I just bought an iPhone online in Hong Kong and it was delivered by TNT, unlocked. Excitedly I took out the user guide, bizarrely called ‘finger tips’ and learned how to turn the phone on.
Insert Sim Card
First thing the phone said, ‘please insert SIM card’. Aha. Why wasn’t that Step 1? OK, but, like how?? Why on earth did I have to search online for ten minutes to find this helpful tutorial on Mac | Life. Then for another 10 minutes to find a paperclip, in this paperless world. Eventually I found a needle in my girlfriend’s sewing kit I could use.
But the phone still doesn’t recognise my SIM. It appears I need to download the latest version of iTunes to my computer.
Things better be smoother than this once the initial hurdles are cleared. I tell you something, I’m glad I’m struggling with this now rather than on Christmas morning – there’s nothing like a Christmas present with the ‘batteries not included’. But hang on, another thought.. once I’ve registered my SIM card, what will happen when my girlfriend tries to use her card?
Update
Hmm. After setting the iPhone up I took out my SIM card and went to put everything back in the box to wrap it up and leave it ‘under the tree’ for Christmas Eve. It was then that I found a tiny image on the packaging and a ‘SIM card removal tool’ clipped in to the packaging. Not sure how I missed it before, except the image is the size of a postage stamp.
It still doesn’t explain why this step is not included in the getting started manual?
