Customer retention is extremely important to telecommunications services in the United States. The industry has no new customers and companies are working to keep the ones they have. I obtain both my cable Internet service and cell phone service from the same company. I also have a second phone line on my account and an iPad with a cellular data plan. I could have bought the phone outright and it would be unlocked after 90 days. However, I would not be able to participate in the iPhone upgrade program where I trade in last year’s iPhone for the current model each year. If someone has a completely paid off iPhone, carriers are required to unlock the device in an agreement they reached with the government. I bought my 7 from an Apple store and was accepted on Xfinity after I wiped it and completely restored the device so it could accept their SIM card. I was on a GSM network and Xfinity uses Verizon which uses CDMA technology.
Kelly On 3/17/21, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> wrote: > I'd think it would be obvious why a carrier would lock a phone to their > service, i.e. it keeps you tied into their services and offerings. Last I > knew in the US, as long as you were a customer in good standing, you could > have your carrier unlock your phone. > > -- > Christopher (AKA CJ) > Chaltain at Outlook > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Simon > A Fogarty > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2021 12:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: Apple reportedly cuts iPhone 12 mini production amid tepid > demand > > I have to say that I find it odd how American mobile providers sell their > phones to customers locked to the networks, And apple do this as well on > behalf of the providers. > > In nz we only have 3 main providers and they all sell unlocked and unbranded > phones over the counter, So I could buy from one and go and put another > providers sim in it 5 minutes after purchase. > > And apple only sell us unlocked phones, > > Why do your providers lock > The devices on you? > > I do know now that our NZ providers > Only bring in the lower end phones > For example none of the three have the 12 pro max in stock, And one doesn't > have the 12 mini, > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of > Joshua Hendrickson > Sent: Wednesday, 17 March 2021 11:24 am > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Apple reportedly cuts iPhone 12 mini production amid tepid > demand > > I agree. I bought my iPhone 8 directly from apple, and had a great > experience. I'll probably do the same thing again once I save up enough > money for a new iPhone. I actually wouldn't be saving up for a new iPhone > if it weren't for the fact that my bottom speaker on my iPhone 8 just died > on me which I've never heard of anyone having such a problem. I am looking > forward to hearing all about the new iPhone's once they come out. > > On 3/16/21, Alan Lemly <[email protected]> wrote: >> Kelly, >> >> Just out of curiosity, who is your cell phone carrier because they >> made a real pig's breakfast of your order and I wouldn't want to >> experience something similar. I have much better luck buying my new >> iPhones directly from apple. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >> Behalf Of Kelly Pierce >> Sent: Tuesday, March 16, 2021 12:48 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Apple reportedly cuts iPhone 12 mini production amid >> tepid demand >> >> For those wondering, I originally planned to upgrade to an iPhone 12 >> Mini, but my cell phone carrier sent me a regular iPhone 12 instead. >> It took a few weeks to return the phone and receive a full refund. As >> it turns out, the phone could not be returned without activating the >> new SIM card sent with the iPhone 12. When the new SIM was activated, >> the SIM in my iPhone 7 was instantly deactivated. Instead of giving me >> a new SIM for my iPhone 7, the cell phone store put the iPhone 12 SIM >> in my iPhone 7. Because the network showed the iPhone 12 SIM in active >> use, the actual iPhone 12 SIM return could not be processed. >> Eventually, the iPhone 12 SIM was deactivated and I returned to the >> cell phone store to return my phone and have a new SIM put into my iPhone >> 7. >> Apparently, cell phone companies are extremely picky associating the >> data attached to each SIM to the exact device. Part of the issue is >> that the iPhone 12 is a 5g device and needs to access certain >> frequencies not used by the 7. Therefore, it would be a waste of >> network resources to set aside resources for my 7 on 5g frequencies when >> they cannot be used. >> >> After the return was processed at the national service center, I was >> not credited for my initial down payment so I needed to call customer >> service for resolution. Once my account issues were resolved, I >> discovered all the 256GB iPhone Minis were on a more than two-week >> backorder. Now it sounds like the backorder has cleared, but it is >> about six months before the release of the 2021 iPhone lineup. With a >> vastly improved 5G chip from QUALCOMM, increased battery size, more >> storage, and LiDAR technology on all phones, this year s lineup is set >> to be more impressive than the iPhone 12 series. This is why I will be >> waiting for the new iPhone mini rather than upgrading now. I very much >> like the new design that started with the 12 series of distinctive >> colors and flat edges, making it feel like a premium computational >> tool. The rounded edge design that began with the iPhone 6 in >> 2014 suggested to me the phone was a 1960s science experiment. >> >> Kelly >> >> >> On 3/15/21, Dan Yates <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Got my iPhone mini in December and have enjoyed it, no problems that >>> I have seen so far! Definitely like the scaled down size! Had the >>> iPhone X r before! >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Mar 14, 2021, at 11:06 PM, Simon A Fogarty <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> ?That's what Microsoft did with office 13, They called it version 14 >>>> due to the super stission Of the number 13, >>>> >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf >>>> Of Sieghard Weitzel >>>> Sent: Sunday, 14 March 2021 4:02 pm >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: RE: Apple reportedly cuts iPhone 12 mini production amid >>>> tepid demand >>>> >>>> He said he is planning to replace his current iPhone 7 with the 2021 >>>> Mini, this would be the upcoming iPhone 13 Mini or whatever it will >>>> be called, some think Apple won't call this year's iPhones by the >>>> number 13 because of the supersticious nonsense regarding that number. