Phone Swap / SIM Card Questions

[Dovahkiin]

Any wise people out there who have swapped phones, could you help me out?
I ordered a new phone on my family plan, but I plan on taking the upgrade and passing down my current phone. Rezound has a regular SIM, new phone uses Micro SIM.
My question is, do I just go to the store, say me and the other person want to swap phones, and request new SIM cards on the spot? Or is there anything special that has to be done? Like activate the new phone on the person's line beforehand and things like that.
Thanks in advance.

 

[anon(94115)]

My question is, do I just go to the store, say me and the other person want to swap phones, and request new SIM cards on the spot?

i do not know about the wise part, but this part I would do. They will not give you any guff

 

[skyjjc]

Like pizza said the store will do the swap with no issues. BUT if the line your giving your old phone to doesnt have a data plan you will have to add one....both phones will require their own data plan for now.

We will see what happens when they roll out the shared data plan they have been talking about.

By the way, its not August yet....you cheating?

 

[Dovahkiin]

Thank you gentlemen. And skyjjc, it's not cheating, it's creative rule dodging.

 

[humpagardengnome]

Aren't there some "diy" videos on how to trim down the standard sim to fit in micro slots? (For shut ins and the lazy?)

 

[dpham00]

Aren't there some "diy" videos on how to trim down the standard sim to fit in micro slots? (For shut ins and the lazy?)

You can buy a SIM card cutter from ebay or whatever.

 

[dpham00]

Thank you gentlemen. And skyjjc, it's not cheating, it's creative rule dodging.

You are not dodging any rules, Verizon allows you to switch phones between lines at will.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Are sim cards interchangeable between phones?

 

[anon(94115)]

Are sim cards interchangeable between phones?

for the most part, yes. There are different sizes of SIM cards, but if you go from one phone to the other, you just swap out sims and go.

 

[omie19]

i have a razr maxx and a rezound i bought a sim card adapter and i just switch the sim card between phones with the adapter with no problem

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

So you can swap between the rezound and the thunderbolt with no issues?

 

[zrxoa1]

Yes, you should be able to swap between Thunderbolt and the Rezound as they both use the standard size SIM card.


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[anon(94115)]

So you can swap between the rezound and the thunderbolt with no issues?

yes you can. did it between a Charge, Thunderbolt and the ReZound

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Yes, you should be able to swap between Thunderbolt and the Rezound as they both use the standard size SIM card.


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Cool. I was told that they are device specific.

 

[dpham00]

Cool. I was told that they are device specific.

Who told you that? Absolutely not. The sim can be moved to any verizon 4glte smartphone that uses a standard sim. It would have to be cut to be used in micro sim phones.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

Vzw when I had my atorm and switched to the storm 2

 

[kulkaholic]

So you can swap between the rezound and the thunderbolt with no issues?

Confirmed, I did this.

 

[humpagardengnome]

Vzw when I had my atorm and switched to the storm 2

Never assume a VZ employee knows what in the tarnation their talking about. I'm surprised some of those people can even function on the job much less be helpful at it.

 

[Chiefmcfuz]

I have found a few that are good. One guy became good from my local store because I broke his chops and told him he did not have a clue about his products. Have to say that my local vzw store is pretty good.