When I get my new iPhone, I'll be getting it direct from apple. That worked very well for me last time. I never had to install a simcard in my current phone, it came preinstalled.
On 3/14/22, Esther Levegnale <elevegn...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: > hi, what a nightmare of a story! I'm sorry you had to have bypass surgery. I > hope you are feeling better however. Take care and good luck! Esther > > Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 13 Pro Max! > >> On Mar 14, 2022, at 7:10 PM, Kevin Minor <kmino...@outlook.com> wrote: >> >> >> Hi. >> >> Last week I ordered an iPhone 13 Pro Max from Spectrum, my phone provider. >> When I ordered the phone, I specifically asked if a sim card was installed >> in the phone. I was told it was. Today, the phone was supposed to arrive. >> I once again called Spectrum to confirm the sim card would be in the >> phone. I was told it would be. At about 1:30, the phone arrived. I was >> going to wait for help to get it running, but I decided to get it working >> myself. I received an email from Spectrum that gave the link to get the >> new phone working. I went there. There was a link to deactivate my old >> iPhone X, and activate my new phone. I did that. Then the fun of getting >> the new phone working began. That wasn’t too bad. I did learn my X was >> deactivated, so I figured the 13 was ready to receive calls. I was getting >> it set up, and decided to check the status line to make sure I had cell >> service. I didn’t. I waited over an hour, and still no cell. It was then I >> suspected the sim card wasn’t in the phone. There’s one thing I learned. >> With no cell signal due to no sim card, nothing that uses cell service >> works. This includes Wi-Fi calling. I couldn’t even send texts. I tried to >> call Spectrum for information on this, but that didn’t work. Right now, >> it’s very important for me to have contact with people, due to just having >> triple bypass surgery, so no phone wasn’t good. In the end, I took >> everything that came with my new phone to a neighbor, and she got the sim >> card installed. The phone works great, and the iCloud backup of my old >> phone went over to the new one with no problems. >> >> There’s my story. I think there might have been a misunderstanding on my >> part. I think the people I talked to meant the sim card would come with >> the phone. I thought it would be preinstalled in it, and it wasn’t. I did >> speak to someone at Spectrum, and I’m getting a discount on my next bill >> for my inconvenience. >> >> Just mentioning the fun I had today. >> >> Have a blessed day and don’t work too hard. >> >> Kevin and Jilly >> -- >> 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: >> mk...@ucla.edu. 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