{"id":2641,"date":"2022-11-30T12:19:40","date_gmt":"2022-11-30T12:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mozillion.com\/public\/resources\/?page_id=2641"},"modified":"2024-05-24T11:28:35","modified_gmt":"2024-05-24T11:28:35","slug":"sim-only-activation-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mozillion.com\/resources\/sim-only-activation-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"SIM Only Activation Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||4px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||19px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text module_class=&#8221;help-search&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_text_color=&#8221;#102133&#8243; header_font_size=&#8221;45px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1 class=\"help-search\" style=\"text-align: center;\">SIM Card and SIM Only Plan Activation Guide<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_text_color=&#8221;#102133&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Everything you need to know about activating your SIM only plan<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;50px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;3px|||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.19.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>So you\u2019ve ordered yourself a great value <a href=\"https:\/\/mozillion.com\/sim-only\">SIM only plan<\/a> from Mozillion and now you need to activate it?<\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a SIM only plan yet, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/mozillion.com\/sim-only\">order one here on our site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>Here is what you need to do to activate your SIM:<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Grab your new SIM card and put it in your phone \u2013 the card includes three different SIM sizes so you can choose the correct one for your phone<\/li>\n<li>Follow the steps below for your chosen mobile network<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_accordion _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; toggle_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Activating Three \/ O2 \/ EE \/ Vodafone \/ Virgin Pay Monthly SIM cards&#8221; open=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>With a pay monthly SIM plan from Three, O2, EE, Vodafone or Virgin, your monthly payments will be taken by Direct Debit by the network using the bank details you provided when ordering your SIM card.<\/p>\n<p>Insert your new SIM card into your phone, it will automatically activate and you can start using it right away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keeping your existing phone number<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want to, you can move your current mobile phone number to your new network by texting the word PAC to 65075 from the mobile number you want to keep. This will generate your PAC code which will be sent from your existing network, it will also include any charges that need paying if you leave the network. Note; if you\u2019re out of contract then there will be no further costs.<\/p>\n<p>You will then need to give this PAC to your new network who will move your current mobile number over to their network and your new SIM card.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.three.co.uk\/Support\/switching\/keeping-your-number?intid=switching-faq-howtopac\">Move your current number to Three<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.o2.co.uk\/help\/device-and-sim-support\/how-to-keep-your-mobile-number\/online-form\">Move your current number to O2<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ee.co.uk\/help\/help-new\/getting-started-and-upgrading\/keep-my-number\/how-do-i-transfer-my-number-to-ee\"> Move your current number to EE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/myaccount.vodafone.co.uk\/settings\/keep-my-number\">Move your current number to Vodafone<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also download your new network\u2019s mobile app from your phone\u2019s App Store where you can add further bundles, view your account and view your bills.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Activating GiffGaff \/ EE Pay As You Go \/ Lebara \/ Voxi \/ Smarty SIM cards&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>When the SIM arrives, you will need to activate it on the network\u2019s website to start using it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giffgaff.com\/activate?msisdn=\">Activate GiffGaff SIM card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ee.co.uk\/ee-and-me\/welcome\/get-started-pay-as-you-go\">Activate EE Pay As You Go SIM card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.lebara.com\/gb\/en\/how-to-activate-your-sim\">Activate Lebara SIM card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.voxi.co.uk\/activate\/activate-free-sim\">Activate Voxi SIM card<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/smarty.co.uk\/activate\">Activate Smarty SIM card<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Even though you selected a price plan when you ordered your SIM card, you can change this when you go to activate it on the network\u2019s website.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Keeping your existing phone number<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want to, you can move your current mobile phone number to your new network by texting the word PAC to 65075 from the mobile number you want to keep. This will generate your PAC code which will be sent from your existing network, it will also include any charges that need paying if you leave the network. Note; if you\u2019re out of contract then there will be no further costs.<\/p>\n<p>You will then need to give this PAC to your new network who will move your current mobile number over to their network and your new SIM card.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.giffgaff.com\/help\/articles\/how-do-i-keep-my-current-mobile-number-when-i-join-giffgaff\">Move your current number to GiffGaff<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ee.co.uk\/help\/help-new\/getting-started-and-upgrading\/keep-my-number\/how-do-i-transfer-my-number-to-ee\">Move your current number to EE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mobile.lebara.com\/gb\/en\/portin\">Move your current number to Lebara<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.voxi.co.uk\/Joining-and-Set-up\/Bring-my-Number\/1136383162\/I-want-to-bring-my-number-to-VOXI.htm\">Move your current number to Voxi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/help.smarty.co.uk\/en\/articles\/1062823-transferring-my-number#3-enter-your-pac-to-start-your-transfer\">Move your current number to Smarty<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can also download your new network\u2019s mobile app from your phone\u2019s App Store where you can make changes to your account and view your bills.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][et_pb_accordion_item title=&#8221;Need more help activating your SIM card?&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; open=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span>No problem, please email\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"mailto:help@mozillion.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-safelink=\"true\" data-linkindex=\"0\">help@mozillion.com<\/a><span>\u00a0with your question.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_accordion_item][\/et_pb_accordion][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#eaeff5&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||||&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1920px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||29px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Receiving Your Phone Articles<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; width=&#8221;100%&#8221; max_width=&#8221;1920px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_blog fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; posts_number=&#8221;6&#8243; include_categories=&#8221;28&#8243; excerpt_length=&#8221;80&#8243; show_author=&#8221;off&#8221; show_categories=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; module_class=&#8221;cu-blog&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; header_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;30px&#8221; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;24px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SIM Card and SIM Only Plan Activation Guide&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page_home.php","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2641","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>SIM Only Activation Guide | Mozillion<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Everything you need to know about activating your SIM only plan\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/live.mozillion.com\/resources\/sim-only-activation-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"SIM Only Activation Guide | Mozillion\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Everything you need to know about activating your SIM only plan\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/live.mozillion.com\/resources\/sim-only-activation-guide\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Buy. 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