SIM card.
Does this work with an unlocked phone? Say your transfering from Samsung to Samsung unlocked? Hopefully you reply thanks
I don't know if this is possible, but I have a friend who gets a work phone from his business and he says he can use it for personal items. BUT he wants an iPhone and it is a Samsung galaxy now. Would he be able to switch the SIM card if it went from Verizon Samsung to Verizon Iphone? Also would his work find out about it?
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.
So what if you put your current sim with service into a old phone without HD voice
What about my Imei number? Will my carrier update the service, i’m on a locked phone but I want to switch my Sim card with an unlocked phone
I'm having trouble trying to switch phones, I broke the screen on a brand new phone 5g so I can't control anything or see anything. I have an old galaxy and both take sim cards so I switched but the galaxy says invalid sim. ? I think it's because it's a 5g phone and the galaxy is an old 4g.
Hey I got a question, I just got a new phone for Christmas and when I was going to switch my old SIM card to my new phone, there was already a SIM card in my new phone. I know that it switches over the provider, but I switched in and out both SIM cards but nothing changed at all, regarding the provider. So is it useful to switch over my old SIM card to my new phone despite the provider doesn’t really change? Thanks!
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.
I’ve seen a lot of people say that you shouldn’t move your sim to a new phone, but i’m going to buy an iphone xr unlocked and i want to transfer my tracfone plan and number to that new phone from my current iphone 7 that uses tracfones at+t carrier. can i just transfer the sim or do i have to buy a new sim and transfer everything on to there? thanks!
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!
Darn, I wish I had seen this video before i bought and recieved my phone from Israel today. The phone is an LG G3 (AT&T) and my old phone, which is broken. Is the same model but Telus(canada). My SIM card is Telus(canada). Cost me $68.
It really worked 😁😂😅😅😅😊😊😊
Awesome!
Whenever I try to swap the SIM card on the new phone it says phone not supported why does it say that
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?
You don't have to contact company right?
What is the best method to export contacts, photos, etc from old phone to new phone? I currently have a prepaid Samsung galaxy J3 and would like to purchase an unlocked Google Pixel, is this as simple as transferring the SIM card?
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
Question. I already have spectrum mobile service on a Samsung s10plus. I bought the flip3 5g from Samsung unlocled. So all i have to fo is put the sim card from the s 10 pkus into the flip and I'll b3 good to go?
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.
Think you wasn't sure what to do with SIM card after a chance for data
Can you switch a sim card from a AT&T flip phone to an AT&T iphone?
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!
that is all well and good but what do you do when the old phone has a micro sim and the new one has a nano sim?
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.
Do you know if it works on mint mobile : changing as card from a galaxy phone to an LG phone? Thanks
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!
I have an iPhone and an LG phone both paid and both work for Verizon. Some days I would use my iPhone and other days I will use my LG. Therefore, I wanted to know what would happen if one day my sim is in my iPhone but then the next day I take the Sim out of the iPhone and I put it in my LG what what happened? would this affect my Verizon mobile plan and would Verizon charge my double?
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!
Sprint and T-mobile merged and now T-mobile is recommending I swap out my SIM card to take advantage of their expanded network. I want to keep my existing phone. Should I do it? If so, what should I be wary of? Thanks!!
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.
hey so like i have a very crappy slow samsung a10e and i plan on buying a iphone 11 for myself for xmas and like can i just move the sim card from my samsung to the iphone? (i have at&t)
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
If I swap a us cellular sim into a unlocked phone (cdma and gsm compatible) it should work right?
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
Tracfone has notified us that our old phones are no longer going to work and we have to switch phones. At what point in switching over do we move the sim card? I wish they would have included step by step instructions with the new phones. We do'nt want to loose our days and minutes that we'vealready paid for on the old phones. Happy with our old slider phones, and also disappointed that we won't be getting triple minutes anymore like we did with these older phones. (But what are you gonna do?) Thanks!!!
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.
Just one question. I'm really trying to make sure 100 percent this will work. Can I do this with a Motorola to a iPhone that's Carrier unlocked? Just want all my sim information and data to go over to the iPhone right now I'm using straight talk.
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.
so this is three years old now. I called my carrier and he told me this is not possible. He told me you can't just switch sim cards that i need to buy a new one. Have things changed?
