SIM number won't show on phone

[April Putty]

How can I activate my phone?

 

[Tim1954]

You might want to contact the service provider about this. Does the sim work on other phones?

 

[Rukbat]

The SIM number doesn't show on the phone. It shouldn't. The IMEI number (which is part of the phone, not part of the SIM) hows if you dial *#06# on the phone dial. (If that's not working, there are apps that can write it back to the phone, but you'll need the box the phone came in or the carrier to get the original IMEI.)

The SIM number will be on the part of the card that doesn't go into the phone. (The SIM comes on a credit card sized card, and you snap the SIM off that. The SIM number is on that larger card.)

(The phone number may or may not show on the SIM card information on the phone - it makes no difference - the carrier knows the phone by SIM number, not by phone number.)