XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.android   
   From: usenet@arnowelzel.de   
      
   Andrew, 2025-01-01 03:50:   
      
   > Arno Welzel wrote on Sun, 29 Dec 2024 02:51:53 +0100 :   
   >   
   >>> Arno Welzel wrote on Sat, 28 Dec 2024 12:44:21 +0100 :   
   >>>   
   >>>>> 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.   
   >>>   
   >>> No. You're wrong, Arno. Even the Apple trolls don't know this.   
   >>>   
   >>> You GUESSED what I said - you didn't UNDERSTAND what I said.   
   >>> You simply GUESSED. And you guessed wrong, Arno.   
   >>   
   >> No, I tested it with a real device.   
   >   
   > It's impossible to initialize/activate an iOS device without connecting to   
   > Apple's mothership mainframe servers, Arno.   
   >   
   > Think about that fact before you make statements like that please.   
      
   I did.   
      
   > Remember, I know how iOS and Android work. You do not.   
      
   I do.   
      
      
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