XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: andys@nospam.com   
      
   Arno Welzel wrote on Sat, 21 Dec 2024 17:12:18 +0100 :   
      
   >>> For the record, my iPhone continues to work whether I'm connected to the   
   >>> internet or not.   
   >>   
   >> How do you install apps without logging into Apple's app store on the net?   
   >   
   > By using alternative app stores. Even Apple *must* provide this nowadays   
   > in some regions.   
      
   Yes. Only recently. And there are almost no apps. But this is correct   
   because the EU forced Apple to care about its customers for once.   
      
   But even so, without initializing an Apple device on Apple's servers, it   
   can't do anything - not even make phone calls.   
      
   Don't believe me?   
   Try it.   
      
   a. Buy a brand new iPhone & pop a valid known-working SIM card in it   
   b. DO NOT EVER LOG INTO ANY APPLE SERVER   
   c. Try to do something simple - anything - like make a phone call   
      
   What do you think happens?   
      
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