 TamaraBQuestion The Current ParadigmPremium
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| [iPhone] Total disaster! So, my new iPhone 4s went overboard tonight. It sunk in over 80 feet of ocean. It's gone! I had apple care on it, but that does not cover this type of loss. I will need to buy another one, at full price I suspect. I wonder if I could transfer the apple care I recently purchased to a new one?
In the meantime, I am synching my old iPhone 3g (so glad now I didn't sell it) so at least I will have a phone. It's taking it's sweet time to complete. Once sync is complete, will I have to somehow reactivate it so it will work? Will it know it's phone number from the synch?
What a revolting development!
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 EdrickI aspire to tell the story of a lifetimePremium
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Woburn, MA | You'll need the SIM from the phone at the bottom of the ocean, or go to AT&T and get a new SIM. |
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 signmeuptooLove those still alivePremium
join:2001-11-22
NanoParticle
kudos:4 | reply to TamaraB
Wow, bummer, sorry that happened! When I go fishing I leave my phone behind because of my fear of losing it that way... |
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TamaraBQuestion The Current ParadigmPremium
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Really? This 3g has a sim. I'm pretty sure the new 4s came with it's own sim, which AT&T programmed. No? |
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| said by TamaraB:Really? This 3g has a sim. I'm pretty sure the new 4s came with it's own sim, which AT&T programmed. No?
I'm pretty sure a SIM card is useless after its been deactivated. You cannot reactivate it, you must get a new one.
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Did Siri scream on her way down? "Help me! Help meeeee!!!" |
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TamaraBQuestion The Current ParadigmPremium
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| said by howardfine:Did Siri scream on her way down? "Help me! Help meeeee!!!"
No, but I screamed, because my wallet went down with the phone. ATM card, cash, ID everything!
I need to send a text to my friend over the internet to her phone. How can I do that with my Mac? |
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 Teasip
join:2001-05-14
Plano, TX | reply to TamaraB
SIM cards from the 3 series don't match 4g series phones. I know this because wife and myself are still on 3g and when I upgraded my daughter to 4g it required a new SIM card. Sorry about the phone. |
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TamaraBQuestion The Current ParadigmPremium
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| said by Teasip:SIM cards from the 3 series don't match 4g series phones. I know this because wife and myself are still on 3g and when I upgraded my daughter to 4g it required a new SIM card. Sorry about the phone.
Yeah, well the wallet loss is a bigger problem. My 3g is now synched. It said "registering to the network, this may take some time". It still shows "no service" however.
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"Remember, remember the fifth of November.
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.
I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot."
"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people"
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 ThinkdiffPremium,MVM
join:2001-08-07
Bronx, NY
kudos:4 | You must call AT&T to reactivate it. They'll let you know if you also need a new SIM.
As for AppleCare Plus, it does cover two cases of accidental damage for only $49 each, but I'm assuming that requires to actually have the phone for them to take and refurbish. Not sure how they'll handle this. Ask for pitty.
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if you are going to have to pay full price, buy a factory unlocked phone direct from Apple. It'll carry a higher resale when you sell it after buying your iPhone 5s, and costs about the same as an out-of-contract phone anyway.
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 BuckarooBBeware Lectroids from PlanetXPremium
join:2001-10-27
Cloverdale, VA | reply to TamaraB
curious.... I guess find my phone doesn't work? :P |
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 rjackalPremium
join:2002-07-09
Plymouth, MI | reply to TamaraB
said by TamaraB:I need to send a text to my friend over the internet to her phone. How can I do that with my Mac?
Sign up for a free Pinger account:
»www.pinger.com/textfree/ |
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TamaraBQuestion The Current ParadigmPremium
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said by Thinkdiff:As for AppleCare Plus, it does cover two cases of accidental damage for only $49 each, but I'm assuming that requires to actually have the phone for them to take and refurbish. Not sure how they'll handle this. Ask for pitty.
As soon as my friend arrives this morning, I will call ATT on her phone, and reactivate the old 3g, which is still saying 'no service'. As far as pity is concerned, I will have to buy a new 4s at $695 from the apple store, they have my CC on file, and I can have it 'shipped' to an apple store) and then ask if it can replace the lost one as far as apple care is concerned.
Then I will be able to get my atm card replaced, and update all the auto-pays! What a bloody mess! First, communications, so I can deal with the rest of the flotsam!
Bob
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"Remember, remember the fifth of November.
Gunpowder, Treason and Plot.
I see no reason why Gunpowder Treason
Should ever be forgot."
"People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people"
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 exocet_cmYou delete it, I'll find itPremium
join:2003-03-23
New Orleans, LA
kudos:2 | reply to TamaraB
If your friend has AT&T you can send text from your email:
aaabbbcccc@txt.att.net
Where aaabbbcccc is the phone number with area code. |
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said by Daemon:if you are going to have to pay full price, buy a factory unlocked phone direct from Apple.
Oh wonderful thought! Thanks. May as well get some benefit out of this sinking. "Factory unlocked" is an option on the apple site? I will have a look directly.
Bob |
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Onion, NJ | reply to BuckarooB
said by BuckarooB:curious.... I guess find my phone doesn't work? :P
PTD 
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said by BuckarooB:curious.... I guess find my phone doesn't work? :P
Ha! Well I just looked, and it says "offline", no shit  Not even it's last position! |
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Onion, NJ | reply to exocet_cm
said by exocet_cm:If your friend has AT&T you can send text from your email:
aaabbbcccc@txt.att.net
Where aaabbbcccc is the phone number with area code.
GMAIL, GTALK and Google voice can send messages via sms also.
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| reply to rjackal
Actually, I discovered that iChat was able to send sms to a phone # It workd well. |
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