{"id":51903,"date":"2023-05-27T08:55:33","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T07:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/51903\/determine-sim-card-number-iccid\/"},"modified":"2023-05-27T08:55:33","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T07:55:33","slug":"determine-sim-card-number-iccid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51903\/determine-sim-card-number-iccid\/","title":{"rendered":"Determine SIM card number (ICCID)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Normally, you have no contact points with the SIM card number. However, it can happen that if you want to cancel your old mobile phone contract and take your old number with you, the network provider requires you to provide the SIM card number. This often happens with prepaid tariffs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_83 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51903\/determine-sim-card-number-iccid\/#What_is_the_SIM_card_number_ICCID\" >What is the SIM card number (ICCID)?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51903\/determine-sim-card-number-iccid\/#Contract_documents\" >Contract documents<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51903\/determine-sim-card-number-iccid\/#Back_of_the_SIM_card\" >Back of the SIM card<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51903\/determine-sim-card-number-iccid\/#Query_card_number_via_smartphone\" >Query card number via smartphone<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51903\/determine-sim-card-number-iccid\/#AppleiOS\" >Apple\/iOS<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51903\/determine-sim-card-number-iccid\/#Android\" >Android<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_SIM_card_number_ICCID\"><\/span>What is the SIM card number (ICCID)?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is a unique number, unique in the world, which identifies the SIM card. ICCID stands for <strong>Integrated Circuit Card Identifier<\/strong>. This makes the <abbr title=\"SIM card number (Integrated Circuit Card Identifier)\">ICCID<\/abbr> similar to a Mac address for network cards. Thus, it is a globally unique serial number that allows network providers to uniquely assign contracts and call numbers. The <abbr title=\"SIM card number (Integrated Circuit Card Identifier)\">ICCID<\/abbr> is stored in the SIM card memory in a non-volatile manner.<\/p>\n<p>There are several ways to find out the SIM card number.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Contract_documents\"><\/span>Contract documents<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you sign a new mobile phone contract and are supplied with a new SIM card, you can find out the SIM card number from the letter with which the SIM card was supplied.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-51903 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51903\/determine-sim-card-number-iccid\/sim-kartennummer-auf-vertragsunterlagen-1-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"247\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sim-kartennummer-auf-vertragsunterlagen-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sim-kartennummer-auf-vertragsunterlagen-1.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sim-kartennummer-auf-vertragsunterlagen-1-300x148.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15092'>\n\t\t\t\tBeispiel Telekom Zettel mit SIM-Karte\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/51903\/determine-sim-card-number-iccid\/sim-kartennummer-auf-vertragsunterlagen-2-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sim-kartennummer-auf-vertragsunterlagen-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-15091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sim-kartennummer-auf-vertragsunterlagen-2.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sim-kartennummer-auf-vertragsunterlagen-2-269x300.jpg 269w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-15091'>\n\t\t\t\tBeispiel Telekom Lieferschein\/Vertragsunterlagen mit SIM-Kartenummer\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>However, with a mobile phone contract that is getting on in years, you might no longer have these documents.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Back_of_the_SIM_card\"><\/span>Back of the SIM card<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can also read the card number directly from the SIM card, as the <abbr title=\"SIM card number (Integrated Circuit Card Identifier)\">ICCID<\/abbr> is printed on the back of the SIM.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8737\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8737\" style=\"width: 700px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8737 size-full\" title=\"Reading the ICCID from the back of the SIM\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sim-kartennummer-auf-rueckseite-der-sim-karte.jpg\" alt=\"Photo back of SIM card\" width=\"700\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sim-kartennummer-auf-rueckseite-der-sim-karte.jpg 700w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/sim-kartennummer-auf-rueckseite-der-sim-karte-300x210.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8737\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">SIM card number on the back of the SIM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With older SIM cards, which may have been cut from mini-SIM to nano-SIM, the card number may no longer be legible or may have been cut away.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Query_card_number_via_smartphone\"><\/span>Query card number via smartphone<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>This is probably the most convenient way to find out the <abbr title=\"SIM-Kartennummer (Integrated Circuit Card Identifier)\">ICCID<\/abbr>. However, this is not possible with every smartphone without further assistance.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"AppleiOS\"><\/span>Apple\/iOS<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Owners of iPhones can read out the SIM card number directly via the settings. In the <strong>Settings<\/strong>, go to &#8220;<strong>General<\/strong>&#8221; ? &#8220;<strong>Info<\/strong>&#8221; and scroll down to the section &#8220;<em>Primary<\/em>&#8221; where the entry <strong>ICCID<\/strong> is located.