In order to call and connect to the internet via a mobile phone from wherever and whenever you want, you need to use a chip or SIM card first. You have to hire the services of a telephone company that can register your number on the network to start using it.
SIM cards or chips are one of the essential components for smartphones . They are that piece that the phone uses to be able to connect to any of the telephone networks available and supplied by the main operators of the country, as well as the one that indicates the number you show when calling others and the type of rates you can have .
If you don’t know how to activate a chip or SIM card , we will explain it to you with this step-by-step guide. We will help you in the qualification process that must be performed once the services of the different operators that are available today are hired: Movistar, Vodafone, Yoigo, Orange, Jazztel and Claro . With these explanations you will have no doubts of any kind whatever your case.
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Steps to activate and validate the mobile or cellular data SIM card
To Movistar
To enable the Movistar SIM card, the steps to follow are these if it is prepaid:
If it’s a contract card, this is what you should do:
For Vodafone
In the case of using a Vodafone SIM , two possible cases are also raised. The first one is if you are a new customer.
- Insert the chip into your smartphone.
- Turn on the phone, then enter the PIN code to fully access.
- The card is activated automatically . You can now navigate and call.
If you are a regular customer, the process is different:
- Open a web browser on your PC and enter the following URL: https://www.vodafone.es/c/particulares/es/ .
- Click on the bust-shaped icon from the top right.
- Fill in the “ User ” field with your name or mail and the “ Password ” with the access password. After this, click on “Enter My Vodafone”.
- Once inside, go to the panel of the private area and access “My products”.
- After this, you have to go to the “My mobile and SIM” tab to see all the possible related options.
- Now, you have to click on “ Change SIM”.
- In this submenu, you have to fill in all the fields that appear with your data and those of the new SIM chip you want to enable.
- When you finish, Turn off the PC.
- Now, insert the card into your terminal and turn it on .
- End by enter the PIN code of this SIM.
- It is already enabled !.
For Jazztel
To validate the Jazztel SIM card both to navigate and to call you have to take into account the different situations that may exist.
If you request a renewal for theft or loss , or even if you are a new customer, the card will be active. What you have to do is just:
- Put the chip in your mobile phone.
- Turn it on and enter the corresponding PIN .
This procedure applies to all other cases having an instant activation also when requesting a contract card. If it’s prepaid, it’s something different:
- Enter the SIM on your smartphone.
- Turn on the phone and also enter the PIN code that you have been given.
- Call any number or send a short message (SMS).
- You have already validated your card! .
For Orange
In the case of the Orange SIM card, the steps you have to follow are these:
- Insert the chip into your mobile phone.
- On your computer, open the browser and access the following address: http://areaclientes.orange.es/ .
- Log in by entering your current phone number and password. Press “Enter with password”.
- Once inside, choose the number to which you will change the SIM card.
- Press “Change SIM”.
- Now, type the new number that comes with the card you purchased.
- Then, do click on “Validate Card”.
- Now choose the SIM that you will change for the new one and click again on “ Validate Card †.
- Now, just turn on the phone with the card you just inserted. Enter the PIN and everything will be activated.
For Claro
In the case of wanting to activate Claro SIM chips , the process is:
- Insert the new SIM into your smartphone.
- Turn on the terminal and enter the PIN code that came with the card.
- Now, proceed as if you were going to make a call, but type for*411#•.
- In the box that appears now, enter the 17-digit password that also accompanied the SIM. After doing so, press “ Send ”.
- Rewrite the code on the new screen and press the same button again.
- After all this, you will see a message indicating that the process has been carried out properly.
- Wait a little longer and the card will be activated automatically. >
For Yoigo
In the case of Yoigo cards, they may be activated automatically once purchased at the store. Otherwise, you have to do this:
- Insert the SIM chip into your mobile phone.
- Enter the PIN code and accept to start the terminal.
- Now, call Yoigo’s phone number: 622 . If you can’t, pick up another terminal and call 622 622 622 .
- Ask the operator to activate the card.
- Wait for the deadline and you will have it activa.