Why does my phone say "Invalid Card"?

[Android Central Question]

My service was deactivated for a while, and when I tried refilling it with Straight talk the top says "Invalid Card" and won't let me use anything.

 

[Morty2264]

Welcome to Android Central! Are you referring to your SIM card or SD card? Perhaps boot your phone into Safe Mode to see if that fixes anything.

Also, what kind of phone do you have?

 

[mustang7757]

Maybe you let a certain amount of time to pass and need a new card or call customer service

I'll leave a Link to register so you can communicate here as a guest account you can only post questions but can't reply
https://forums.androidcentral.com/showthread.php?t=409154

 

[B. Diddy]

Welcome to Android Central! Best thing to do would be to contact Straight Talk directly -- maybe they suspended your account if it was deactivated for a while.

 

[me just saying]

in the past, if your phone got deactivated, you lose your phone number. if that happened, you will need a new one.

 

[Kizzy Catwoman]

A lot of companies disconnect your service after 6 or 12 months of non-use. Either a text message or a quick one second connected call will keep it active. And you do lose the phone number.