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When setting up my 6, after selecting my phone number my 4S lost service
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And now you know. And knowing is half the battle.
You now have a shiny new iPhone 6 and a functional iPod 4s. Do what most people do - get a dock unit and put the 4s in it. Instant party where ever you take it.
Expecting this kind of paternalism is what is wrong with America these days. Why didn't anyone tell you this would happen? Why didn't you ask?
Clearly you know that most people don't switch back and forth. So if you wanted to ensure you could, that's your responsibility. Do you expect apple or the carrier to ask every person what phone they have now and how they plan to use them? (If you had a 5, you could just switch the sim card back and forth.) Grow up.
Lol yeah. I love the 6, mostly just the screen size and thinness but honestly I miss being able to reach everywhere on the screen with ease. Doesn't feel like something that I will get used to, I honestly might exchange for the 5S. How has it been for you?
I've used both the 6 and 6 Plus. The 6 is a great phone, but as they say "go big or go home". I'm loving the 6 Plus. Since I don't have plans on getting a tablet anytime soon, this is the perfect size.
In the car, I simply use Siri to send texts. If I'm stationary, I can either use 1 hand or 2 hands. With the new predictive keyboard, it's pretty simple. That said, I've got large hands, so your experience may vary.
In almost every situation where I would one handed text I can just use speech to text. And I do. And have been since that was an availability. To each his own, really.
Tell me how do you married a new wife? just kick your old ass wife and married the new one? life is not that easy my man
I'm a little confused. What does marrying someone have to do with switching a phone?
It's an analogy. Can't be married to two people at the same time, and can't use the same phone number on two phones at the same time.
Hmm... yes you can! But not legally in the US. Take business trips on one side, go spend time with the other and then switch sides and repeat.
this is not hard to grasp. please pay attention.
your 4s uses a micro sim card. your iphone 6 uses a nano sim card.
Assuming you are on att or tmobile, you need to purchase a nano sim to micro sim adapter if you want to switch back and forth between the phones. If you go to att they can provision you a micro sim like you used to have for your 4s but when you want to go back to the 6 it would again require a trip to the store for a new nano sim.
If you are a verizon or sprint customer switching between the 2 will be so difficult it is not worth it.
This is the advancement of technology. Get over it. an adapter costs $2-3.
this one is a $1.34...Relax!!!
Nanosim adapter
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Already got one comin, I was asking if this was something AT&T could do because they turned me away.
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If you go to the store they can switch your service to a new SIM card, but you can't reuse old SIM cards.
I have never had any problems, nor have I ever had to pay for a sim card at a corporate AT&T store.
You old SIM is DEAD!
Only way is to get a new SIM and have them move service.
Be careful with the adapters as I have seen them damage the phone due to it's thickness.