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- Contact your carrier: Your iPhone needs a physical SIM or an eSIM to connect to a cellular network. Contact your carrier to get a SIM and set up cellular service.
- Insert the SIM card: If you have a physical SIM card, insert it into your iPhone. To do this, use a SIM eject tool or even a paperclip to open the SIM tray on the side of your device.
- Turn on your iPhone: Press and hold the side button to turn on your iPhone (or the top button on an iPhone SE). Follow the on-screen prompts to set up your iPhone.
- Activate your SIM card: If you have an eSIM, you can activate it during setup. If you have a physical SIM card, you may need to activate it by following the instructions provided by your carrier.
How to set up an eSIM on iPhone. Setting up your eSIM is usually just a matter of turning on your new iPhone and following the onscreen instructions. You can activate your eSIM while you're setting up your iPhone if your network provider supports eSIM Carrier Activation or eSIM Quick Transfer.
- Overview
- First, check these things
- Next, set up your new iPhone
- Then get the Apple Support app
- And that's it
All you need to do is follow a few simple steps.
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