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Gmail is a throwaway email. I lost my SIM and hence can't log in anymore. Never ever rely on Gmail.

markdown 10mo ago
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?
- dijit 10mo ago
  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.
  - exe34 10mo ago
    no, I got my puk code from my phone operator when I moved services before. at least in the UK it works that way.
    - dijit 10mo ago
      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.
      - exe34 10mo ago
        you walk into the shop with your passport or driving licence....
        dijit 10mo ago
        Try it
        exe34 10mo ago
        Are you telling me this is a lie: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/help/unlocking-your-phone https://www.vodafone.co.uk/help/unlocking-your-phone
        dijit 10mo ago
        Please continue up the line to find the context. The grandparent does not have his sim card.
        exe34 10mo ago
        > 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.
        Beijinger 10mo ago
        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"
- Beijinger 10mo ago
  It was a Google Project Fi phone with a very valuable number (for me, many 8, no 4). Was not able to recover.

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?

dijit 10mo ago
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.
- exe34 10mo ago
  no, I got my puk code from my phone operator when I moved services before. at least in the UK it works that way.
  - dijit 10mo ago
    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.
    - exe34 10mo ago
      you walk into the shop with your passport or driving licence....
      - dijit 10mo ago
        Try it
        exe34 10mo ago
        Are you telling me this is a lie: https://www.vodafone.co.uk/help/unlocking-your-phone https://www.vodafone.co.uk/help/unlocking-your-phone
        dijit 10mo ago
        Please continue up the line to find the context. The grandparent does not have his sim card.
        exe34 10mo ago
        > 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.
        Beijinger 10mo ago
        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"
Beijinger 10mo ago
It was a Google Project Fi phone with a very valuable number (for me, many 8, no 4). Was not able to recover.