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Wednesday, June 17th, 2026 9:35 PM

Pairing Comcast Business Mobile SIM with a new device

I need help with a Comcast Business Mobile SIM that was originally assigned to a tablet. I moved it to an iPhone to use for data (dual-SIM with my existing service for Voice) and the SIM‑pairing page hangs indefinitely. Data works fine but I can't enable Personal Hotspot. I need the IMEI updated and the carrier bundle re‑pushed. Live Chat seems to be always unavailable and phone support could not (or would not) resolve it or escalate to someone who can. I asked for Level 2 support as I'm told Level 1 can't do this but Level 2 can; there was a long long pause before he said he *was* Level 2 (doubtful; why the pause?). He insisted I had to add another [phone] line for $40+/month. Can any support rep in these forums please assist?

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Hi there, @user_c95cfd ! I’m really sorry you’ve been running into so many roadblocks trying to get this resolved, that sounds incredibly frustrating, especially when you already know exactly what needs to be done. I’d love to help take a closer look at this with you. From what you described, it does sound like the line may still be provisioned as a tablet, which would explain why Personal Hotspot isn’t enabling even though data is working. Getting the IMEI updated and the line properly reprovisioned should definitely be the right next step and you shouldn’t need to add another line just to fix that. You can attempt an IMEI update by logging into your Comcast Business My Account portal, navigating to Devices > Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), and entering your new iPhone's IMEI.

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Hi, Richard. I think what you're referring to is what I already tried that isn't working. I log into Comcast Business My Account portal, follow the link to Manage Mobile Service, then the Devices tab. The only Bring Your Own Device link there takes you to a marketing page for new service and getting a quote, not changes to existing service. But the page does list the tablet and a message "Looks like Tablet's SIM was transferred to a different device. This can cause trouble with features like mobile hotspots and voicemail. Review your SIM details to understand your options." I click "SIM Details" and it shows the tablet and new device (iPhone) IMEIs with a button to "Pair SIM". When I press this button it takes me to a page that says "Pairing SIM" with a spinning circle thing as if it's doing something and I just need to wait a bit but it just hangs there forever. That's why I called support, got the runaround, and subsequently posted here.

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Thank you so much for this additional context on your situation, user_c95cfd. It sounds like you've done a lot of troubleshooting already, and we'd love to help in a more 1-1 capacity to review the account, and tickets already made, and get to a solution that will allow you to enjoy this iPad to its fullest potential. 

 

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Hi, Alfonso. It's an iPhone, not an iPad (one of the reasons the phone support person gave for refusing the change the IMEI was I was putting a "tablet SIM" into a phone, despite the fact I'm only using it for data just like the tablet and the iPhone is configured as such). I seem to be unable to DM "Xfinity Support". When I type in "Xfinity Support" a bunch of names with "support" come up that it wants me to select, none of which are "Xfinity Support" (and, I imagine, are illegitimate accounts trying to trick people).

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Apologies on that, those were instructions for the residential forums system, but I've updated my prior messaging with the correct pathing for Comcast Business.