I preordered the XS Max paid full price and did sim free option. I have Att I’m guessing I can just switch the sim from my 8 plus to the new phone when I receive it and it should be ok
Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Other iPhone 8plus to XS Max question.
- Thread starter joeybuckets
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
AlliFlowers
macrumors 601
The way I understand it, even with the sim free option, the XS comes with e-sim, which means no physical sim. So you'll have to have AT&T activate the e-sim on their network.
cwosigns
macrumors 68020
No. There is one physical nano-sim and one e-sim. Just put your SIM card in and go.
Deguello
macrumors 65816
eSIM isn’t even available yet. Software update later, unless I’m losing my mind. Physical SIM only right now.
PhillyGuy72
macrumors 68040
You're perfectly fine. iPhone 8+ and XS / XS Max all have Nano sim, just swap the card and that's it.
AlliFlowers
macrumors 601
netnothing
macrumors 68040
I did the same, going from 8 Plus to XS Max on AT&T. Just an FYI, I'm hearing that you should insert your SIM into the new phone BEFORE turning it on. If you do it before turning it on, AT&T won't hit your account with that $30 upgrade fee that they would do if you ordered from them.
I never heard this....but figure might as well to be safe. I'm guessing when I went from my 6s to the 8 Plus I must have done it because I was never charged the upgrade fee from AT&T.
netnothing
macrumors 68040
From what I have read you need to order the SIM Free Unlocked version to bypass the fee. I think all the carrier versions ship with a new SIM card in them.
On my receipt from apple it already shows the $30 activation fee that will be charged from AT&T. It says it will be charged on my next bill. And obviously I haven't even received the phone yet, much less activated it so I dunno.