When anime trap beats got really big from 2014-2017. And when I built my first decent car audio system.

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Right. I thought it would be that way also. However the Apple employee at the store told me it would be locked for 30 to 60 days. Then an Apple employee over cx support also told me the same thing.

I will be picking up my iPhone today from the Apple Store and follow similar steps that you did. Hopefully it works out.

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By keep on listening to music until you can't hear anything.

This, 100000%

I thought it was 6 months til you could get it unlocked

You know, when I used to repair phones, I had people come into my store all the time who would clean their phone like that. I do not recommend that at all. They'd come in cuz it would stop working because the water pressure can be too much for those seals, they were meant to protect from still, standing water, not pressurized water. They'd get mad and tell me I was wrong cuz the phones are "waterproof". Not waterproof, just water resistant, there's a big difference there. Just use 70% iso, or even hand sanitizer, honestly. Hand sanitizer works incredibly well thanks to the water and glycerin content, gunk comes right off, and most hand sanitizer is around 60% so it won't ruin the oleophobic coating on your screen.

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Ahh the magic cloth, gets rid of all my scratches

It has oleophobic coating so it doesn’t need that much care.

buy it from a local retailer

If you use too strong of rubbing alcohol, like the 80-90% strong kind, it can do the same. Not always, but it can happen. When repairing and replacing those seals, you tend to use 99% or straight up acetone to remove them. I used to go home from work with those adhesive boogers all over my sleeves, it's a nightmare.

That’s why it’s good to have me as a friend so I can unlock it for you but I have to use it for 2-3 days

Maybe some new contacts will be transferred to your SIM card

Oh yeah that looks like the right way to do it. I didn’t know how to go from physical to esim. If you’ve paid for the phone in full & apple doesn’t bait you into buying a locked one - it won’t lock. That’s only with a payment plan.

Oh! I had no idea! Thank you. I will look at that. I turned it off anyways in the settings above. So doesn’t hurt to turn that on. lol.

Where are you going to buy the phone from? If you're buying it from a carrier such as TMobile/AT&T, ect or buying it from a big store such as Walmart/Best Buy you should be fine. If you're buying it from a random person on the street, you can possibly have some issues.

I bought my 14 Pro unlocked and unactivated from Costco and activated it on T-Mobile myself at home. Then I switched carriers from T-Mobile to AT&T within 2 weeks of owning the device and had no problems whatsoever. I connected to WiFi, downloaded a new eSIM, and had service immediately. Didn't need to involve carrier support at all.

The difference seems to be how the device is sold. The unit I purchased was only sold outright as a normal product, like any other item. Devices normally sold as carrier units can be bought outright, but have this restriction.

I use it & curse its poor search, awkward formatting; terrible selection capabilites ; & frustrating cut & paste. AAAAARRRGH.

It's largely unusable. But it's all I've got..... le sigh.

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I use a good microfiber cloths and drip some rubbing alcohol onto the microfiber. Then I wipe down my phone and then I ‘polish’ the glass by using another microfiber sprayed lightly with Invisible Glass. It’s a great glass cleaner, and i wipe down the front and back and use another part of that same microfiber that’s drier, and buff any residue till the glass is clean and not showing any haze. Done this for years and it definitely has worked well for me.

As someone who is hearing impaired and need to listen to my AirPods at an increased sound to enjoy my music I appreciate you posting this.

Okay cheers mate yeah I’m thinking it’s probably worth it! Thanks

I do need to add that my fiancés iPhone 14 apparently does not have a SIM card slot only esim and I do not know if there is a difference on the carriers end. My 13 does have a slot and I only use it and never have used esim before.