You can easily replace your lost safaricom line on your own or with the help of Safaricom customer care. The process is fairly simple.
Requirements for replacing your Safaricom line
- A new SIM Card – This one goes for Ksh 50 (at the time of writing this)
- Your old Safaricom number
- Your old original PIN
- A previous active MPESA account
- Your ID number number
How To Replace Lost Safaricom Line
- Buy a new replacement SIM card from the nearest Safaricom dealer.
- Insert the new SIM card into your phone
- Dial *180*1* followed by your phone number, followed by the PIN you used on your old SIM card, followed by your IMSI, then #. Remember to put a star after each of the entries That is *180*1*Phone Number*Original PIN*IMSI#. The IMSI is the serial number found at the bottom of your new SIM card beneath the bar code. This is usually a 20-digit serial number. For example, if your phone number is 0722 002100 and your original PIN is 1234, with the serial number being xxxxxx…You should dial *180*1* 0722 002100*1234* xxxxxx # and then press the call function.
- Note that swapping a Safaricom line on your own takes some time and you may need to be patient.
How to activate MPESA on your new Safaricom line
- Open Safaricom Toolkit on your phone
- Select ‘Activate’ or ‘Wezesha‘ depending on the language you are using.
- Enter the start key. This is the M-PESA PIN you were using on your old line.
- Key in the new PIN and then confirm it.
- Enter the ID number of date of birth. In the case of the DOB, use the format DDMMYYYY.
