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#233628 25-Apr-2018 10:46
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Does anyone know if the Voda stores will carry out a SIM card cutting service, viz. from Standard to Nano etc?

 

Trying to avoid new SIM and then rigmarole of transferring number.


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  #2002122 25-Apr-2018 10:50
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SIM swap is done in seconds - I had one last week and as soon as the new SIM was on the handset it just worked (had to get a new SIM because the old one didn't work on a newer phone model).





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  #2002124 25-Apr-2018 10:58
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Yep literally seconds - did one the other day with Vodafone.





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  #2002125 25-Apr-2018 10:59
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And zero cost

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  #2002127 25-Apr-2018 11:08
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Michael and Linux ... do you mean swap or cut?


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  #2002128 25-Apr-2018 11:13
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Swap.





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  #2002158 25-Apr-2018 11:52
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Carriers don't need to chop SIM cards

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  #2002195 25-Apr-2018 12:14
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Another vote for swapping. Do it all the time for work phones. Normally up and running before you leave the shop. Chopping isn’t necessary anymore.




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  #2002302 25-Apr-2018 14:04
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Thanks all ... duly noted.


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  #2002713 26-Apr-2018 11:22
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Nano card is a different thickness.

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  #2002726 26-Apr-2018 11:39
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1eStar: Nano card is a different thickness.


They all come out of the same bit of plastic

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  #2008325 5-May-2018 09:28
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UPDATE:  Vodafone store staff did SIM swap for me in about 3 minutes, even though the old number was originally a TelstraClear issue.

 

They did have a laugh at my pre-Vodafone/non-smart mobile (Nokia 2730 from 2010) <bg>. Still, they broke out a new SIM, stuck it in my old phone, called technical provisioning and asked for a SIM number swap …. said it would take 5 minutes to activate, but by the time the young lady copied my contacts to the new SIM, removed it and placed it in the new phone, it was already ringing as a test call.

 

Excellent service with a smile .... can't ask for better than that laughing

 

 


 
 
 

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  #2008359 5-May-2018 11:43
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1eStar: Nano card is a different thickness.


They all come out of the same bit of plastic

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If you look at the back of a trio sim, you'll notice the nano sim portion is stepped in thus thinner.

From Wikipedia, 0.67mm as opposed to 0.76

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  #2008372 5-May-2018 12:21
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Linux: And zero cost

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2 degrees charged me when I had mine done :(


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  #2008375 5-May-2018 12:24
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PS  There was no charge at Voda  smile


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  #2008376 5-May-2018 12:26
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Tzoi:

Linux: And zero cost

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2 degrees charged me when I had mine done :(



Correct I always keep a spare blank SIM on me when I travel and 2degrees wanted to charge me $5 as well which I thought was bit poor as I know how much they cost each

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