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No cellular on new iPhone/SIM card

Mwinnicki
Neighbour
I have a new iPhone with new SIM. I have my old iPhone with its own SIM. My new phone doesn’t have cellular data but my old phone does. How do I get the cellular to work on new phone? Do I need to remove sim from old phone?
Thanks!
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LT1
Friendly Neighbour

update:

As guided by TELUS_Support, "settings --> general --> reset iPhone ---> reset ---> delete all eSIM cards." The signal bar was back and I could make calls right away.  

Thanks to everyone!

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A-B
Community Manager
Community Manager

Hello. You're right, you'll need to either swap the SIM from the old phone to your new one, or visit www.telus.com/mytelus and log in to do it via self-serve online.

LT1
Friendly Neighbour

Hi I swapped the SIM via self-serve online, and it showed the new SIM was activated right away. But after 2 hours, it still no phone signal. Do you know how long it will take? thank you

Nighthawk
Community Power User
Community Power User

Telus has some instructions here: https://forum.telus.com/t5/Mobility/How-to-Swap-your-SIM-Card/ta-p/132884

 

Did you happen to leave the old SIM in the phone and completed the swap online before switching the physical SIM card on the phone? 


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LT1
Friendly Neighbour

i swap from eSIM card to a new physical SIM card.  Yes, I swapped online and inserted the new card after. now it seems that I can receive calls, but cannot make calls.

 

TELUS_Support
Official Support Team
Official Support Team

Hi @LT1 - it should be immediately done. Please place your phone in airplane mode and then disable airplane mode. That should force the phone to look for a signal


If our reply resolved your issue, please click on Accept as Solution to help others in the community.

LT1
Friendly Neighbour

I did just now. it did not work. I even took the SIM card out and reinserted it, turn on and off several times

TELUS_Support
Official Support Team
Official Support Team

We'll send you a message to make sure that the change took place on our end


If our reply resolved your issue, please click on Accept as Solution to help others in the community.

LT1
Friendly Neighbour

verified, thank you

LT1
Friendly Neighbour

update:

As guided by TELUS_Support, "settings --> general --> reset iPhone ---> reset ---> delete all eSIM cards." The signal bar was back and I could make calls right away.  

Thanks to everyone!