Excuse the old man question, but if I buy an iPhone 16 Pro Max outright, with no carrier. I can set it up with my current carrier easily? (literature.cafe)

submitted 1 day ago by RustyShackleford@literature.cafe to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Buying one through Apple online at the moment, but it’s roughly $1300 with taxes. So I have myself a little nervous at the cost. Thanks in advance for answering. 👍

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[-] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 4 points 1 day ago

That’s what I was worried about lol, glad those days are over and I can just pick “Connect to any Carrier later” option.

I’m debating on whether larger storage is worth it, 256GB to 512GB for $200 more. Any thoughts? Appreciate the detailed feedback.

[-] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

For what it’s worth, choosing the T-Mobile option wouldn’t lock it to T-Mobile. It just includes some extra setup stuff, IIRC. If you’re buying it from Apple it isn’t carrier locked (with the exception of an AT&T installment plan, not sure if they still offer that).

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[-] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 3 points 23 hours ago

Thanks, the past years of cellphone shenanigans have me paranoid lol.

[-] olympicyes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I have 256 GB and have a “family” 2TB iCloud plan. I sync to iCloud for everything and have it set to automatically manage storage. I’d only buy a larger phone if you either don’t use iCloud or if you plan to take a lot of photos or plan to use the iPhone for filming.

[-] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

iPhones have no sd card slots, so I'd get the bigger storage (if that money isn't that tight)

How much is your current iphone storage and how much is filled?

[-] RustyShackleford@literature.cafe 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Currently it’s 97.56GB out of 128GB. So around 26% free space? Guessing 256GB will be enough.

[-] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago

Probably.

If its photos/videos taking up storage, you could always move it to a computer.

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