Is it possible to use the same SIM card between two phones (both from T-mobile). I want to use the 5s when I run in the hills so my wife can track me and I can use it if an emergency should happen. Is it as simple as installing the sim in the 5s and I'm good to go?
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Switching SIM cards between 5s and 6 plus
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Yes. It is that simple. Go ahead.
Not sure which carrier you may be thinking about, but it really is as simple on T-Mobile as OP asks.
I've shuffled my own T-Mob SIMs around between an iPad an iPhone 6s+ and an unlocked Sprint iPhone 5. The iPhone 5 is supposed to have been bound to Sprint's SIM card but turns out that can be broken.
When I upgraded from iPhone 5 to iPhone 6,all I did was to move the sim from old phone to new,but then both phones where locked to the same operator.
@eyoungren post is on point. I switch SIM cards between my SE, 6s Plus and 7 regularly with no issues on T-Mobile. It really is as simple as popping out our SIM in device A and inserting it in device B.
Make sure it's either (a) unlocked or (b) a T-Mobile device that has been paid off. Otherwise you WILL have issues.
I assumed in your question that we were speaking of a device already in your possession that was either unlocked or a T-Mobile device.