Can someone take over my phone contract?
Can someone take over my phone contract?
If you’ve bought a Pay monthly contract for someone else, in order to take your name off the contract and put their name on it, the new owner of the contract must submit to their own credit check. This is because the direct debit payments will be coming from their bank account.
Can I transfer my phone contract to another provider?
To do this you’ll need to ask your provider for a PAC (Porting Authorisation Code) number, which – by law – it must send to you within two hours of the request. You then take the code, which is valid for 30 days, to the new provider which will set up your new tariff using the old phone number.
Can an 18 year old get a mobile phone contract?
Answer: The short answer is that you need to be 18 or over in order to sign any type of contract and therefore mobile networks won’t allow someone under the age of 18 to sign up to a contract with them since it’s against the law.
Can you change name on phone contract?
The only time you can change the name to a different person is when you upgrade the contract as the new person has to pass the credit check. You cannot change the name on an existing contract.
Can you transfer a Sky account to another person?
You may not transfer your rights or obligations under this contract to anyone else. As part of its T&Cs, it won’t allow customers to transfer their contract to someone else or change the name of the account, unless the account holder becomes terminally ill or dies.
What happens to my phone contract if I die?
If the contract is less than 6 months old or the estate executor wants to keep the number on Pay & Go or transfer the account into another name, O2 will need a photocopy of the certificate to be sent to them. They do reserve the right to ask for a copy of the death certificate whichever option they choose.
How do I give my phone to someone else?
Giving Your Mobile Phone To Someone Else
- Make sure you own your mobile phone.
- Unlock your mobile phone (optional, but recommended).
- Transfer all of your personal information to your new device.
- Disable security features like ‘Find your iPhone’ and ‘Android Device Manager’.
- Remove your SIM card and any external storage.
What happens if someone uses my SIM card?
People who can steal your sim card, can use up all your data and possibly even add fines to your data plan when over using your data plan. The thief can also send text messages and make phone calls as your phone number, fooling anybody that has your phone number thinking it’s you texting them or calling them.
How does someone hack your SIM card?
SIM Cloning An attacker gaining physical access to your SIM card and then cloning it onto a new SIM card controlled by the hacker. This is a method that requires the hacker to physically copy the SIM card by placing it in a card reader attached to a computer.
Can a phone be hacked without a SIM card?
In short, hackers can still get access to your phone. If they know your phone number, they can spoof your phone number onto a blank SIM card, which is basically the same as having your phone.
How do I transfer my old number to my new SIM?
Once you’ve given your PAC code to your new network, they’ll begin porting the number from your old SIM to your new SIM. This means that your old number will move to your new SIM on your new network. Keep your old SIM in your old phone for the time being, so you can make and receive calls and texts.
Can I swap my SIM to another phone?
You can often switch your SIM card to a different phone, provided the phone is unlocked (meaning, it is not tied to a particular carrier or device) and the new phone will accept the SIM card. All you need to do is remove the SIM from the phone it is in currently, then place it into the new unlocked phone.
Can I put my SIM card in another phone AT?
If you have two AT phones, or two T-Mobile phones, you can transfer wireless service between them by moving the SIM card from one device to the other. You don’t have to take your phone to a retail store, or otherwise get any special permission to switch.
How do I transfer everything from my old iPhone to my new one?
Wait for the backup to complete before proceeding.
- Put your SIM card into your new iPhone.
- Turn on your new iPhone.
- Plug your new iPhone into your Mac or Windows PC.
- Slide to set up on your iPhone.
- Follow the directions to choose your language and set up your Wi-Fi network.
- Select Restore from iTunes backup.
