Can't you just remove the sim card from your old phone and slip it in the new one?
Chris Judge -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Andy Baracco Sent: September 24, 2024 7:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: Purchasing a phone from Apple rather than from your carrier pluses and minuses 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. Mary >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> 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]. 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