But somewhere in Kansas City, a Samsung Galaxy J7—identical to his, same model, same carrier—booted up with a fresh SIM. And on its screen, a message appeared:
“Well, that’s interesting. The deactivation request came from a device with the same phone number. Same account. Same name. But the IMEI number is different.” invalid sim card samsung galaxy j7 us cellular
Marcus slid the SIM tray open again. The card looked normal. Orange. White. The U.S. Cellular logo a tiny blue checkmark. He remembered activating it in 2022, the automated voice saying, “Welcome to U.S. Cellular. Your device is now registered.” But somewhere in Kansas City, a Samsung Galaxy
“Drive me to the U.S. Cellular store,” he said. “And bring your phone. I have a lot of passwords to change before Kevin buys a boat in my name.” Same account