https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Deactivated-sim/m-p/1574763#M55071 <P>I recently got a iPhone 17 which when transferring over asked if I wanted to do it as an e-sim which have never had before. I did this and it’s working great. I then traded in my old phone to Apple but have realised I left the physical SIM card in it although I factory reset the phone- will it have been deactivated? Is there anything I should be worried about?&nbsp;</P> Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:11:15 GMT CEMH 2025-10-14T19:11:15Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Deactivated-sim/m-p/1574763#M55071 <P>I recently got a iPhone 17 which when transferring over asked if I wanted to do it as an e-sim which have never had before. I did this and it’s working great. I then traded in my old phone to Apple but have realised I left the physical SIM card in it although I factory reset the phone- will it have been deactivated? Is there anything I should be worried about?&nbsp;</P> Tue, 14 Oct 2025 19:11:15 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Deactivated-sim/m-p/1574763#M55071 CEMH 2025-10-14T19:11:15Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Deactivated-sim/m-p/1574792#M55072 <P><a href="https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/451128">@CEMH</a>&nbsp;: No, the physical SIM was already deactivated when you activated the eSIM.</P> Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:33:19 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Deactivated-sim/m-p/1574792#M55072 XRaySpeX 2025-10-14T20:33:19Z