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Can I get my old number back Optus?

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Can I get my old number back Optus?

Optus only retain the number for six months after the last recharge. Recovery of the number now would seem fairly unlikely.

Can you get a Cancelled number back?

You may have had that number for years and years. But, when cancel your service or delete the number, you relinquish the number and it no longer belongs to you. Some providers may have a short window of time in which you can restore the number. Be sure to check with that provider to learn more.

Can you reactivate an old SIM card with a new number?

Can Your SIM Be Reactivated? The first thing you need to do is find out whether your SIM can be reactivated. If you’ve moved to a new network, the answer is always “no” because your old SIM assumes you have an account with the old service provider.

How do I keep my number with a new SIM Optus?

Re: Transferring Sim Simply head into your local Optus store and ask that they place your existing Optus mobile number onto a brand-new Nano SIM card. If you’re on a postpaid plan, there’s no cost. You’ll leave the store with the new SIM ready to go!

How do I reactivate my old mobile number?

If your Idea Mobile is de-activated and it can be re-activated within 15 days.

  1. Try to request re-activation via Idea customer care.
  2. Visit nearest Idea store and submit reactivation request.
  3. Provide Address and Photo Id proofs.
  4. You may receive a confirmation call and then your number will be re-activated.

How do I reactivate my old number?

If not follow the below steps.

  1. Try to request re-activation of your SIM card to respective customer care.
  2. Visit nearest customer care store and submit reactivation request.
  3. Provide Address and Photo Id proofs.
  4. You may receive a confirmation call form customer care and then your number will be re-activated.

How can I get my old number back?

To get a previous phone number back, here are the steps you’d need to take. Contact the carrier that last had your old phone number and ask them if they still have access to that phone number. If so, tell them that you want to start service with them with that phone number. Boom, you have your old phone number back.

How long does it take to activate a new SIM card Optus?

It can take between 15mins and 4 hours for a SIM to activate. If it’s still not active, try these steps: Periodically turn your device off and on. Remove and re-insert the SIM card to make sure it’s seated correctly.

How many days will Sim gets deactivated?

In our view, the existing criteria of 60 days of continuous non-usage of a SIM should be continued for the deactivation of SIM. This is based on our internal analysis of customer’s usage pattern and behavior of customer.

How do I reactivate my old SIM card?

How to Reactivate an Old SIM Card

  1. i. Remove the SIM card from the handset.
  2. i. Write down the numbers that are printed on the SIM card.
  3. i. Contact your wireless provider to activate your SIM card.
  4. i. Give the IMEI number and SIM card number to your customer service agent.
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How can I get my Umobile terminated number back?

You can get back the number after expiry 60 by walk in the umobile center. You can get back the number after expiry 60 by walk in the umobile center.

Can my old number be used by someone else?

This can happen sooner than you might expect. “Carriers must put residential numbers back into use within 90 days,” Mark Wigfield, a Federal Communications Commission spokesman, told the Los Angeles Times. This means that friends and relatives may dial your old number and reach someone else by mistake.

How long before a phone number is reassigned?

45 days
To reduce unwanted and intrusive calls intended for a phone number’s previous owner, the Commission now requires service providers to regularly report number disconnections and to wait a minimum of 45 days before reassigning a disconnected number to a new user.

How do I retrieve lost phone numbers?

Tap on the menu button on the top-right corner of the screen and choose “Contacts to display” option. 3. Select “All contacts” and check if it would display the contacts you are looking for.

How do I know if my Optus sim is activated?

I ordered a replacement physical SIM card via Messaging or over the phone

  1. To activate your replacement SIM card: Give us a call; or.
  2. Insert your replacement SIM card into your device.
  3. To check whether your SIM card is active look for Optus next to the coverage bars at the top of your home/lock screen.

How do I activate my new SIM card with the same number?

For activating an existing SIM card by phone –

  1. Dial 59059 – SIM activation number for India.
  2. Enter your identification details.
  3. Wait for 24 hours till your SIM card is ready for use.

Some carriers don’t permit a SIM to be activated a second time. When you terminate the account, that SIM is no longer valid, and you need to buy a new one to reactivate your phone. You can reactivate the SIM at any time during the ensuing 12 months, but your phone number usually changes.

Is it possible to reactivate an old number?

It can be in two ways. 1. Reactivation of old connection with the same identity you provided previously or 2. Activation of a new connection with the same number to you as the number is still available to issue (Operators normally demand to take a post paid connection to select the specific number).

Can I get my disconnected number back?

Once a SIM card has been deactivated, it’s not possible to reactivate it. Moreover, deactivating the SIM card returns the phone number associated with it to the pool of available phone numbers. It is therefore impossible to keep the phone number associated with a deactivated SIM.

How do I reconnect my Optus number?

Re: My phone is disconnected Hi @Plat2018, for urgent enquiries with reconnecting a number, it would be best to chat with us in real time using the link provided above by @Yeldarb or by getting in touch with us on 133 937. You can also chat with us in the My Optus App.

How do I deactivate my old SIM and activate my new SIM?

Can I reactivate my SIM card globe?

Your Globe Prepaid SIM card will expire within two (2) months from first use and any remaining/unconsumed balance will be forfeited. Terminated Globe Prepaid SIM cards will not be reactivated and mobile phone numbers assigned to such cards cannot be reacquired.

How do I transfer my old number to my new SIM?

How do I transfer my mobile number?

  1. Call or text your current provider to request a mobile PAC code. A PAC code should be given to you immediately over the phone or within two hours by text.
  2. Contact your new network and give them the PAC code.
  3. Check the SIM works in your phone and the new number has ported across.

What happens if a phone number comes from Optus?

2) If the number was originally ported in from another provider, that number goes back to the donor carrier (it’s quarantined on their end for a period of 6 months) 3) If the number did originate from Optus, it can be pulled out of quarantine and reactivated

Is it possible to get a new Optus Sim?

24-07-2018 03:43 PM Ring them again mate or try the live chat as this should be a simple fix. If that doesn’t work and you have an Optus shop nearby it may be worth a visit. 24-07-2018 03:59 PM

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