Purchased iPhone from Apple Website

Your service provider will give you a SIM card or if you have one in an existing phone remove it from there. Install it in your phone and you should be good to go.

If you do have a SIM from a current phone and it doesn't support 5G, you may have to get a new SIM from your carrier that does.

I would like to purchase my iPhone on the apple website. at&t is my provider. I am in their next step program and only owe a small amount to be able to just pick up my new iPhone. how do I indicate this online, however? it is asking for over 1,000?

carson80 wrote:

Oh I see. So, once I receive the new phone I technically can't use it until I go to the store and they give me a SIM card?

Probably better to just order it from the service provider's website.

Thanks for the response.

An iPhone 11 and later supports eSIM, so your carrier can just activate the eSIM on their website or by calling them.

If you owe AT&T money, you need to pay off your phone before you order a new phone if you intend to trade in the current phone towards the new phone. You may be better off dealing with AT&T directly on this purchase.

You're welcome.

Correct you will need a SIM card from your carrier installed in your phone before you can use it. It will need to be in your phone during the setup process