XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: this@ddress.is.invalid   
      
   Arno Welzel  wrote:   
   > Andrew, 2024-12-28 03:13:   
   >   
   > > Arno Welzel wrote on Tue, 24 Dec 2024 04:14:10 +0100 :   
   > >   
   > >>> 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?   
   > >>   
   > >> The phone call works. BTDT   
   > >   
   > > Nope. Try it. Buy a new iPhone. Don't initialize it. Tell us what happens.   
   >   
   > As I said - you can use it for phone calls. You only need to   
   > "initialize" it when you want to use Apple services.   
      
     Yes, of course one can use an iPhone for phone calls (and SMS/MMS)   
   without 'initializing' it with Apple (AppleID, etc.). If one couldn't,   
   there would be no point donating 'old' iPhones to people in third world   
   countries, etc..   
      
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