Activating a sim card

[bcnaz]

Using the online automated system, you can activate much easier if you just accept a new phone number.

It seems if you want to activate a new sim in a new phone, the automated system will make it very difficult to keep your existing phone number.

While the Pine phone may not be on any approved lists yet,  I believe the modem is on some approved lists.

I think the simplest, safest way to activate a new sim in your Pine phone may be to visit your carriers approved retail store.
  But with the Covid related problems that is not an option for some Pine phone users.

In my personal experiences some AT&T retailers are pretty helpful,  while at least one of them simply REFUSED to help me because it was a "PrePaid" sim card.
(The rotten AT&T store is just 3 miles from my home, while the good store is 33 miles from my home)

SO  a pre-activated card is probably a pretty good option...!   (moving a working sim card to your Pine phone seems to usually work)

I started this thread hoping to see and share more suggestions and options.  Both successful and unsuccessful attempts.

Thanks Forum members