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No internet? You can activate your card with a quick phone call.
The screens below are example illustrations. Menu options may vary by card.

Steps

1

Find the phone number

Look at the back of your card or the sticker on the front. Use that number. It is the correct one for your card type.
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Questions? Call

1-XXX-XXX-XXXX

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Call and follow the menu

Call the number. Listen and choose the option for card activation.

Calling…

Synchrony Card Services

”To activate your card, press 1”
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Enter your details

Use your keypad to enter your account number and the details asked, such as the last 4 digits of your SSN.
4

Hear the confirmation

The system tells you when your card is active. Sign the back of your card and start using it.
Phone lines are less busy on weekday mornings.
Want it faster? Activate online instead.