Ann, Generally, a SIM card is needed on a temporary basis to set up an iPhone. The SIM card does not need to be active or functional though. Your student will need to create an Apple ID if he does not have one already. This will provide iCloud backup services along with other features like Facetime and iMessage. Apple does not clone iOS devices in iCloud. The configuration of a backed up iPhone can be used to set up an iPad or iPod touch for example as the data is shared among iOS devices. Here’s an article that describes the set up process.
https://tinyurl.com/to8g69q On 11/23/19, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > I have a 5S that I'm using as a WiFi only device with no SIM card. > At first, it seemed to be requiring a SIM card, but after erasing it and > removing all data, I was able to set it up as a WiFi device; so much like an > iPod. > As to whether you can restore from iCloud, I don’t' know. > Might be a good Apple question. > > > Richard > > 🖖 Live long and prosper > > > Check out my web site at: www.turner42.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Ann > Byrne > Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2019 8:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: iPhone 5, how can it be used like an iPod? > > I have an iPhone 5 I want to give my student for practice with gestures. It > has been reset to factory settings. How can a person use it like an iPod, > not connected? Should the sym card be removed, or is it enough that the > phone simply isn't connected to a carrier? Can someone back up a phone to > iCloud and cloan the iPod from the backup? > > Thanks > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/5dda047b.1c69fb81.40d44.20b9SMTPIN_ADDED_MISSING%40gmr-mx.google.com. > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/MWHPR1701MB1901439A46515E243400A3F9B74B0%40MWHPR1701MB1901.namprd17.prod.outlook.com. > -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: [email protected]. Your list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/viphone/CAOQRLb_u99LZpLw2ZEm4Y%3DUP3PAkAqsg__GdqzaxN0Fu7GSLvQ%40mail.gmail.com.
