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tedra240 Author

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do I need to put SIM card in iPhone 12 to get setup automatically to work from old iPhone 8

do I need to put SIM card in iPhone 12 to get setup automatically to work and transfer everything from iPhone 8

Posted on Sep 5, 2021 5:56 PM

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Lawrence Finch

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Posted on Sep 5, 2021 6:10 PM

You don’t have to, but that is the easiest way to transfer service to the new phone. The SIM card contains no data, only the account identifier with your carrier.

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