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SIM card & new iphone

during purchase process at online apple store I selected my carrier-Verizon; do I still have to move the SIM card from my iPhone 11 to the new iPhone 23?

Posted on Nov 20, 2020 10:05 AM

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Posted on Nov 20, 2020 10:07 AM

No. Since you chose Verizon, and verified the number is eligible for an upgrade, your phone will come with a Verizon Sim, which when turned on should automatically activate your phone number to your new phone.

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Nov 20, 2020 10:13 AM in response to QuickTimeKirk

The OP will NOT need to move their sim to the new phone. Having just moved from iPhone 11 and 11 Pro Max to iPhone 12 and 12 Pro Max, when I chose the phones on Apple.com, I chose my carrier and the telephone number is automatically checked for upgradeability. Once we got the phones, the moment we turned them on and set them up, our numbers were automatically moved to the new phones without any requirement to activate them or move our sim cards from the previous phones. It was simply seamless and great all in one.

SIM card & new iphone

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