22-01-2026 06:13 PM
Hello, I share a phone contract with my mum, I’ve recently just bought the iPhone 17 (phone only) but the phone is sim free and I didn’t realise. As I share a contract with my mum I was wondering if the sim free will still work and won’t effect my mum?
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22-01-2026 06:31 PM
Simply move your existing SIM from your current phone to your new phone.
It's the SIM which holds your account details and suchlike, so you can chop & change that SIM between whatever phone you like - your account simply transfers with it.
22-01-2026 06:31 PM
Simply move your existing SIM from your current phone to your new phone.
It's the SIM which holds your account details and suchlike, so you can chop & change that SIM between whatever phone you like - your account simply transfers with it.
22-01-2026 07:19 PM
@Cozzad1 A sim free phone just means it doesn’t come with a sim. It’s just the phone and you put your existing sim in it.