Blackpowder Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 Here is a warning about changing sim cards from standard mobiles to I Phones. Yesterday kind friends offered me their old I phone still in good working order. Well we changed sim cards and only a few numbers came up on the new device, all my numbers were saved to sim card rather than phone which was new this year and had accepted this card with all my numbers intact. Well back to old phone which now only showed a handful of numbers and keeps telling me to insert sim card. I am not a techie and regard mobiles as a convenient tool rather than a status symbol. Do I take it these essential saved numbers are gone for good? Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob85 Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 Try a local phone repair shop, take both phones and they may be able to restore data. The IPhone can be funny and it may have done some sort of formatting to the sim card, especially if it's come from an android phone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted March 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 4 hours ago, Rob85 said: Try a local phone repair shop, take both phones and they may be able to restore data. The IPhone can be funny and it may have done some sort of formatting to the sim card, especially if it's come from an android phone Thank you Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Heron Posted March 30, 2021 Report Share Posted March 30, 2021 I was caught out myself a few years ago and ever since I have backed it up with some old fashioned technology I write them down in a book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted March 31, 2021 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2021 10 hours ago, The Heron said: I was caught out myself a few years ago and ever since I have backed it up with some old fashioned technology I write them down in a book That sounds like a good idea. I spent some time on 02 live chat last night and did not get an answer to," will the new sime coming to me be ok in an I Phone"? Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackpowder Posted April 1, 2021 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2021 Well the mystery deepens put the sim back in the old phone and hey presto contacts are all back. Some things still missing can send and receive texts can talk to someone ,tried it at home , no welcome music no ping for texts roll on the phone shops opening again. Blackpowder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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