Finding the SIM number in Settings
- Open your Apps list and tap on Settings. Scroll to the bottom of the menu and press About.
- Tap Status. On some phones like HTCs, this may be called 'Phone Identity'.
- Tap IMEI Information.
- Your SIM number will show as either the 'IMSI' number, or the 'ICCID number'.
Apple iPhone - Activate a New iPhone
- From the Activation screen, confirm your phone number then tap Next.
- Enter the account PIN or the last 4 digits of the account owner's Social Security Number (SSN) then tap Next.
- Tap Set Up Manually.
- Tap the Wi-Fi network, enter the Wi-Fi password then tap Join.
- From the Data & Privacy screen, tap Continue.
Add, update, or remove phone number
- Add a phone number: Under "Your phone numbers," select Add recovery phone. (
- Change your phone number: Next to your number, select Edit phone number Update number.
- Delete your phone number: Next to your number, select Remove phone number Remove number.
Set up your phone number
On your iPhone: Go to Settings > Messages and make sure that iMessage is on. You might need to wait a moment for it to activate. Tap Send & Receive.Follow these steps to activate your new Pay As You Go on Three SIM card:
- If you bought your Three phone and SIM from us you can skip this step.
- Check that you've fully charged your phone's battery.
- Insert your SIM into your phone and switch it on.
- We'll text you to let you know we've started activating your SIM.
To do this, create a contact with your information like any other contact. Then, go to Settings -> Mail, Contacts, & Calendars. Scroll down to "My Info," and select the contact you just created.
Open your phone dialer and go to settings, then go to more settings, then at the top it will give you a option of showing your caller ID, carrier ID, or nothing. Good luck. Settings -> about device-> status ->My Phone Number is the phone number found on the SIM card - some carriers put it there, some don't.
To update your Apple ID Phone Number, open Settings and tap on your name at the top of the screen. Then, tap Password & Security. Next, tap Edit next to Trusted Phone Number and tap Add a Trusted Phone Number. After entering your iPhone passcode, type in the new Trusted Phone Number.
It changes your number everywhere on your iPhone (That is, it doesn't change your number on the SIM or the network). An example where your number is used is under contacts in your phone app. If you scroll to the very top it displays the number you've set in the preferences. So really, it doesn't change much.
The following steps will help with programming the phone:
- Tap Settings.
- Tap General.
- Tap Reset.
- Tap Erase All Content and Settings.
- Tap Erase iPhone.
- Tap Erase iPhone again.
Hi, If all your i/c calls are showing as unknown, contact your service provider and ask if there is a problem with your account (service?) as it may not be a problem in your phone. Once reset, check that you receive the number OK on an i/c call. If so, restore the phone using the phone's restore feature.
You can change who sees your phone number:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open your device's Settings app Google Google Account.
- At the top, tap Personal info.
- Under "Choose what others see," tap Go to About me.
- Under "Personal contact info," change your sharing preference.
You can't just change the phone number of your phone like that. Your number is set when you put your sim card in the phone and the sim card gives you the number that can't be changed unless you put another sim card in your phone.
Normally, you can just go to Settings > Messages > Send & Receive to change which phone numbers and email addresses are tied to your iMessage account. However, when your phone number is greyed out in this section, it means that you have not verified this number with Apple as an iMessage account.
Your iPhone itself can tell you what your number is. The first place to look is in your contacts list. Touch "Phone" then "Contacts." Scroll to the very top of the list and you'll see "My Number" Or, touch "Settings" and then "Phone." Your number is displayed at the top of the screen.
In settings: For every Android phone, regardless of manufacturer, you'll be able to find your phone number if you go to Settings > About Phone or About Device > Status > My phone number. In the example at the top, the phone number was listed under Settings > Status > SIM card status > My phone number.
To do a reverse phone number lookup on Google, simply type the phone number (area code, too) into Google.com like you see above. For example, you might type 555-555-1212 to do a reverse lookup on that phone number. For most phone number searches, you'll immediately see lots of results.
- Swipe up or down to view the apps.
- Touch Settings.
- Scroll to and touch About phone.
- Scroll to My phone number, your phone number is displayed.
