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BluePeriod_ t1_jef1f9f wrote

Reply to comment by rLima_Peru---Mod in AT&T taking ownership of your owned device by [deleted]

In my experience, I think people take cultural differences very personally for no real particular reason. The same thing happens whenever any kind of news about iMessage appears.

You get the same comments of “this is only an American problem!“ Or “the rest of the world uses WhatsApp“

It doesn’t occur to people that the rest of the world can use whatever they want. Different countries have different trends, different cultures, different styles - different everything. South Korea uses Kakao talk, Japan uses Line. A lot of countries use Telegram for example.

We just don’t use WhatsApp here lol. And stupid as the SIM locking policy is here, it’s just not a common issue for us in the USA.

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AntiquatedAntelope t1_jef0qf0 wrote

Reply to Dual sim use by Duke660

Dual sim is super easy and great, but you have bigger non-tech questions to answer really.

First, do you want all your personal and work communications on the same device side by side? I could see that ruining your personal time.

Second, are you wanting to maintain ownership over your existing phone number? If you port your number over you will lose control of it. If you leave the company your manager should help you to port your number out, but if it’s a big company or a company with the potential to not care, they could also refuse to help and now you lose access to your number.

Third, do you want to still pay for your personal phone line even if you use your work one more often?

Four, if it is a work provided iPhone, and not just a work provided SIM, do you feel safe having personal communications on a work device? Work devices often give the employer significant access to the info on the device. There are stories of employers looking at employees family and personal photos, for example.

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tinyj316 t1_jef01pn wrote

Reply to comment by BluePeriod_ in AT&T taking ownership of your owned device by [deleted]

Its not as big of a deal because the majority of travel for US citizens is between states, if they leave their state at all. Very few Americans travel abroad. The US has 3 major carriers in Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T, and 99% of mobile users are on those networks.

People in Europe need to remember that the distance from New York City to Chicago is just about 800 miles, which is roughly the same as Paris to Madrid. New York to LA is just about 1700 miles, which is roughly the same as Lisbon to Berlin. Each of those countries between have their own carriers, which makes the need for changing SIMs more pressing. In the US, you don't need to change carrier to make those trips and maintain service. That's partially why most Americans couldn't give a shit about carrier locking.

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hawkwings t1_jeeznnv wrote

Reply to How do you clean your iPhone? by Sway_RL

I use two microfiber lens cleaning cloths -- one wet and one dry. I rub it with the wet one and then rub it with the dry one. I usually wipe off more than one thing, such as glasses when I do this.

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