Selling old iPhone

JohnnyJlo128 · Feb 19, 2013, 12:32 PM

Along with removing all my old data from my phone and resetting to factory settings, is there anything I have to do with the SIM card? Thanks!

madsci954 · Feb 19, 2013, 12:34 PM

Keep the SIM card unless you are selling the line along with the phone.

braddick · Feb 19, 2013, 12:41 PM

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Originally Posted by madsci954

Keep the SIM card unless you are selling the line along with the phone.

Once that SIM card line is transferred to another iDevice that SIM becomes invalid.

Doesn't help the new iPhone owner yet doesn't hurt you either.

JohnnyJlo128 · Feb 19, 2013, 06:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by braddick

Once that SIM card line is transferred to another iDevice that SIM becomes invalid.

Doesn't help the new iPhone owner yet doesn't hurt you either.

Perfect! That's all I needed to know.

PNutts · Feb 19, 2013, 10:42 PM

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Originally Posted by JohnnyJlo128

Along with removing all my old data from my phone and resetting to factory settings, is there anything I have to do with the SIM card? Thanks!

You might have meant this, but not just a reset but "Erase All Content and Settings." Some folks also restore as new in iTunes.

quietstormSD · Feb 19, 2013, 11:30 PM

I'd remove the sim to be on the safe side.

Ste Nova · Feb 20, 2013, 05:30 AM

and turn off imessage first!!!

Feb 19, 2013, 12:32 PM	#1
JohnnyJlo128 macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2012	Selling old iPhone Along with removing all my old data from my phone and resetting to factory settings, is there anything I have to do with the SIM card? Thanks!
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quietstormSD macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego, CA	I'd remove the sim to be on the safe side. __________________ Early 2011 13" MBP 2.3GHz Intel Core i5; iPhone 4S 32GB white on at&t; iPod Shuffle 4th gen Twitter: @KarchInSD
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Ste Nova macrumors 6502 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: LL22, UK	and turn off imessage first!!! __________________ iP5/32 black unlimited tethered data, ip4/32 black, iPad3/32gbwifi black, 2 x iP3gs/32 black, nikon d7000 with eyefi , honda s2000, audi a6 le mans
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madsci954 macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Ohio	Keep the SIM card unless you are selling the line along with the phone.
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