Sometimes when moving from the USA, Canada or Mexico to another country, the SIM card will need to be reset to properly register on a new country roaming network.

• If you have the OneSimCard Menu on your phone (it may be called Sim Application Menu on iPhones or SIM Toolkit on Androids), go to the menu, scroll down to Settings and enter Service Code 2003 and confirm, then Code 000 and confirm. For older SIM cards after this enter Service Code 1101 and confirm. Turn the phone off and then back on. 
  
  
• If you do not have access to the OneSimCard Menu then turn off your phone, remove the battery for 20 seconds, reinstall the battery and then turn back on your phone.

Yes, you will need to activate the SIM card once the order is received.

All OneSimCard international SIM cards and international cell phones with SIM cards are shipped inactive to prevent theft and improve security. Only the person who placed the order for OneSimCard service can activate it.

Activation is very simple: When you receive the SIM, just log in to your account at www.OneSimCard.com and click the large Activate button you will see in the middle of the screen.

Retail Customers: If you purchased your SIM card through an online or brick-and-mortar retail store, you should have received activation instructions inside the product packaging. To activate retail SIM cards, go to www.OneSimCard.com/Retail enter your new OneSimCard international mobile number and fill out the form to register and activate the SIM card. You will be provided specific instructions on the registration page.

You can order discount Call, Text and Data packages from your OneSimCard web account after you have received and activated your OneSimCard. 

NOTE: for DataMax and DataMax eSIM, there are no call or text messaging discount package, since these are already deeply discounted through the 1SIM VoIP App.

To order a discount package for your SIM card, follow these steps:

1. Log into your account at OneSimCard.com
2. Click on the My SIM Cards menu links
3. If you have more than one SIM card, make sure the SIM Card you’d like to activate a discount package for is selected
4. Navigate to the Discount Service Plans section and select a discount package you would like to activate
5. Click Activate Now to activate the selected package immediately or Activate Later to schedule the activation on a particular date.

 

Future data plan activation:

a. You can set up the maximum number of times data packages to be activated automatically when the package is used up or expired.

b. You can set the date after which no packages will be activated, so when your travel is over no data packages will be activated and no charges will follow.

Note: eSIM World data plan activation may vary from regular Universal or Expedition SIM cards. Please follow directions on the account page.

To learn more about the availability of discount packages for different SIM cards and countries, please visit the Rates & Coverage page.

 

Yes! Just select "nano size" or buy a 3-in-1 SIM that contains all 3 sim sizes during checkout.

No. DataMax, DataMax eSIM, OneSimCard Universal, Expedition and eSIM World service is a prepaid service. You will not be able to spend more than you put on the SIM, except when you set the automatic recharge of the SIM. There are three simple ways to add funds to the balance of the SIM: from on-line, from the mobile phone and by setting up an automatic recharge. This pertains to both - purchased SIM cards.

For funding the 1SIM VoIP App, there are three simple ways to add funds to the balance of the account: from on-line, from the mobile phone and by setting up an automatic recharge.

If your phone or SIM card is lost or stolen and automatic recharge is on, this could be a serious problem.

To prevent this, log in to your account and activate the option to block your service immediately after you notice your phone or SIM card is missing. You can find this option in the My SIM Cards menu. Your OneSimCard service for this SIM card number will be instantly blocked. The remaining balance on your lost SIM can be transferred to another SIM card on your account or you can order a replacement SIM card if you would like to keep your phone numbers from the lost SIM. However, the existing data package can’t be transferred to the new SIM card.

Alternatively, you can contact customer service online or call 001-617-313-8888 for assistance.