I've never seen a sim tool. What do they look like? > On Sep 27, 2015, at 12:57 PM, Fazil <fzlmahmoo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > This is my second IPhone and both of them have SIM card tool. > HTH. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > SoonerAnnie > Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2015 6:15 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Want to be certain erase phone > > I have removed three new, never used iPhones from their original boxes but I > have never, ever, ever found the SIM card tool in an iPhone box! Where do > they hide it? Smile! Thank God for paper clips... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Gmail > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 3:02 AM > Subject: Re: Want to be certain erase phone > > Tracey, as this 9 to 5 Mac article I've pasted below illustrates, wiping your > iDevice of data is more complex now than before. > > > If you’re thinking of selling or trading in your current iPhone ahead of the > iPhone 6S’s release, you probably know that you’ll need to wipe your device > before a buyer can use it free and clear. Prepping an iPhone for resale used > to be almost as easy as hitting a “reset” button in the iPhone’s settings > menu. But over the past few years, the process has become more complex thanks > to new security, wallet, and cloud-dependent features such as Activation > Lock, Apple Pay and iTunes in the Cloud. Completely removing all of your > personal items from your iPhone — and your iPhone from Apple’s servers — > requires extra work. > Today, I’m going to walk you through the process of thoroughly scrubbing your > iPhone prior to resale. There are 9 steps to take to make sure your device is > cleaned up and ready to sell to its next owner. Here they are… > [1] Erase All Content And Settings. The first, easiest, and best-known step > in wiping your iPhone is found within the Settings app at the bottom of the > General menu: click on Reset, then “Erase All Content And Settings.” (I’d > suggest taking this step only after using iTunes to do two complete, > encrypted backups of your iPhone to your computer. If you’re planning to move > from iPhone to a non-Apple smartphone, follow Apple’s guide to deactivating > iMessage before erasing your phone, as well.) > You will be prompted to enter your iPhone’s passcode, then told that “this > will delete all media and data, and erase all settings.” If you press the > Erase iPhone button, iOS will ask you for your iCloud account password to > “erase this iPhone and remove it from your [iCloud] account.” > You’ll be surprised at how quickly the iPhone is wiped — as soon as you’ve > entered your password and hit erase, you’ll get a notification email on your > account’s other devices that Find My iPhone was disabled, and it should take > only a couple of minutes for the wiped iPhone to display “Hello” and “Slide > to Set Up” text. Is the erasure secure? Well, all of the iPhone’s memory is > protected using AES-256 encryption, and hitting the Erase iPhone button > destroys the encryption key. Several security companies have tried to offer > ‘secure erase’ tools that more aggressively scrub the iPhone’s memory, but > Apple has shut those tools down as ‘misleading,’ noting that the encryption > is effectively unbreakable. Hitting the Reset button leaves the former > contents of your device all but completely impossible to recover by a > subsequent owner. But you’ll be able to get everything back from your > computer’s encrypted iTunes backup, should you need it. > [2] What About Activation Lock + Disabling Find My iPhone? As shown above, > you can manually disable Find My iPhone by going into the Settings app’s > iCloud menu, pressing the Find My iPhone “On” button, flipping the Find My > iPhone switch to off, and entering your iCloud password. But if you use the > Erase All Content And Settings feature above, this step is automatically > handled for you when you enter your iCloud password at the end of the > process. Either method will disable your iPhone’s “Activation Lock,” the > security system that allows you to locate, remotely wipe, and send signals to > an iPhone no longer in your possession. Any purchaser of a used iPhone will > expect you to have taken this step (or more wisely, the step above) before > selling your device. > [3] Apple Pay/Credit Card and Touch ID Fingerprint Wiping. If you’re using an > iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, or newer iPhone, erasing your iPhone will > automatically purge whatever credit cards and fingerprints you’ve stored in > your iPhone. (Even attempting to disable fingerprint protection for your > device will prevent it from storing cards for Apple Pay.) You will probably > receive a collection of emails from your banks noting each “Virtual card” > that has been “deleted from Apple Pay,” and you may also receive notices of > the card’s deletion from your Apple Watch. If you want to manually remove > individual cards or fingerprints, the Settings app’s Touch ID & Passcode menu > handles prints, and the Passbook & Apple Pay (iOS 8) or Wallet & Apple Pay > (iOS 9) menu handles cards. But even if you delete cards for Apple Pay, your > iPhone can still store card numbers for Safari web transactions; they can be > deleted under Settings > Safari > AutoFill > Credit Cards. > [4] Carrier Lock + Clearing The ESN/IMEI/MEID. Buyers of used iPhones want to > avoid purchasing devices that are either stolen, or still under contract with > a cellular company. The status of an iPhone can be checked using a > device-specific serial number that’s called an IMEI (International Mobile > Equipment Identity) number, ESN (Electronic Serial Number), or MEID (Mobile > Equipment Identifier). IMEIs have traditionally been used by GSM networks > (AT&T/T-Mobile), while ESN/MEIDs are traditionally used by CDMA networks > (Verizon/Sprint). Fourteen or fifteen digits long, the number can be found in > Settings > General > About > IMEI or MEID. > If you purchased your iPhone without a contract or have fully paid off your > contract, the serial number should be free and clear for transfer. Should the > phone be locked to a specific carrier, you can contact the carrier to request > that it be carrier unlocked prior to selling it, which will dramatically > boost its trade-in value at services such as Gazelle. If you bought your > iPhone used, or were given the phone by a