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8707\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8707\" style=\"width: 323px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8707 size-full\" title=\"Reading the ICCID in iOS settings\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iphone-sim-karten-nummer-iccid.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot iPhone settings info ICCID (SIM card number)\" width=\"323\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iphone-sim-karten-nummer-iccid.jpg 323w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/iphone-sim-karten-nummer-iccid-138x300.jpg 138w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8707\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">ICCID entry is the SIM card <a href=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/en\/48301\/how-to-get-germany-phone-number-for-sms-verification\/\" title=\"How to get Germany phone number for SMS verification?\">number you are looking for<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Android\"><\/span>Android<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Device owners with an Android operating system have a harder time here. Here, the <abbr title=\"SIM card number (Integrated Circuit Card Identifier)\">ICCID<\/abbr> cannot be determined directly using on-board means. You have to install a separate app for this. To do this, you can simply go to the <a title=\"Auswahl Apps zum Auslesen der SIM-Kartennummer\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/search?q=iccid&amp;hl=en&amp;gl=DE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google PlayStore<\/a> and enter the term &#8220;<em>ICCID<\/em>&#8221; in the search. A huge selection of possible apps will then appear.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8738\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8738\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-8738 size-full\" title=\"Search for ICCID App in Google Play\" src=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/google-play-store-iccid-apps.png\" alt=\"Google Play Store Screenshot\" width=\"600\" height=\"461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/google-play-store-iccid-apps.png 600w, https:\/\/ekiwi-blog.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/google-play-store-iccid-apps-300x231.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8738\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Selection of apps for reading out the SIM card number in the Play Store<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"aawp\">\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale aawp-product--bestseller\"  data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0CS297MLL\" data-aawp-product-id=\"112931\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"ekiwide0b-21\" data-aawp-product-title=\"Samsung Galaxy Xcover7 Enterprise Edition robustes 6,6 Zoll Android Smartphone 128 GB 4.050 mAh Akku Business Handy wassergesch\u00fctzt Smartphone ohne Vertrag Schwarz\">\n\n    <span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--sale\">Sale<\/span><span class=\"aawp-product__ribbon aawp-product__ribbon--bestseller\">Bestseller No. 1<\/span>\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__thumb\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__image-link\"\n           href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/B0CS297MLL?tag=ekiwide0b-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&keywords=mobile%20phone%20without%20contract\" title=\"Samsung Galaxy Xcover7 Enterprise Edition...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aawp-product__image\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41Y4VEhdGDL._SL160_.jpg\" alt=\"Samsung Galaxy Xcover7 Enterprise Edition...\"  \/>\n        <\/a>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__content\">\n        <a class=\"aawp-product__title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/B0CS297MLL?tag=ekiwide0b-21&linkCode=ogi&th=1&psc=1&keywords=mobile%20phone%20without%20contract\" title=\"Samsung Galaxy Xcover7 Enterprise Edition...\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\" target=\"_blank\">\n            Samsung Galaxy Xcover7 Enterprise Edition...        <\/a>\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__description\">\n            <ul><li>Robustes Smartphone \u2013 das XCover7 ist wasser- und staubgesch\u00fctzt gem\u00e4\u00df IP68 und hat eine...<\/li><li>Austauschbarer Akku \u2013 mit seinem austauschbaren Akku bietet Ihnen das Galaxy XCover7 einen vollen...<\/li><li>Ber\u00fchrungsempfindlichkeit \u2013 durch die \"Touch-Sensitvity\" Funktion reagiert das Galaxy XCover...<\/li><\/ul>        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"aawp-product__footer\">\n\n        <div class=\"aawp-product__pricing\">\n                                                        \n                            <span class=\"aawp-product__price aawp-product__price--current\">229,00 EUR<\/span>\n            \n                    <\/div>\n\n                <a class=\"aawp-button aawp-button--buy aawp-button--icon aawp-button--icon-black\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.de\/dp\/B0CS297MLL?tag=ekiwide0b-21&#038;linkCode=ogi&#038;th=1&#038;psc=1&#038;keywords=mobile%20phone%20without%20contract\" title=\"Buy on Amazon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener sponsored\">Buy on Amazon<\/a>\n            <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n            \n            \n<div class=\"aawp-product aawp-product--horizontal aawp-product--ribbon aawp-product--sale aawp-product--bestseller\"  data-aawp-product-asin=\"B0DX7B28CJ\" data-aawp-product-id=\"112932\" data-aawp-tracking-id=\"ekiwide0b-21\" data-aawp-product-title=\"ZTE Blade A35e Android-Handy\uff0cSmartphone ohne Vertrag  2GB+64GB Speicher Silvery Gray 5000 mAh Batterie &amp; 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