Those are all from a few days ago before anyone could confirm whether it was true or not. I'd like to hear from someone who actually bypassed it, because @lsara said it was not skippable.
I would be surprised if it is, but happy to be wrong.
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I would be surprised if it is, but happy to be wrong.
Heads up to the people walking in the store to purchase one and DO NOT have (ATT, Verizon, T-Mobile) and want to do apple card installment, you will NOT be able to do this, the only way to do it is order online and pick up in store.
Thats true, my pickup date is tomorrow I am still going to try it. If it doesnt work Ill try and get a TMo pre-paid sim and activate that way, then just switch to my regular carrier. The wait time in my area is like end of November otherwise. 14 days to return it either way
Not sure I'm following. Online, if you choose ACMI as a payment option, you MUST select ATT, Verizon, or T-Mobile as your carrier when ordering. That's basically what this whole thread is about. Apple changed their terms on the ACMI program, requiring you to choose one of the big three when ordering and using ACMI.
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Even with order online and pick up in store it will still not be possible. You will have to enter carrier information at some point whether the salesperson does it on their device or you do it during setup. Excuse the horrible photo, I was trying to get it before they returned the phone.
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Maybe I could have bought a $10 sim but I was already in the store setting up a phone and couldn't restore from a back up. I tried a time or two but not three times. Not sure if it would've let me bypass at all.
Yeah you select T-Mobile for example but it doesn't ask you for t-mobile account information when you check out.....in the Apple store they require you to put that info while you're buying the phone.
It gave me the option to select "not now" and I just skipped through it.
That *definitely* does not look skippable! (I wasn't doubting you, though!)
The "transfer" is interesting...I guess it means transfer your SIM to that phone, not from one carrier to another. I suppose if you signed up for a new number for a month, ordered the phone, and then canceled the service, and got a SIM from your actual carrier, the cost might be a little less than the interest. Maybe?
Initially it will ask you for t-mobile info and social, put anything random, it will say it's wrong then another button will pop up and say not now and you can skip right through it.
Yeah the transfer is to transfer your SIM. If you use a non major carrier it will say you can't during setup of an unlocked phone and you will have to do it later either via your carriers app or with their eSIM information.
Now that sounds like a good workaround. Did you actually try it and successfully add a SIM from another carrier? I'm wondering if you come back to it later if it will still make you enter your T-Mobile info.
Thank you!
I’ll probably try this before opening my full priced phone.
I’ll be able to confirm if it worked for me in a bit.
Hopefully no issues if we need to restore the phone down the road, but I don’t think there will be.
I freaking love that we’re hacking the stupid carriers’ strong-arming of Apple that created this mess this year. Let’s goooo!
I’m contemplating whether it’s worth potential issues porting my number and then down the road lol. I’m thinking maybe it’s not even worth it. I may do it for science anyway and just keep the other phone.
I doubt it would have any effect porting your number, thats entirely in the carriers system
The phone has no sim restrictions, it's an unlocked phone from the factory you shouldn't have any problems.
Seems to have some confirmation! @lsara
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Congratulations! I think we chosen few get rewarded for going with our gut!