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At&t sim card, swap phones (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 1 week ago by bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works to c/privacy@lemmy.world

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Hey y'all, just wondering, for those of you using 2 phones or a "dumb" phone, how does that work exactly ?

I figure, for 80% or so of my time I do not need my s23. So id like to swap my Sim card into a dumb phone for most of the time. However when I travel or other things that I want more computing power in the go, I want to swap it back to my s23.

I'm not sure if this works as seamless as I'm thinking, and also, I only have an esim in my s23 since I changed from Verizon to at&t.I heard I can just walk into at&t and get a physical Sim for free?

Sorry, a little more phone related than privacy related. But I'm trying to get away from Samsung but I'm not ready for a pixel yet. And I don't really want a smartphone all the time anyway.

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[–] Baaron87@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

There may be some plan related limitations if you’re swapping from a smart phone to a “dumb” phone. That’s something that’s best to speak with an AT&T rep directly about.

As for the SIM card, yes you can walk into a store and request a physical SIM. There should not be any charge for that as you’re already a paying customer. Do not let anyone else fool you otherwise. Source: I used to work with cellular devices and am familiar with most AT&T policies.

Also, avoid AT&T franchises. When you walk in, simply ask if this is a corporate location. If they tell you no, I would try elsewhere.