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Will this method of finding an old contact cause issues?

Dec 28, 2014 2:30PM PST

Okay, I'm a noob. I admit it. I don't understand at all how certain things work. Here's the issue.
I met a girl a while back at a social event that is coming up again. I went to ask if she was going, before realizing that due to how Verizon Backup ended up not working on my old phone, I don't have her number. What's worse, my old phone won't work anymore. Won't even charge.

I, however, have the SIM card for the old phone. The issue is that with this old phone I had switched to another carrier, and I believe this SIM card is with the other carrier.

My current phone is Verizon-enabled. Will inserting my old SIM card into the new phone cause me issues?

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First of all,
Dec 28, 2014 3:19PM PST

not all sim are created equal...but if it fit the same then why not give it a try. It most likely will not hurt the phone.

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For future reference.
Dec 29, 2014 3:49AM PST

I switched carriers, so my Verizon backup was useless.
What I was able to use is the "share name card via" function in contacts. I used my gmail account to gmail and merge my entire contact list to my computer, making it available when I added my gmail to my new phone.

Not going to help you this time, sorry, but if you meet her again, you can save her contact info without carrier help. Good luck.