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Message posted on 25 Oct 2025 08:09 PM
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I have just received my new iPhone 17 pro max, it has came with a new sim. I am already with sky mobile I'm just wondering if I am still able to keep my current mobile number or if I will have to change? Thanks
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Message posted on 25 Oct 2025 08:14 PM - last edited: 25 Oct 2025 08:18 PM
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@Iona3 if you're happy with your existing data plan just put your existing sim in the new phone and don't activate the new sim
Message posted on 25 Oct 2025 08:17 PM
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Would that not mean i will then be paying for 2 sims? I am sending back the phone I have just now I done a swap.
Message posted on 25 Oct 2025 08:20 PM
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@Iona3 wrote:Would that not mean i will then be paying for 2 sims? I am sending back the phone I have just now I done a swap.
You'll only pay for a second SIM if you activate the new SIM. Simply move the SIM from old to new phone.
Message posted on 25 Oct 2025 08:20 PM - last edited: 25 Oct 2025 08:22 PM
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@Iona3 wrote:Would that not mean i will then be paying for 2 sims? I am sending back the phone I have just now I done a swap.
@Iona3 No you will only be charged for the second sim if you activate it
dont activate it and it will drop off your account after 31 days
just insert your current sim into the new phone
Message posted on 25 Oct 2025 08:52 PM
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Sorry I have just remembered the sim I currently have in my 'old' phone I don't want to keep paying as I'm paying £30 a month for 60gb. I do still want to keep my number tho is that possible to switch to new sim but keep old number?
Message posted on 25 Oct 2025 08:56 PM
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@Iona3 wrote:Sorry I have just remembered the sim I currently have in my 'old' phone I don't want to keep paying as I'm paying £30 a month for 60gb. I do still want to keep my number tho is that possible to switch to new sim but keep old number?
@Iona3 yes it's possible but not straight forward
you will need to port the number you want to keep to a non sky payg sim then back again to the correct sky sim
Message posted on 25 Oct 2025 08:58 PM
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Oh okay not sure how I will do that lol, thank you for helping me. 
Message posted on 25 Oct 2025 10:07 PM
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You would need to get a Pac code then move then number to a PAYG network, then get another pac code from this PAYG network to move it back to the new Sky sim.
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