Virgin Mobile number

[soulsister14]

I was given a phone by a friend, Virgin model no VM 575

I cannot locate the number. I have been into the settings but without success.

I rang Virgin who we're unable to help me as the phone is registered

in her name.

[mrbigjase]

Put some credit on it and phone a friend?

[soulsister14]

Put some credit on it and phone a friend?

Now why didn't I think of that ?? :lol:

Hmmm.... I know.. bit difficult when one's benefit has been stopped!!

Excuse the sarcasm

[mrbigjase]

Get a new sim card the number will be with it,and you get it for nowt if you order on line

[p3t3r]

To find out the number, you could simply ask your friend who gave you the phone?

[soulsister14]

To find out the number, you could simply ask your friend who gave you the phone?

Now why didn't I think of that :lol:

I know...... I have already contacted her SEVERAL times and have got no response!!:lol:

[citizenB]

Have removed some posts.

[havinastella]

Is the phone still under contract?

[BazzaS]

Now why didn't I think of that ?? :lol:

Hmmm.... I know.. bit difficult when one's benefit has been stopped!!

Excuse the sarcasm

 

Seems that you want it for incoming calls only, so you may need to bear in mind :

The SIM will become invalid after a period if there has been no top-up added or text out / chargeable call made.

 

According to : http://kenstechtips.com/index.php/payg-inactivity-account-termination-and-credit-expiry

the expiry is 180 days for current PAYG plans, but only 90 days for some legacy plans

 

In terms of finding the number if you can't contact your friend or make an outgoing call : find someone whose phone uses the same size SIM (the VM 575 looks like it takes a standard size SIM) where that other phone DOES display the number off the SIM.

[soulsister14]

Is the phone still under contract?

It's P.A.Y.G

[soulsister14]

Seems that you want it for incoming calls only, so you may need to bear in mind :

The SIM will become invalid after a period if there has been no top-up added or text out / chargeable call made.

 

According to : http://kenstechtips.com/index.php/payg-inactivity-account-termination-and-credit-expiry

the expiry is 180 days for current PAYG plans, but only 90 days for some legacy plans

 

In terms of finding the number if you can't contact your friend or make an outgoing call : find someone whose phone uses the same size SIM (the VM 575 looks like it takes a standard size SIM) where that other phone DOES display the number off the SIM.

 

I have just checked the termination date of the account on the link and it is 180 days.

I have only had the phone since November

Edited March 20, 2015 by soulsister14

[BazzaS]

I have just checked the termination date of the account on the link and it is 180 days.

I have only had the phone since November

 

When you have had the phone from is less relevant than when your friend last made a call / texted or topped up the SIM, unless you have used it.

If you've used it (or the credit on it: surely you'd have got the number as your first priority?.

If not and you called / texted someone else : can you ask them?

 

As you have said, Virgin don't know you have it (the account is still in her name), and so, even though you may have had it since November, if you haven't reset the 180 days 'counter' ; if your friend didn't use it after 21st September, the number may already have been taken back for re-assignment by Virgin.

 

Do you really want to keep that (unknown) number?

As another poster suggested earlier : why not just get a new Virgin PAYG SIM.

Virign will supply you one with a new (known) number, and a top-up card ......

[soulsister14]

When you have had the phone from is less relevant than when your friend last made a call / texted or topped up the SIM, unless you have used it.

If you've used it (or the credit on it: surely you'd have got the number as your first priority?.

If not and you called / texted someone else : can you ask them?

 

As you have said, Virgin don't know you have it (the account is still in her name), and so, even though you may have had it since November, if you haven't reset the 180 days 'counter' ; if your friend didn't use it after 21st September, the number may already have been taken back for re-assignment by Virgin.

 

Do you really want to keep that (unknown) number?

As another poster suggested earlier : why not just get a new Virgin PAYG SIM.

Virign will supply you one with a new (known) number, and a top-up card ......

 

I have used it since she gave me it and the ONLY people I have called are her and a male friend of hers both of whom cannot be relied upon, else I would not have asked.

One would have thought that the number would be stored on the phone. but obviously not! Hence the reason for my contacting her.

Hope that clears up any confusion!

[BazzaS]

I have used it since she gave me it and the ONLY people I have called are her and a male friend of hers both of whom cannot be relied upon, else I would not have asked.

One would have thought that the number would be stored on the phone. but obviously not! Hence the reason for my contacting her.

Hope that clears up any confusion!

 

Some phones do make the SIM's phone number visible, others don't. Some SIMs have the number in the SIM's "contacts list", again, others don't. It isn't part of a set specification (in the way that the GSM spec stipulates that *#06# shows the IMEI).

 

Have you checked the contacts list in case it is in their (either from Virgin themselves, or the previous owner might have saved her own number......).

 

Again, though, if there is no credit on there and you don't know the number : getting a new SIM may be the quickest / easiest option?

Do you really need to keep a number that you don't know?.