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Saturday, November 28th, 2020 12:06 AM

Activating a SIM-less iPhone 11

I have been with AT&T for over 20 years but have never needed to activate a SIM-less phone. Am considering buying a SIM-free iPhone 11 - not sure how to activate it and whether there are any other issues that are different from a regular SIM phone, that I should be aware of in advance. Thanks!

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3 years ago

You can activate the phone without a SIM card but the phone won’t be of much use without one. All you need to activate the phone is a connection to the internet via WiFi or iTunes. You still need a SIM card for cellular service. 

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