What to do about lost cell phones

unosdostres14 · 01-07-2006, 06:29 PM

I lost my cell phone at some high school. It's on T-Mobile. Does anyone know what I can do to get a new phone and keep my old number w/o having to pay. If I get a t-mobile enabled phone from someone else, can they just switch the accounts and make a new SIM card for me?

Thanks.

Mr. The Unosdostres14

U2Girl1978 · 01-07-2006, 06:51 PM

Did you call T-Mobile to have your phone number cancelled?

u2granny · 01-07-2006, 06:58 PM

Yes, you need to call TMobile immediately to have your number cancelled. You don't want a big surprise when your bill arrives.

WildHoneyAlways · 01-07-2006, 07:22 PM

You don't have to cancel your number but you do have to report your phone stolen.
You can keep your number if you do that. If you get ahold of another TMobile phone you can have your number transfered to it. I did the same thing with Cingular when my phone was stolen.

unosdostres14 · 01-07-2006, 09:15 PM

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Originally posted by WildHoneyAlways
You don't have to cancel your number but you do have to report your phone stolen.
You can keep your number if you do that. If you get ahold of another TMobile phone you can have your number transfered to it. I did the same thing with Cingular when my phone was stolen.

Yeah I think I can borrow someone's old T-Mobile phone. So transferring it to the new phone is free?

majid23 · 01-07-2006, 09:20 PM

Yeah, transferring should be free...They will probably ask you for the number located on the sim card. Make sure you to call T-Mobile ASAP!

Carek1230 · 01-07-2006, 09:34 PM

I hope you have already called T-Mobile and reported the phone stolen or missing. You don't wanna be liable for a big bill. Then you can either transfer the number to an old phone or upgrade to a new one or if they are nice and want to keep your business, and depending on your credit and contract history with them they might even be willing to offer you an even better deal. That's what AT&T did for me when my phone was stolen a couple years ago. Good luck.

01-07-2006, 06:29 PM	#1
unosdostres14 Refugee Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: ogacihC Posts: 1,558 Local Time: 01:02 PM	What to do about lost cell phones I lost my cell phone at some high school. It's on T-Mobile. Does anyone know what I can do to get a new phone and keep my old number w/o having to pay. If I get a t-mobile enabled phone from someone else, can they just switch the accounts and make a new SIM card for me? Thanks. Mr. The Unosdostres14 __________________

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U2Girl1978 Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: At the altar of the dark star Posts: 19,374 Local Time: 08:02 AM	Did you call T-Mobile to have your phone number cancelled? __________________

01-07-2006, 09:34 PM	#7
Carek1230 Blue Crack Overdose Get me off the internetz! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: wishing I was somewhere else.... Posts: 122,309 Local Time: 05:02 AM	I hope you have already called T-Mobile and reported the phone stolen or missing. You don't wanna be liable for a big bill. Then you can either transfer the number to an old phone or upgrade to a new one or if they are nice and want to keep your business, and depending on your credit and contract history with them they might even be willing to offer you an even better deal. That's what AT&T did for me when my phone was stolen a couple years ago. Good luck. __________________

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01-07-2006, 06:58 PM	#3
u2granny Blue Crack Addict Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Pious Aires, WA Posts: 15,191 Local Time: 06:02 AM	Yes, you need to call TMobile immediately to have your number cancelled. You don't want a big surprise when your bill arrives.

01-07-2006, 07:22 PM	#4
WildHoneyAlways Rock n' Roll Doggie FOB Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: In a glass case of emotion Posts: 8,158 Local Time: 08:02 AM	You don't have to cancel your number but you do have to report your phone stolen. You can keep your number if you do that. If you get ahold of another TMobile phone you can have your number transfered to it. I did the same thing with Cingular when my phone was stolen.

01-07-2006, 09:20 PM	#6
majid23 Acrobat Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: RI Posts: 345 Local Time: 09:02 AM	Yeah, transferring should be free...They will probably ask you for the number located on the sim card. Make sure you to call T-Mobile ASAP!