https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Recycled-number/m-p/1637164#M57678 <P>I purchased a new sim today but can’t register for WhatsApp as it says the number is already in use with someone else’s WhatsApp business account. WhatsApp are saying the business account needs to have been inactive for 45 days or more before the will deactivate the account. Surely the &nbsp;number I’ve purchased today shouldn’t have been recycled so quickly?</P> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:58:03 GMT 1233213 2026-08-28T21:58:03Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Recycled-number/m-p/1637164#M57678 <P>I purchased a new sim today but can’t register for WhatsApp as it says the number is already in use with someone else’s WhatsApp business account. WhatsApp are saying the business account needs to have been inactive for 45 days or more before the will deactivate the account. Surely the &nbsp;number I’ve purchased today shouldn’t have been recycled so quickly?</P> Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:58:03 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Recycled-number/m-p/1637164#M57678 1233213 2026-08-28T21:58:03Z https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Recycled-number/m-p/1637195#M57679 <P><a href="https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/2037443">@1233213</a>&nbsp; They not recycled that quickly. &nbsp;It’s at least a year before they come out of quarantine for this very reason. &nbsp;It’s probably best to call customer support and explain what’s happened so you can be issued a new number. &nbsp;</P> Sat, 29 Aug 2026 07:28:44 GMT https://community.ee.co.uk/t5/SIM-cards-Porting/Recycled-number/m-p/1637195#M57679 Chris_B 2026-08-29T07:28:44Z