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 Bought a new sim card.., but the number is used??

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TSkhan
post May 28 2020, 07:22 PM, updated 4y ago

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I recently needed a new number and bought a prepaid Hotlink. Not long after I activated the number, as well as login into Whatsapp with that new number, a name appears. It seems that the number that I newly bought was 'used' by someone else before me. When I bought the sim, I did went through the sim registration successfully with my IC and I also checked the Hotlink statement and it is showing my name correctly.

Is this normal? what can I do to 'flush' my number so that nobody else is using except me?

P/S: 2 strangers just Whatsapp call me while I'm typing this, must be that previous owner's friends I guess.
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post May 28 2020, 07:23 PM

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Yup. Recycled numbers. It's normal.

Last year someone paid my aunt cash RM1000 to get his old number back.

Easy money.

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Sha91
post May 28 2020, 07:34 PM

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Yes it is normal, yet can be annoying, sometimes.

I bought a Digi number because I wanted to try their internet plan and have receiving numerous calls from Indonesians fella. I believe the previous owner must be Indonesian working in Malaysia.
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post May 28 2020, 08:11 PM

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Wow, didn't know until now. Thank you!
precept66
post May 28 2020, 08:26 PM

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Yea. Recycle ones. Got one from a yellow telco, keep getting calls even pass midnight. Piss-off dump it and got another one. Luckily the later one oke.
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post May 28 2020, 08:45 PM

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QUOTE(khan @ May 28 2020, 07:22 PM)
I recently needed a new number and bought a prepaid Hotlink. Not long after I activated the number, as well as login into Whatsapp with that new number, a name appears. It seems that the number that I newly bought was 'used' by someone else before me. When I bought the sim, I did went through the sim registration successfully with my IC and I also checked the Hotlink statement and it is showing my name correctly.

Is this normal? what can I do to 'flush' my number so that nobody else is using except me?

P/S: 2 strangers just Whatsapp call me while I'm typing this, must be that previous owner's friends I guess.
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Recycle numbers. It’s normal
Here to buy
post May 28 2020, 08:50 PM

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Normal la. What do ya think happened to old numbers that expires (no topup until finished grace period)?
Recycle, Reuse, Reduce lorr.
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post May 28 2020, 08:59 PM

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Recycled sim card numbers is normal. And not just that, including home telephone numbers too.

TSkhan
post May 28 2020, 09:12 PM

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QUOTE(Here to buy @ May 28 2020, 08:50 PM)
Normal la. What do ya think happened to old numbers that expires (no topup until finished grace period)?
Recycle, Reuse, Reduce lorr.
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no wonder I can still see so many 7 digits numbers available instead of the 8 digits. Should have gone for the 8 digits ones... doh.gif
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post May 28 2020, 09:39 PM

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Once I received call from Bangladesh lady LOL
couldn't understand what she was talking about though
maybe previous user was a Bangladesh working here
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post May 28 2020, 09:41 PM

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QUOTE(khan @ May 28 2020, 07:22 PM)
I recently needed a new number and bought a prepaid Hotlink. Not long after I activated the number, as well as login into Whatsapp with that new number, a name appears. It seems that the number that I newly bought was 'used' by someone else before me. When I bought the sim, I did went through the sim registration successfully with my IC and I also checked the Hotlink statement and it is showing my name correctly.

Is this normal? what can I do to 'flush' my number so that nobody else is using except me?

P/S: 2 strangers just Whatsapp call me while I'm typing this, must be that previous owner's friends I guess.
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No way to flush if already used before.
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post May 28 2020, 10:05 PM

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depend of luck. if that number give so many problem go to digi center to change another 'new' number.
Noryume
post May 28 2020, 10:21 PM

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Normal now. Less then 3 month, they will recycle the number already.
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post May 28 2020, 10:22 PM

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previos owner forget to unbind wassap
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post May 28 2020, 11:04 PM

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QUOTE(Ewww! @ May 28 2020, 08:59 PM)
Recycled sim card numbers is normal. And not just that, including home telephone numbers too.
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i still remember on my home streamyx line
Always got call hello pos laju, can i checking, wadepak what time my home is pos laju
Apply unifi when coverage available no more call asking pos laju

 

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