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21-01-2024 12:13 PM
I left the UK a year ago and now I'm back I don't want to change my number so I keep the sim card, how do I get this number back to working
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21-01-2024 12:18 PM
Hello @Chadchen198041 ,
Welcome to the community,
If it has been a year since you used your SIM card, then you will not be able to keep the same number you had before, you would need to get a new number, as it will have been recycled.
You may want to take a look here if it has been less than a year since you have made a chargeable call or text if on pay as you go although by the sound of it, you have not used your SIM card for a year:
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21-01-2024 12:18 PM
Hello @Chadchen198041 ,
Welcome to the community,
If it has been a year since you used your SIM card, then you will not be able to keep the same number you had before, you would need to get a new number, as it will have been recycled.
You may want to take a look here if it has been less than a year since you have made a chargeable call or text if on pay as you go although by the sound of it, you have not used your SIM card for a year:
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21-01-2024 12:53 PM
If you haven't been paying for it over the year, you've lost it!
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