Oh well that’s a bummer. I’m going to buy it online, because we don’t have an Apple Store. Mary
Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 24, 2024, at 3:22 PM, Andy Baracco <[email protected]> wrote: > > I used to buy my phones at the local Apple Store and they would set you up > with your carrier of choice, but now they just sell you the phone and you > have to take it to your carrier to activate. > > Andy > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Joshua > Hendrickson > Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 2:58 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Purchasing a phone from Apple rather than from your carrier > pluses and minuses > > I’ve bought all my pfones through apple. I just told apple I was with Verizon > when I bought my iPhone 8 and 13 pro max and all was good. Now if you get a > new phone, you’ll have to have an esim card, but that shde no problem. I’ll > probably get my next phone through apple as well. > Sent from Joshua’s radical chariot!!! > >> On Sep 24, 2024, at 4:48 PM, Joseph Hudson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi mary, I've purchased phones that are going to be connected to the >> carrier and I'm also purchased unlocked phones. However, any phones that >> I've purchased, from Apple directly, I have just done it all unlocked and >> either put in my Sim card or activated the eSIM. There's not really any >> parks other than if your phone has any value to it they'll put it towards >> the cost of the new one. I hope that explains everything. >> >>>> On Sep 24, 2024, at 4:44 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi all. >>> I have always gotten my phones through my carrier. This present phone is >>> six years old, so it’s been a while. I had thought I might switch carriers >>> but I think we’re going to standpat with what we have on T-Mobile. But as >>> far as I can see, T-Mobile isn’t really offering me anything useful. I >>> would have to upgrade to their most expensive plan, which would be really >>> stupid in our case, since we don’t need or want any of the extras that we >>> would get. so the question: has anybody purchased a phone through Apple >>> that is going to be connected with your carrier once you get it? That is >>> not an unlocked phone. What’s that like as opposed to going through your >>> carrier? I figure that if I buy it through Apple, at least I can get 5% >>> back via my Apple card, which beats a blank when you’re talking about 1000 >>> bucks or so. 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