HELP ASAP!! Mac email address apple id to iphone??

Some things you should check before going through with your purchase:

1. Make sure the phone you are purchasing does not have Find My iPhone turned on under the previous owner's iCloud ID. If you don't, you could get stuck with a phone you can never use. You can check this on this link: https://www.icloud.com/activationlock/, or you can check it by going to Settings>iCloud on the device to see if iCloud has an Apple ID signed into it

2. Make sure the phone is unlocked from the carrier that the previous owner was using. If the phone is not unlocked, you would only be able to use a SIM from that same carrier. You need a SIM to activate the device.

3. The SIM has nothing to do with your Apple ID, so you do not have to alter it in any way

4. Make sure that the phone has been erased and then set it up with your information by signing into iCloud, Messages, FaceTime, Email, and iTunes & App Store under Settings

Best of luck,

GB

Not sure what you mean? You make calls by setting up a plan with a carrier and putting the SIM from that carrier into the device. Not understanding where your Mom or any phone number comes into play here, since you indicated you do not currently have a phone?

Cheers,

GB

ElsaQ wrote:

Hi,

-unlock phone from its carrier

Chances are - you cannot - the original owner has to work with their carrier to get the phone unlocked

Ok ya but how do i send calls from the phone, my mom wants to keep that phone number...

You get a new phone number when you sign up with a carrier of your choice Verizon, AT&T or whatever

thank you!

You Apple ID has to be an email address. The number on your mobile is not related to your Apple ID. So, again, not sure what you mean? Can you explain why you think you would need to "change your apple id email address to the phone number"? I'm not understanding the question.

Cheers,

GB

Yes and yes.

And to text people from your laptop you use the Messages app. In the Messages app you sign in with your Apple ID. So, you would sign into Messages on your laptop, then sign into Messages on your new iPhone. When you sign into Messages with your Apple ID, it activates Messages. On the iPhone, the phone number of that phone is always selected, and you can add additional email addresses if you like under the Send & Receive option.

Once you have done that, it automatically adds those phone numbers and emails to your Mac, and you select which ones you want to use under Preferences in Messages on your Mac.

You also have an option in the Messages app on both the iPhone and the Mac to choose which of the phone numbers and email addresses associated with your Messages log in you want to use to "Start new conversations from", so you can make them both the same via that option.

I've attached the Messages support links for both the Mac and the iPhone so you can read up on how it works together:

https://www.apple.com/support/mac-apps/messages/

Use Messages with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Best of luck,

GB

You are most welcome, and I'm glad that helped 🙂 Do post back to this thread if you run into any issues or have any other questions!

Cheers,

GB

To wipe the phone you go to Settings>General>Reset>Erase all Content & Settings

You need a SIM card to initially set up the phone. Once it is set up, you can remove the SIM and you will still have access to Wifi only. So, you can use the Messages app to text other iPhone users, but you would not be able to text non-iPhone users since you have to send them an SMS text which can only be done over a cellular network.

You can use the internet and most apps with a Wifi only connection.

Cheers,

GB

No. Without a SIM, the phone has no phone number. Without a plan, you will not be able to make calls via your cellular network. You can make audio calls via FaceTime to other iPhone users registered to FaceTime. But you basically are limited to whatever access you might have via Wifi.

Cheers,

GB