How to Reactivate a Phone that was Canceled for a Past Due Balance

 Objective

• Reactivate phone that was canceled due to an unpaid, overdue balance

Environment

• Republic Wireless 3.0 phones
• Phone has been canceled due to late payment

Procedure

1. If a past due balance remains on the account you'll need to pay the past-due balance, first 
2. Activate your phone using the normal activation procedure
   • This will give you a new phone number as with a normal activation
3. Inform Republic Help that your phone has been reactivated, and ask if your original number is recoverable
   • If within 30 days of cancellation, Republic Help may be able to restore your original number

Additional Notes

If the phone that was canceled was outfitted with a GSM SIM card, it can only be reactivated for up to 20 days. After 20 days, a replacement SIM card will be needed. For more information, see Invalid SIM During Reactivation.

See also Why Does a SIM Card Expire 20 Days After Deactivation?

See also: Is My Republic Wireless SIM Card CDMA or GSM?