Getting new iPhone: Help requested.

[VideoBeagle]

I'm getting a new iPhone...moving from my trusty 5s to a new SE2020.
When I ordered it (from Apple.com) I checked the Verizon set up, since that's my carrier, but when it went to "contact Verizon" it couldn't, "but you can still set it up on your own or going to a verizon store".

SO, my question is... how do I set it up on my own? To I just pop the SIM card from the 5s and put it in the SE?

The website mentioned it advised going to Verizon to get a new SIM to make sure I get "newest features". Is that a better thing to do?

(related, will the 5s continue to work without a SIM..no phone/cellular, but as a device anyhow?)

 

[ian87w]

Reading from various posts, these are my take on your questions
Yes, your new phone should function fine just by moving your SIM from your 5s to your new phone. If you're getting the iPhone 12 and want 5G, you probably need to see if your plan supports it, and then get a new SIM from Verizon. But voice and LTE data will work with your existing SIM.

Your 5s will continue to work. You just cannot make phone calls or have cellular data. You can still use wifi and do everything you normally do, including iMessage.

 

[Momof2.1107]

I'm getting a new iPhone...moving from my trusty 5s to a new SE2020.
When I ordered it (from Apple.com) I checked the Verizon set up, since that's my carrier, but when it went to "contact Verizon" it couldn't, "but you can still set it up on your own or going to a verizon store".

SO, my question is... how do I set it up on my own? To I just pop the SIM card from the 5s and put it in the SE?

The website mentioned it advised going to Verizon to get a new SIM to make sure I get "newest features". Is that a better thing to do?

(related, will the 5s continue to work without a SIM..no phone/cellular, but as a device anyhow?)

I ordered my iPhone from Verizon and used the SIM card from my old iPhone to set it up. 2 weeks ago, I went to a Verizon store to get a 5G SIM card and have them set it up. I was in and out in 30 minutes.

 

[paulsonj72]

When I ordered my SE I moved my android sim card to my iPhone and had no issues. Kept my same phone number and everything. Didn’t move a lot of data over as I only really wanted my contacts to move over.