Show Download Article This wikiHow teaches you how to transfer your mobile phone number to a new iPhone. If you are staying with the same carrier, you can transfer your phone number to a new phone using the SIM card. If the SIM card isn't compatible with the new phone, your service provider can provide you with a new SIM card. If you are transferring to a new mobile service provider, you'll have to port your number to the new provider.
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Thanks for submitting a tip for review! About This ArticleThanks to all authors for creating a page that has been read 119,349 times. Is this article up to date?How do I transfer my old number to my new iPhone?Use eSIM Carrier Activation on iPhone
If you're switching to iPhone (from an Android phone, for example), contact your carrier to transfer your phone number to your iPhone through eSIM Carrier Activation or by scanning a QR code from your carrier.
Can you transfer data from iPhone to iPhone without a SIM card?To smoothly switch from one iPhone to another, you should sync everything to your iCloud account. Once you log into iCloud on a new iPhone, your data will move over and redownload itself. To carry your phone number over, you'll also have to switch out the iPhone's SIM card.
How do I transfer my old number to my new phone?How do I transfer my mobile number?. 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. ... . Contact your new network and give them the PAC code. ... . Check the SIM works in your phone and the new number has ported across.. Does phone number automatically transfer to new iPhone?So if you're not changing your network supplier, it's just a matter of taking the SIM card out of the old iPhone and placing it in the new one. Your number will automatically follow, as your iPhone reads it off of the SIM card. If you're moving networks, then it's a little different, as you'll see below.
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