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Lingering intl phone number... ?
My friend was in another country for a time, and now her international number is lingering in my ecosystem. I'm looking for any tips how to make it go away. My bestie went to Spain. We live in the US. While she was there, she was using a Spanish SIM. I added that number to her contact card so...- phospholipid
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- contacts iphone sim sync
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- Forum: iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting
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iOS 18.2 broke my SIM card
iPhone 15 Pro, Germany, Telekom, physical SIM Just a heads up from me, updating to the beta broke my SIM, it doesn't work anymore. Downgrading to 18.0.1 DID NOT resolve the issue. I don't have a second SIM to try or a second phone at the moment. I found my SE '16 on iOS 15 that previously... -
iPhone 13 SIM Query!
Hey everyone, I will be traveling to Europe next month but I am concerned about the international roaming charges. Any suggestions would be welcomed for affordable data packages. My friends are suggesting me to go for eSIMs rather than purchasing sim from local provider. But I am not sure abou... -
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SIM card problem
I got th3 new iPhone 15 pro max the day in went out, upgrading from iPhone 8. Switched my SIM card. No problem at the beginning, but for the past 2 weeks started to get a « no SIM card » on and off. Restart, air plane mode for a few second, but after a while, message came back. Went to ma...- classicalbear
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- iphone15promax sim
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Other iPhone 15 Pro : Will I get E-Sim in Hong Kong?
My current iPhone 13 Pro bought in Europe has 1 physical SIM slot + eSIMs. I was able to actually run two carriers at the same time this way. I plan to buy the iPhone 15 Pro in Hong Kong, but looking at the Apple HK website - it seems that I will only get a dual physical SIMs slot, as there are...- thomasparra
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- dual sim iphone 15 sim
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- Forum: iPhone
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Other Use without activating to try out?
So this no-sim-card-tray thing bothers me. I don't want to get a phone, pay an activation fee, be able to not use it (because of PWM or the other crap that's kept me from every Apple OLED phone), then have to pay my carrier again to go back to my 11. (In the past, I switch the SIM card to try...- happy orchard
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- carrier iphone 14 pro max pwm sim sim card sim card no sim
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iPhone 11 Pro Max Buying a Chinese / HK model with 2 physical nano SIM slots
Does anyone know of a source to get a Chinese 11 Pro Max with 2 physical nano SIM slots? I actually prefer the design of my 11 Pro and but I want a larger screen. It would be great to get it with 2 physical SIM slots as well. I looked on AliExpress but I don't think I see any China/HK models... -
SIM Failure after updating to 14.7
Hi there. Yesterday I finally got around to updating to 14.7 (full release of course, not beta). Immediately after doing so, when my phone rebooted, I get repeated "SIM Failure" popups and have no cell service. The good news, I suppose, is that I realized that after that 10-15 minutes or so...- JohnSmithy
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- 14.7 at&t esim iphone iphone 11 pro sim sim fail
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- Forum: iPhone Tips, Help and Troubleshooting
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iPhone 12 Why go with the sim-free option?
Hey there, I just received my sim free 12 mini, and transferred my old Verizon sim card. Im now realizing that I will need the new sim card in order to use 5G service, if Im not mistaken? Im a bit upset with myself for not researching prior to purchase - and admittedly confused as to why... -
Resolved I Changed From Physical SIM to eSIM - Lost Cellular Data
I went to my local T-Mobile store and converted my iPhone 11 Pro Max from using a physical SIM card to an eSIM. The folks behind the counter fumbled a bit, but finally got my eSIM up and running and removed my physical SIM card. The day after that, we lost power in our home. It was a partial...- CodeSpyder
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- esim iphone sim
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iPad mini iPad as phone replacement - the services / SIM/ security perspective
I tend to wear cargo trousers which have plenty room in the pockets to carry an iPad mini. Very very rarely use my iphone to place regular calls. Am wondering if an iPad mini could be an 100% phone replacement? There's no problem placing outgoing calls using eg Skype. My question is more around... -
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Carrier Current State of Apple Reseller Flex SIM Unlocking (2019)?
Third party retailers like Best Buy/Target/Walmart carry just one universal model of the iPhone that will lock onto whatever SIM card it activates with. Up until recently, people were able to use a Verizon SIM card, even if it did not have service, to activate any of these iPhone and thus turn...- thelocalhost
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- sim unlock
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- Forum: iPhone
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Carrier Switched Carriers After Pre-Ordering iPhone...
Last Friday, I pre-ordered a new iPhone. I enrolled in the Apple Upgrade Program and selected Verizon as my carrier. Long story short, I switched to T-Mobile yesterday, but my phone will arrive with a Verizon SIM. Being that phones shipped directly from Apple are unlocked (with the exception of... -
iPhone XS Max China gets better iPhones than the rest of us?
Kinda ridiculous. A true dual SIM phone would be really useful for us world travelers. Too bad only China gets it. E-SIM is like a throwback--being tied to a carrier. Practically useless.- janeauburn
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- dual sim esim esim carrier iphone xs iphone xs max sim
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- Forum: iPhone
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iPad Pro Over Five Hours Wasted Activating Data
I'm so sick of explaining myself to different reps that I don't even want to get into the details but I just feel like I need to rant, even if nobody reads this. Feel free to not read it because it sucks. I'm warning you. Between yesterday and today, I have spent over five hours between T-Mobile... -
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Other eSIM + Dual SIM Q&A
This post is a wiki, so if you have an eSIM, see a question and know the answer, feel free to add the question and the answer. This WikiPost will focus on all the questions not covered by Apple in the support documents below. Table of Contents General Info Support documents from Apple about... -
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Other Some carriers can disable the eSim entirely
According to the footnotes on the iPhone XS page: 11. eSIM will be available later this year through a software update. Use of eSIM requires a wireless service plan (which may include restrictions on switching service providers and roaming, even after contract expiration). Not all carriers...- CmdrPuffin
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- carriers esim plans sim support
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Other Is purchasing an iCloud locked iPhone a lost cause?
Hi, I'm looking to purchase an iPhone strictly for social media. Snapchat, Instagram, the camera is just better. It'll only be on Wi-Fi, so I didn't care if it was blacklisted. Is there any way to circumvent the iCloud lock at all, as of 2018? I'm seeing an ad on Craigslist that offers to do it...- TripleYoThreat
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- activation icloud iphone ipod sim
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iPhone X Iphone X Sim Tray sticking out? #simtraygate
Hello, Can someone here check to see if their Sim Tray sits perfectly flush with the surface of their iPhone X, or does it noticeably stick out where the pin hole is? You can check easily by running your finger over the surface of where the sim tray is. Mine sticks out slightly slightly where... -
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Carrier Please help with activation/unlocking iPhone
I cant seem to find the answer to this question: If I purchased an iPhone from Best Buy (so it is the universal iPhone model) on an AT&T Next payment plan (so it is not paid off in full), can I activate it with a Verizon SIM card (so it gets 'carrier locked' to Verizon, meaning unlocked since...