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!
The phone I have that was on is broke I can't do anything with it
I am on Verizon and I have ordered a oneplus 7 pro on amazon it says verizon and GSM unlocked and I am on a family plan can I just take the sim out of my samsung a10e and put it into my oneplus 7 pro and it will work? The Verizon store guy said yes but there are people telling me I will need a new sim.
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?
So if I switched from an iPhone 10 to rog phone 3 would my parents have to change the plan? (both of the phones are paid off).
I'm not familiar with the rog phone 3, however if the SIM card fits, it should transfer the service to that phone.
How to switch two old Android mobiles
So all you did was move the SIM card and it came on just like that because mine did nothing
I know im late but naybe youll respond. So if i transfered my sim card from my samsung to an iphone all i would have to do is transfer the apps and contacts
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!
Is that the 3a xl? Is it still alive? The battery in mine exploded
Yep, I have 2 that are still going strong!
Every time I try this with Sprint, they tell me I need a new SIM. Samsung to Samsung, Samsung to iphone or iphone to iphone. Is this just a Sprint thing?
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.
Sorry to have to ask this question, but if I put a sim card from my old Samsung into an older iPhone se will my password work on the iPhone?
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
can you switch a gabb sim card to an iphone?
Great question. I am not familiar with Gabb, so I am not sure.
Is it possible to buy a new Tracphone and bring it to Verizon to flash and replace my existing Verizon phone? I'm sick of paying hundreds of dollars for a new phone every time I upgrade
Although Verizon phones are unlocked (Due to a court case), I'm not sure Trac phones are.
Is there any way to switch SIM cards from a different carrier that aren’t together and get phone calls and text my phone broke and wanna use an old phone but they are different carriers
What happens
Nothing
Do we have to switch the phones off while transferring the sim?
Yes. Great question!
I swapped sim from a htcu11 to another htcu11 and the phone calls and messages work but not the data,any idea why this is,thanks
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.
If ur having trouble getting the sim card out use an earing noice
Is there any more to swiching sim cards? I switched mine and tried to text on my new phone but the reply came back on my old phone despite not having any sim cards in it
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!
Quick question, I’ve seen some other transferring videos and I’m transferring my old data from my old iPhone to a new iPhone. After the transfer do you just take the old SIM card and put it into ur new iPhone ?
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.
It's not working with my phone
Can you download apps and run everything in either phone that has the sim card? Can you put the sim card in a tablet?
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 CZcams 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
Bought a new samsung galaxy a13 and put the SIM card in properly, but it only says "No Network (Searching)" and I don't know how to fix that.
This is an unlocked phone from T-mobile and I'm with Chatr.
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.
I will have same phone number? Can I do it Android to Apple phone that’s unlocked?
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.
so I switched SIM card from 2 phones but when I try to mack a call on my knew phone it deos not let me
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!
Do I ever get a notification to anywhere when I change my SIM card
Not that I am aware of. The new phone just works unless it is blacklisted.
What if you have two of the same company
I'm not sure I understand the question. Could you explain it with an example?
Can you do this with any company tho?:o
I wanna switch my trac phone over to my iphome i wonder if i could do whathe just did
Move your contacts from phone to SIM 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.
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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.
can i access mobile data
Yep! Great question! You should be able to access anything that is connected to your phone service account.
If you do this with straight talk it will work until your next autopayment & then your service gets shut off.
so 4g to 5g I will need to order a new sim card ?
Yes, that is my understanding.
is it more expensive to transfer a SIM card from a flip phone to a iPhone?
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
It would have been nice if you showed us that the sim card was actually working on the phone that you removed the sim card from first before putting it in the 2nd phone.
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.
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Didn't work for me. Error message. Sim card locked.
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.
You can't switch sims & have the phone ACTIVATED without contacting your carrier.
Is that with any phone??
I don't know of any that can.
Service provider probably charge $30 for this.
I have xfinity and I broke my phone so I swapped SIM card to new phone and it doesn’t have internet service.
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 almost broke my phone trying to op get it from the back.
Sorry but that doesn't work on TMobile.
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.
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Thank you! 😂🤣
Useless. This does not work
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☺️