family member, this free serial > number checker can let you know if the serial number is clear, giving you a > sense of reported ownership/theft issues with your device. If your phone’s > serial number isn’t clear, contact your cellular provider to get the device > paid off. And if you’re trying to sell a stolen phone… return it. > [5] iCloud. As it turns out, erasing your iPhone only partially removes it > from your iCloud account. Using your Mac, go to OS X’s Apple menu, choose > System Preferences, then choose iCloud and click Account Details. Select the > Devices tab, then highlight your iPhone, and choose Remove From Account. Then > hit Done. I found my iPhone 6 Plus on the list twice, for reasons unknown. > [6] iTunes in the Cloud. In one of its more confusing branding efforts, Apple > in 2011 introduced both iCloud — an email, backup, and data synchronizing > service — and iTunes in the Cloud, a virtual media locker that allows you to > download previously purchased iTunes content for free. Surprisingly, removing > an iPhone from iCloud doesn’t remove it from your iTunes in the Cloud > account. To do that, you’ll need to open iTunes, go to your account > (currently next to the Search bar, signing in with a password under Account > Info), scroll down to iTunes in the Cloud, and choose Manage Devices. When > you see your old iPhone on the list, hit the Remove button. This will free up > one of your 10 allocated media sharing spaces, and enable the iPhone to be > registered by someone else for iTunes in the Cloud. > Note that I went to do this for my iPhone, purchased in October 2014, and > found that the Remove button was grayed out. This was a bug with Apple’s > system: the iTunes rule is that “computers and devices can be associated with > a different Apple ID once every 90 days,” but my iPhone was in continuous use > for 10 months. I had to contact iTunes customer support to get the iPhone > manually removed from my account. Three emails and two phone contacts later, > it wasn’t 100% resolved, so hopefully your Remove button works properly. > [7] Apple ID: Manage Trusted Devices. Yes, there is yet another place where > your iPhone may be linked to an account online: Apple’s identify verification > web site at AppleID.apple.com. Once you log into your account, which may be > protected with two-factor identification — a password on your Mac, then > another one-time password sent to your choice of “trusted devices” — you can > click on Password and Security to “Manage your trusted devices” by hitting > the “Add or Remove Trusted Devices” button. Your old iPhone will probably be > on this list, and you can remove it by hitting the “Remove” button. This will > prevent your iPhone from acting as a device to verify your identity for any > two-factor authentication process. > [8] Remove The SIM Card. If you’ve gone through everything above, you’ve done > pretty much everything necessary to scrub your iPhone’s onboard data, cloud > associations, and carrier contract before resale. There are only a few final > physical steps to get it ready to send out to someone. The most critical is > to remove your SIM card from the iPhone by using either Apple’s included SIM > card tool or a paperclip to pop the side compartment open. Place the card in > a safe place for transfer to your next phone. > [9] Physical Cleanliness. It would be nice (and likely maximize your > trade-in/resale price) to have your iPhone looking as close to new as > possible. You can use two lightly dampened microfiber cloths to clean the > visible exterior surfaces, first gently removing any crusted-on debris, then > wiping the glass and metal or plastic down softly. Don’t get the cloths near > speaker, microphone, or accessory port holes; leave them alone. After that’s > done, assemble the iPhone’s pack-ins, such as its earphones and/or earphone > case, wall charger, and USB cable, preferably with the original box. If > they’re looking good, you can take photos and list your iPhone on eBay, or > skip the photos and sell your iPhone to a company such as Gazelle. > More From This Author > Check out more of my editorials, How-To guides, and reviews for 9to5Mac here! > I’ve covered a lot of different topics of interest to Mac, iPad, iPhone, > iPod, Apple TV, and Apple Watch users. I’ve recently discussed the 10 reasons > to upgrade to the iPhone 6S, and how to get the best iPhone trade-in price to > help buy an iPhone 6S. > > Link: > http://9to5mac.com/2015/08/25/how-to-safely-prepare-wipe-your-iphone-for-resale-trade-in/ > > > Thanks, > Ari > > On Sep 25, 2015, at 11:06 PM, Traci Duncan <our4p...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi group, > > Sheesh, a bit of a bumpy tech ride for me today. I want to be certain I have > erased my iPhone 5s completely. > > I tried the easy route of reset & erase all data, but I kept getting > restriction passcode errors. So, I did a bit of a stupid move & put my phone > in recovery mode to restore. Once I saw how long that would take, I used > find my iPhone to erase the device. Effectively, doubling up methods & > complicating things. > > My phone successfully restored & updated, & acted like a lost device, which > needed the owner’s Apple ID & password. I went to iCloud & find my iPhone, > then removed my iPhone 5s from my account. > > From what I understand, my device should be erased & ready for a new owner. > The only information it holds for sure is my guest wireless network details, > because I entered them in to see if someone could start the activation > process. > > What is your advice so I can be certain I can turn this phone into Verizon? > Clean & free of personal data. > > Thank you, > Traci > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone 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 VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone 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 VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone 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 VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > The following information is important for all members of the VIPhone 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 VIPhone list owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > caraqu...@caraquinn.com > > The archives for this list can be searched at > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
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