RE: Activating an iPhone without a SIM can it be done?

2017-11-02 Thread Vicky Collins 
I keep an old sim card around, one that I used sometime back but 
was deactivated when I purchased an AT iPhone with a new sim 
card already inserted.  And, although I'm of course not able to 
make phone calls with this old sim in an iPhone, I have, at least 
so far, been able to activate other iPhones with it and use them 
on wi-fi.  Also, although I've never tried this, and have no idea 
just how reputable these sources are;; but, if I do a google 
search for activating iPhone without sim, I do get back various 
articles saying it may very well be able to be done.  I don't 
think I would want to try some of the methods mentioned, but I 
would certainly not be afraid to try hooking my phone up to my 
computer and using iTunes to see if it would give me the option 
to activate, especially if I had an unlocked phone and the latest 
version of iTunes on my pc.

- Original Message -
From: "Kathy Kalaluhi"

RE: Activating an iPhone without a SIM can it be done?

2017-11-01 Thread Kathy Kalaluhi 
Hi 

Do not know if this information is worth anything to you but here is my story.  

 

I recently upgraded my phone to an IPhone 7 from the 6 S,  I wiped the old 
phone completely to rid all of my information from the phone before handing it 
over to my brother who wanted to use the phone as a very mini IPad.  When 
wiping it, it wiped everything i.e. all apps.  So we took the phone into the 
Verizon store and they pulled my sim card out of my new phone and inserted it 
into the old phone to download all the apps again.  Then removed my sim card 
and put it back into my phone.  My brother was able to set the phone up to use 
it as a very mini IPad and it is working great.  He cannot make phone calls but 
can use all the other apps through wireless internet connection.  It works much 
better than the original IPad mini that I gave to him years ago.  If you cannot 
remove the sim card from your phone to do this, there is one work around that 
will cost about $40.  You can get a sim card from the Verizon store for their 
monthly to go plan which requires no contracts and I assume that using it for 
one month as cellular and then not buying a new card the next month would work 
similar to what I did for my brother.  

 

Hope this suggestion has some value to you. 

Kathy Kalaluhi 

 

From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of 
Malcolm Parfitt
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 9:36 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Activating an iPhone without a SIM can it be done?

 

Is it possible to activate an iPhone without a SIM card installed?

 

Thanks.

 

Malcolm

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RE: Activating an iPhone without a SIM can it be done?

2017-11-01 Thread Sieghard Weitzel 
No

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Subject: Activating an iPhone without a SIM can it be done?

Is it possible to activate an iPhone without a SIM card installed?

Thanks.

Malcolm
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