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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by markdown on Friday December 26, 2025 @03:54AM (#46390407)
Huh? Are phone numbers tied to physical sims in your country? You can't just ask the phone company to give you a new sim with the same number?
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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by dijit on Friday December 26, 2025 @04:31AM (#46390604)
If you’re on a contract that can work.

If it’s a PAYG sim card then you’re out of luck without the PUK code, which, if you’ve lost the sim then you have most assuredly lost (or never had).

PAYG is a lot more common in parts of western Europe than contracts.

People associate contracts with “overly expensive” phone deals.

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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by exe34 on Friday December 26, 2025 @06:17AM (#46391098)
no, I got my puk code from my phone operator when I moved services before. at least in the UK it works that way.
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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by dijit on Friday December 26, 2025 @06:37AM (#46391190)
Yes, but you are unlikely to have your PUK code (its on the card you got your sim with) if you have also lost the sim.

Its a much more losable bit of plastic, and without it (or a contract) why would an operator give you the PUK code for a number they can’t prove you used to have access to? It would be impossible to tell if you are trying to steal someones number.

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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by exe34 on Friday December 26, 2025 @02:02PM (#46395095)
you walk into the shop with your passport or driving licence....
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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by dijit on Friday December 26, 2025 @02:12PM (#46395174)
Try it
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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by exe34 on Friday December 26, 2025 @02:21PM (#46395254)
Are you telling me this is a lie: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/help/unlocking-your-phone
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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by dijit on Friday December 26, 2025 @02:23PM (#46395270)
Please continue up the line to find the context.

The grandparent does not have his sim card.

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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by exe34 on Friday December 26, 2025 @08:53PM (#46398379)
> The grandparent does not have his sim card.

which is not necessary for transferring your number to a new SIM. when you lose your phone here, you don't lose your number.

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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by Beijinger on Saturday December 27, 2025 @11:52AM (#46403082)
Depends. Google was not able to recover my Google Project Fi number because I was abroad. And when I was back in the US it was "too late"
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Re:Google is 'gradually rolling out' option to change your g... by Beijinger on Friday December 26, 2025 @07:34PM (#46397929)
It was a Google Project Fi phone with a very valuable number (for me, many 8, no 4). Was not able to recover.
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