My husband and I are going to be swapping iPhones when we get the new iphone 5S. I remember how to do this on our own by swapping sims and then calling AT&T to correct the IMEI numbers. I have forgotton however, when doing the erase all content and settings, do I do this before or after I remove the sim card on each phone?
THANK YOU!
I have gone through this process multiple times (as I buy a new iPhone every year). But unlike you, I sell my old iPhone so I sell it with the old SIM card in place. I'm saying I know this works if you use the old SIM card. What I don't know is exactly when to insert the new one.
My educated guess is this: You can clear the iPhone per the article. You could then shut it down and remove the old SIM card and insert the new one. Then power up the iPhone and let it initialize and set up as if it were brand new with the new SIM in place.
... or to be safe, double check the above with your cellular carrier.
When we get the new iphone 5S it will come with a new sim card of course. Since his old iphone (4S) has a different size Sim card, we are going to activate his iphone as one would normally do with a new phone with this new sim. Then after we backup each phone to our respective iTunes, we turn off the phones and do the Erase all content. Again though what I don't remember is leaving the sim cards in or out at this point. I hate having to call the carrier. This has been done many times I am sure. I just can't remember that one step!
I don't think I'm doing a very good job of explaining. Of course there has to be a sim in to set up the phone again.
Again, we will be swapping sims *after* the erase all content is done.
My question only is, when I do the erase all content, is the sim card in the phone or out?
You can erase the contents and settings with the SIM in the phone, or out of the phone. Once it's finished, it won't activate without the SIM, but the contents will still be erased.
I'm not sure about when to remove the SIM, but this article tells you all the steps you should perform aside from that:
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5661
Yes, I saw that article also. Thank you. I just don't know when I go to do the Erase All Content and Settings, do I do that with or without the Sim Card installed?
Leave the SIM card in, or else you won't be able to set up the phone after the erase.
doesn't matter if the SIM is in or out.
Why not? Please explain your reasoning.
THANK YOU.
Okay. Thank you very much!
Glad to have helped.
Enjoy!
GDG
Erase All Content and Settings when swapping iphones.
