What happens if we dont use a SIM card for long time?

If a local SIM card is not used for a long time, it is blocked (suspended). For example, a local SIM card will be suspended if there is no top-up or call/SMS/data activity recorded for several months or a year.

Can a SIM card be deactivated if not used?

A SIM card is deactivated when it has not been used in the last 6 months. To stop deactivation do any one of the following actions at least once every 6 months: Make at least one call, SMS or MMS to another number (This does not including calls to Emergency Services or Member Services)

How long does a SIM card stay active?

Each SIM stays active for 60 days, after which it goes inactive. There is then a 60 days grace period, however, if you do not top up within this time the SIM will expire.

Do SIM cards have expiry date?

When you activate a prepaid subscriber identity module, or “SIM,” card for a phone, the call, text and Internet credit you purchase expires after a certain period of time, as specified by the mobile carrier. The SIM card itself never expires, as the SIM serves only to allow the handset to identify the cellular network.

What happens if I don’t use my SIM card India?

You have to contact the cellular network that issued the SIM and they will have to reactivate it. In many cases, the network will have to issue you with a new SIM. Also, if there was a phone number associated with the SIM before it was deactivated, then that number may be lost and you may be issued with a new number.

What does inactive SIM mean?

An inactive subscriber identity module, SIM, is currently not under contract from a cellular service provider. An inactive SIM card’s information is not accessible via a cellular phone’s menus and you cannot make any calls using a phone containing an inactive SIM.

What happens when you cut a SIM card in half?

When you cut down to NanoSIM size there’s a risk of damaging the SIM contacts because not only does the plastic need to be taken out, but you also need to cut into the copper surface itself. Even if you use one of those “certified” cutters, you can still damage the SIM contacts.

How do I keep my SIM active?

As you should atleast do a recharge ,call or SMS in 60 days cycle to keep your SIM active.

What happens if I stop using my sim card?

If a subscriber stops using SIM in all aspects like calling, texting, data usage for 90 whole days his/her number would be churned (deactivated) permanently & number will be released in to market for sale. To avoid this the customer needs to dial atleast few calls in a month.

Do phone numbers expire on SIM cards?

Thus, phone numbers can be reclaimed by the phone company and the ICCID just dies and it is no longer recognized as an active SIM by the phone company. They expire, logically speaking, (it is not that they are self destructed or so). Phone numbers are NOT encoded into the SIM card.

What is a SIM card and how does it work?

Let’s go over some of the basics of SIM cards. SIM cards are used as storage for people’s data in Global System for Mobile (GSM) phones. If you haven’t got a SIM card in a GSM phone, it’s unable to use a mobile network. That means having access to your mobile number is extremely useful for scammers.

What happens to your sim card if your phone is stolen?

Other than that, there is no purpose or benefit for someone taking the SIM card except for disabling the Find My iPhone option. as soon as ones phone is stolen one should block the sim by taking contact to the carrier then the sim card stop working for any purpos