SIM card swappin' and the early snap of iPhonation
So maybe, contrary to previous reports, you will be able to swap out that SIM card on your iPhone. Although, with all things Apple, they would prefer you only use what they give you. The official word is "Other SIM cards may not work." Most AT&T cards will probably work.In other news:
For a quick peek backwards of only a few hours ago, check out
- the first Flickr pics of an iPhone unboxed
- The very first iPhone unboxing, complete with the box being gutted like a fish
- Someone driving home with their iPhone in a state of bliss
- Rocketboom already has an iPhone-ready page (neat!)
- There's a Flickr set for pics taken with the iPhone
Hey, where are those pics? Anyway, that was all within the first hour of sales. We can't wait to see Linux running on this thing, or at least iPhone Doom.
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So maybe, contrary to previous reports, you will be able to swap out that SIM card on your iPhone. Although, with all things Apple, they...
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What I wanna know is can I drop a european sim in there and use functions like phone and sms, wifi without having the carrier depending parts like visiual voice massage?
June 30 2007 at 7:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySo if you activate it with your older sim... does it work?
June 30 2007 at 1:09 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyTUAW, read my findings on SIM compatibility here: http://tnkgrl.wordpress.com/2007/06/30/unboxing-the-apple-iphone/
Basically, it appears that the iPhone only accepts the SIM used during activation! Pretty crazy...
Rocketboom's videos don't load.
June 29 2007 at 11:18 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySeems like linking to my photoset has brought Flickr down... whoops. :-)
June 29 2007 at 10:47 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyAndy -- I totally agree.. is this news? It's totally unclear what this is claiming.. can anyone fill me in..?
What I want to know (and I think this is what Andy was getting at) is can I buy an iphone, drop in my EXISTING AT&T latest generation SIM card, turn on my iphone, authenticate it over Itunes, and have it just work?
I.E. have my existing number..
I don't mind signing up for a service contract -- but I do like the simplicity of buying, dropping in my own sim, activating in itunes, and it just working..
Anyone have insight?
That has to be the worst headline you guys have done - talk about absolutely no info. Swapping SIM cards doesn't mean you can take out the one that's in it and replace it, it means you can take your existing SIM card that are already associated with an existing AT&T account and plug it into the phone and have it work.
How about a picture of someone waiting hours and hours for activation to complete?
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