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf >>>> Of Maria Campbell >>>> Sent: Saturday, March 13, 2021 7:51 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: Apple reportedly cuts iPhone 12 mini production amid >>>> tepid demand >>>> >>>> I seriously considered the 12 mini before deciding on the SE20. >>>> >>>> >>>> Maria Campbell >>>> [email protected] >>>> >>>> All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do >>>> nothing. >>>> --Edmund Burke >>>> >>>>> On 3/12/2021 11:28 PM, Kelly Pierce wrote: >>>>> I am planning on replacing my iPhone 7 with the 2021 iPhone Mini. I >>>>> very much want a smaller device with the same functionality of the >>>>> bigger phones. Battery size is relative. The iPhone 7, released in >>>>> 2016, as a battery size of 1960 milliampere hours. The iPhone 8 and >>>>> SE second generation have battery sizes of 1820 mAh. The iPhone 12 >>>>> mini has a battery size of 2227 mAh, bigger than the iPhone 7 and 8 >>>>> but smaller than the regular iPhone 12 which is 2815 mAh. When >>>>> compared in actual use, which Apple wants consumers to consider, >>>>> the >>>>> 12 Mini plays audio and video longer than the 7 or 8. I bought the >>>>> 7 in October 2016 and have not changed the battery since. It still >>>>> lasts a reasonable amount. People like to find something on which >>>>> to criticize an Apple device without placing their criticism in >>>>> context. >>>>> The other criticism is that Apple phones have shorter battery life >>>>> than Android flagship phones. Apple could easily increase the >>>>> thickness of the phones, but people want light digital tools in >>>>> their hands and pockets not bricks. >>>>> >>>>> Kelly >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On 3/11/21, Simon A Fogarty <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> Interesting, >>>>>> >>>>>> I have t heard of anyone purchasing one yet but I was lead to >>>>>> believe that the battery life wasn t great in the mini, >>>>>> >>>>>> It was really the size that they were pushing as a replacement >>>>>> size or format to that of the SE but with the face id and 5g >>>>>> features. >>>>>> >>>>>> I wonder what this does for the 13 s format range. >>>>>> >>>>>> From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On >>>>>> Behalf Of Brad Snyder >>>>>> Sent: Friday, 12 March 2021 4:30 am >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Apple reportedly cuts iPhone 12 mini production amid >>>>>> tepid demand >>>>>> >>>>>> Apple reportedly cuts iPhone 12 mini production amid tepid demand >>>>>> Mikey Campbell<https://appleinsider.com/editor/Mikey+Campbell>Mar >>>>>> 10, >>>>>> 2021 [Image removed by sender. article thumbnail] >>>>>> >>>>>> Apple has informed partner suppliers that it has reduced iPhone 12 >>>>>> mini<https://appleinsider.com/inside/iphone-12-mini> production >>>>>> plans for the first half of 2021, with manufacturing of some >>>>>> specialty parts suspended altogether, according to a report on >>>>>> Wednesday. >>>>>> >>>>>> Citing industry sources familiar with the matter, Nikkei reports >>>>>> major suppliers were recently >>>>>> informed<https://www.nikkei.com/article/DGXZQODZ101TZ0Q1A310C20000 >>>>>> 0 >>>>>> 0/ >>>>>>> of the production shift that marks a change in Apple's >>>>>>> procurement strategy. >>>>>> Prior to the reported downward revision, the tech giant was >>>>>> aggressively buying semiconductors, printed circuit boards and >>>>>> displays amid a worldwide parts shortage. >>>>>> >>>>>> Apple is targeting output at around 75 million iPhone units for >>>>>> the first half of 2021, down 20% from December 2020, the report says. >>>>>> Much of that downgrade is blamed on iPhone 12 mini. Nikkeisources >>>>>> note that demand for other iPhone models like the iPhone 12 >>>>>> Pro<https://appleinsider.com/inside/iPhone-12-Pro>remains strong. >>>>>> >>>>>> Today's report echoes rumblings out of Apple's Asian supply chain >>>>>> in >>>>>> January<https://appleinsider.com/articles/21/01/22/apple-shifts-mo >>>>>> r >>>>>> e- >>>>>> production-from-iphone-12-mini-to-iphone-12-pro>when >>>>>> Pegatron supposedly saw reduced orders for the diminutive iPhone. >>>>>> Foxconn, which is tasked with assembling the iPhone 12 Pro and 12 >>>>>> Pro Max<https://appleinsider.com/inside/iPhone-12-Pro-Max>, >>>>>> received an increase in orders for those models during the same >>>>>> period. >>>>>> >>>>>> Watch the Latest from AppleInsider TV >>>>>> >>>>>> The BEST MagSafe Accessories for iPhone 12! (So Far!) >>>>>> >>>>>> Apple introduced iPhone 12 mini last fall as an alternative to its >>>>>> flagship range, which has over the years entered into "phablet" >>>>>> territory. Though it sports a modest 5.4-inch display, the 12 mini >>>>>> integrates all the trappings of a modern iPhone including 5G >>>>>> connectivity, A14 Bionic processor, dual 12MP cameras with optical >>>>>> image stabilization, Face ID authentication and more. >>>>>> >>>>>> Word of a soft demand first surfaced in >>>>>> November<https://appleinsider.com/articles/20/11/25/kuo-apples-maj >>>>>> o >>>>>> r- >>>>>> product-lines-enjoy-healthy-demand-in-q4-but-airpods-shipments-muted> >>>>>> with TF Securities analyst Ming-Chi >>>>>> Kuo<https://appleinsider.com/inside/ming-chi-kuo> modeling lower >>>>>> than expected demand. >>>>>> AppleInsider has affiliate partnerships and may earn commission on >>>>>> products purchased through affiliate links. 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