Apple still sets up your phones in the store with the major carriers. Sent from my iPhone
> On Sep 24, 2024, at 5:27 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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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