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Activating sim card for my daughter


LJM
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I have a sim card I got in the mail from koodo when I bought a new phone.  I didnt need the sim card as I had one, but I want to use the sim to give my daughter a line.  I tried to activate it on koodo prepaid, and the message said the card was not available to be activated.   I am also fine to do a regular plan, but don’t see how to do that.  Can someone please help?

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Sophia
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  • June 26, 2023

You would indeed need a prepaid SIM card for a prepaid line.

As for postpaid, unfortunately the SIM that you have isn't useful for that either, because when you add a line for her, Koodo would ship a SIM that's already activated.


LJM
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  • June 26, 2023

So the koodo sim card I got in the mail cannot be used for anything?

 


Allan M
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  • June 26, 2023
LJM wrote:

So the koodo sim card I got in the mail cannot be used for anything?

It can be used for a postpaid line, but not a prepaid one. They use different sim cards for postpaid and prepaid.


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And even if you get a postpaid line, you cant activate the sim on your own.  You still need to sign up online or in store and they will give you a sim.

Just use the sim as a spare