topic Re: A Snapchat User named Helen Barker in Sky Mobile

A Snapchat User named Helen Barker

Jamie365 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:36:10 GMT

has the same mobile phone number as myself i recieved my Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra today i selected the E-sim opition do i have to have another E-sim with a new number and how has this happened it's brand new could the user hack the number?

kind regards Jamie

Re: A Snapchat User named Helen Barker

PandJ2020 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:41:09 GMT

All networks recycle numbers (as there's a limited range).

I presume the previous user still has that number associated with their snap account after cancelling. (Rather than 'hacked')

Re: A Snapchat User named Helen Barker

GD1 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:43:06 GMT

@Jamie365 The mobile number you have won't be brand new as there just isn't any new numbers, once a subscriber cancels their number with one provider it drops into the pool and it is then re-used.

Neither the number or the phone has been hacked.

If yoiu want a new number you'll need to cancel the current one if still within cool off period of 31 days and order a new esim., however the new number will still be a re-used number.

Re: A Snapchat User named Helen Barker

Jamie365 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:43:45 GMT

she can't hack my tablet or anything like that can she? i've never encountered this before so i have no idea?

Re: A Snapchat User named Helen Barker

GD1 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:46:08 GMT

@Jamie365 wrote:

she can't hack my tablet or anything like that can she? i've never encountered this before so i have no idea?

No not unless you've downloaded any dodgy apps?

Any normal user would not have the inclination to do so.

Your phone has not been hacked simply because the number you have was used by another person.

Re: A Snapchat User named Helen Barker

PandJ2020 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:51:23 GMT

@Jamie365 wrote:
she can't hack my tablet or anything like that can she? i've never encountered this before so i have no idea?

No - what usually happens is when you register an app/account with a phone number it sends a verification SMS to validate. She can no longer do this for her account as the SMS will come to you.

I'm not sure if you can contact Snap for them to disassociate that phone number with her account.