Can I use old unactivated micro sim card in S5?

tu3218

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So I currently have a moto x which uses nano sim cards. I might pick up a S5 which of course uses micro sim. I still have my old, now inactivated micro sim card. Can I still use that or will I have to go to a Verizon store to get a new micro sim? thanks. Problem is I don't have the nano sim card removal kit for my X so I don't know how to remove that. So I wasn't sure if I just removed it, an popped in the old micro sim, would that work.
 

kprice8

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So I currently have a moto x which uses nano sim cards. I might pick up a S5 which of course uses micro sim. I still have my old, now inactivated micro sim card. Can I still use that or will I have to go to a Verizon store to get a new micro sim? thanks. Problem is I don't have the nano sim card removal kit for my X so I don't know how to remove that. So I wasn't sure if I just removed it, an popped in the old micro sim, would that work.
Nano sim won't work in the S5. Micro will. Whether it would be best to use an old Micro-Sim, I can't say. I have a new one for mine and it works just fine.
 

heffe2001

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Nano sim won't work in the S5. Micro will. Whether it would be best to use an old Micro-Sim, I can't say. I have a new one for mine and it works just fine.
Nano sim will work with a Nano-micro adapter. Usually with our old micros, they make use get new ones to activate service on a phone (I've never had them let me use one that's been deactivated before, your mileage may vary though).
 

timeToy

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I recommend going to a Verizon Store, you'll get the proper SIM card, with the proper activation and provisioning, I had issues transferring SIM cards from phone to phone, like call dropping, phone not ringing, slow download speed or spotty 4G connection.