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Swap SIM cards
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Do not turn on the X. Turn off your current phone. Take out the sim. Put it in the X. Turn off old phone, and turn on the X.
iPhone has been using the same sim cards that the 5 and newer have been using.
As Mentioned, you can use your pre-existing Sim in the new iPhone X. At most, you might have to call Verizon to have it activated.
When I IP8 arrived, I swapped my sim card from my IP7. The new IP8 recoginized my number and the phone worked fine. I paid full price for it and wanted it unlocked. When I went through the unlock procedured, ATT didn't recoginize it as an ATT phone. I had to take it to my local ATT store where they gave me a new sim card that did recoginize it as a ATT phone and then I quickly got it unlocked. I assume I could have used it forever with the old sim.
Ya i just found out that you put your old sim in your new phone you don't have to pay the upgrade fee.
So when I get my X on Friday, if I put on my SIM from my 7 Plus I won’t have to pay the upgrade fee?
That is correct. DO NOT turn on your X until you have swapped in your old SIM card.
Destroy to SIM card that came in your x as if someone finds and uses it, it will instantly move your service to their phone and change you an activation fee!
I don't think anybody was charged on order, cause it shows up on your next bill.
I was charged the price of the phone, upgrade fee and tax on my debit card when I ordered through Verizon.
I purchased mine outright and the upgrade fees were tacked onto the charge (phone + tax + upgrade fee)
I have never heard of that. That must be new or somthing. Then again i have ATT and it has always came on new bill. That sucks
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what carrier?
Added a new line of service and they activated the line prior to shipping the device. I received a thank you for activating your device email.
This is good information. This is basically the info I was seeking out when I made a similar thread about this.
I have 4 phones on my Verizon account. Two 7+’s (my wife and I) and two 5c’s ( my in laws). My wife and I ordered X’s for her and I, but ordered it under their numbers because they were up for upgrades. We want to give them our 7+’s and we will use the X’s, obviously, haha.
So, if I am understanding everything correctly.... I will get their 5C’s, turn them off, turn off the 7+’s, keep X’s off. Take the SIM cards out of the X’s, and put them in the 7+’s, and then take the sims from the 7+’s and put them in the X’s. Boot everything up and be good to go. 7+’s for them and X’s for us.
I have 4 phones on my Verizon account. Two 7+’s (my wife and I) and two 5c’s ( my in laws). My wife and I ordered X’s for her and I, but ordered it under their numbers because they were up for upgrades. We want to give them our 7+’s and we will use the X’s, obviously, haha.
So, if I am understanding everything correctly.... I will get their 5C’s, turn them off, turn off the 7+’s, keep X’s off. Take the SIM cards out of the X’s, and put them in the 7+’s, and then take the sims from the 7+’s and put them in the X’s. Boot everything up and be good to go. 7+’s for them and X’s for us.
I too added another line ordering through Verizon. Paid full price. The receipt shows the phone price, followed by the activation fee ($30) and cost of the new line ($20), but the total actually charged to my card was just the phone and sales tax.
I haven't been charged for the activation fee or the new line yet. I'm going to sell this phone to a friend, so will just have him activate using his SIM and will call Verizon to remove it from my account, so don't expect to ever be charged.
Dude, you’re my hero! Does this work for all carriers? I have AT&T.
Best,
Sealos
ahh, so even tho the receipt says it on there they never actually charged you the upgrade fee.