Alan, those instructions sound helpful and good. While I haven't set up any
of our se phones when new, and put sim cards in the phones, Wayne's done
that . He does really well with putting the sim card in the phone and I'm
glad he can do that well, since just the thought of it makes me nervous.
From listening to him setting up the phones and when he told me how he
handles putting the sim card in, your instructions are very clear, and
Wayne said you explained very well how to do it. and the Turtles are one of
my most favorite groups, and I think Eleanor is swell too. I don't know if
I'll ever switch or put in a new sim card, as I said just the thought of it
makes me nervous, but the most important thing to do, while you're doing the
inserting of the sim card, just make sure to do it over something, just in
case it falls, this way if you're doing it over a box or table you'll be
able to find it. I think I'll have Wayne show me how to do it, it would
probably be a good thing to get use to doing for when I might need too.
Arlene
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From: "Alan Lemly" <wale...@gmail.com>
To: <viphone@googlegroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 10:26 AM
Subject: RE: Some important queries re setting up a new IPhone SE from
scratch - all help appreciated
Eleanor,
I'll be going through the same steps since I just ordered a new SE 2020 and
will be transferring the SIM card from my iPhone 8 to my new SE. I've never
transferred a SIM before but I'll do my best to answer some of your
questions.
My understanding is that when you power on your new iPhone, you should be
able to press the home button three times to activate Voiceover. But see
below for other steps you need to do before this.
I would strongly recommend that you backup your iPhone 8 before doing
anything else with your new iPhone. Whether it's better to do this over the
air or to a local computer has changed over the past few years in my
opinion. In the past, more things were backed up to a local encrypted iTunes
backup than to iCloud but I'm not sure that is still the case. Since your
Mac is not available, you should definitely do an iCloud backup before
setting up your new SE. To do so:
1. From your iPhone 8, open Settings, and at the top of the list,
double tap on your name, Apple ID, iCloud, iTunes and App Store.
2. Swipe to iCloud and double tap.
3. Under the heading Apps using iCloud, swipe to iCloud backup and
double tap.
4. Make sure iCloud backup is turned on which will be the first in the
list on the screen that opens. Swipe again to the Backup now button and
double tap to initiate a current iCloud backup. Give the process a few
minutes to complete and you will be given the current time of the latest
backup when it's done.
I will be following the above steps as well but will also do an encrypted
iTunes backup on my Windows 7 computer because I really don't believe you
can have too many backups.
I've never transferred a SIM card myself because my previous new iPhones
came with SIM cards. However, since I've switched to a Verizon prepaid plan
recently, my SE 2020 will not have a SIM card. In portrait mode with your
iPhone 8's power button near the top right edge, the SIM release hole will
be in the very middle of that right edge below the power button. You will
need a SIM card removal tool or a push pin or an unfolded paper clip to have
something to insert slowly into the SIM removal hole in order to release its
tray. I personally think a push pin like I used to use on a cork bulletin
board works the best because it is easier to hold onto and apply any needed
pressure. If you have such a thing, I would recommend doing the SIM removal
over a tray with raised edges to provide something to catch the SIM to be
removed should it decide to leap out. This is really all the practical
advice I can give since I've never replaced a SIM myself. My understanding
is that they only go in one way and I believe one of their corners may be
notched to provide for this one way only insertion but I expect others will
be able to offer much more detailed advice.
Since I only set up new iPhones every couple of years, I don't remember
exactly what Voiceover will say when setting up your new SE but I believe it
offers you the choice of setting it up as a new device or from restoring a
backup. I always restore from a backup. Also, I'm not sure when the best
time is for you to transfer your SIM from your iPhone 8 to your new SE. My
cautionary side tells me to do this after the new phone is set up so you'll
have a device that works until you're ready to make the new one a workable
cell phone. I would think all your apps and settings should download from
the cloud just fine and the new SE would work like a WiFi only device until
you transfer the SIM to it but others more experienced than I will have to
comment on this.
I hope the above will be somewhat helpful. Finally, my apologies to you, the
list, and the Turtles but I just have to close by saying Eleanor, gee I
think you're swell. I'm a fan of 60's music.
Alan Lemly
-----Original Message-----
From: 'Eleanor Roberts' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com]
Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2020 8:20 AM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Some important queries re setting up a new IPhone SE from scratch -
all help appreciated
Hi all
After any advice/help from people on this list with this situation. I�ve
ordered a new IPhone SE, and have just had confirmation of its despatch. So
have some questions re setting it up which I�m hoping people might be able
to assist with.
Firstly, I know this sounds somewhat daft, but if anyone could e-mail me
some idiot-proof instructions on how to set it up from scratch, including on
how to get Voiceover started from the word go I�d be really grateful
please?. I�m far more nervous about doing it than normal, probably because I
know all the shops are closed, and sighted friends who would normally be
able to assist me can�t do so at the moment due to the lockdown. So any
step-by-step guide much appreciated.
Secondly, is it better to set the phone up over the air?, or is it better to
set it up through my Mac? I ask this because my Mac is currently away being
fixed/serviced. So I just wondered whether it would make any difference
which way I did it?, and if so whether I should wait for my Mac to return
before attempting set-up?
Finally, can anyone send me some step-by-step idiots instructions on how to
swap my SIM card over from my currrent IPhone 8 to the new SE?? I�ve never
done this before, and again, in normal times I�d happily get sighted help
with this, but obviously I can�t do that right now. So any help appreciated.
My apologies for all the questions, but I really don�t want to make a mess
of this/muck it up completely/ruin the new phone/etc. So many thanks in
advance for any help/advice that anyone can give me.
Eleanor
Sent from my iPhone
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