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I took my iPhone 5S out of my desk drawer to check the charge on it, iTunes then wanted to update the IOS. This phone is just the way I left it other than it has no SIM card installed. Just as the update finished my wife called me and both my iPhones rang so I answered the old one with no SIM card and talked to my wife on it. I asked my son how this can be and he said via it's WiFi connection.
 

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I took my iPhone 5S out of my desk drawer to check the charge on it, iTunes then wanted to update the IOS. This phone is just the way I left it other than it has no SIM card installed. Just as the update finished my wife called me and both my iPhones rang so I answered the old one with no SIM card and talked to my wife on it. I asked my son how this can be and he said via it's WiFi connection.


My old 6+ won't even text on Wifi, with out a Sim card It's an iPod with a web browser & a Camera :(


I figured as much!
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There were 2 in stock 24 hours ago! These won't sell well at MSRP

Mine are still 18 days out at FT :( I guess they gave the first batch to the sites that were selling at MSRP?
I'm certain these will be going for around $125, in a few months? Depending on how many they are going to make?
This is a small market mod, there aren't a whole bunch of people interested in this kind of big brick!
 

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My old 6+ won't even text on Wifi, with out a Sim card It's an iPod with a web browser & a Camera :(
I tried calling out with it before I went to work and the call failed. When I get home I'm going to mess with it some more to see if it's repeatable.
 

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I tried calling out with it before I went to work and the call failed. When I get home I'm going to mess with it some more to see if it's repeatable.
I think starting with iOS11, you could use WiFi calling. But it isn't enabled by default and you had to toggle it on in settings. It also depends on the carrier you are using whether they support it or not. But I know nothing about calling without a SIM card except for 911 calls.

I got a spare iPhone SE in my drawer. I bought it as a spare in case my other one quits. I put a SIM card once when I got it to make sure it works. I just tried it now on WiFi and it says no SIM card, call failed. It has iOS12.2 installed. The one I use has iOS13.1.3 on it.
 

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I think starting with iOS11, you could use WiFi calling. But it isn't enabled by default and you had to toggle it on in settings. It also depends on the carrier you are using whether they support it or not. But I know nothing about calling without a SIM card except for 911 calls.

I got a spare iPhone SE in my drawer. I bought it as a spare in case my other one quits. I put a SIM card once when I got it to make sure it works. I just tried it now on WiFi and it says no SIM card, call failed. It has iOS12.2 installed. The one I use has iOS13.1.3 on it.
It was only an incoming call that it worked.
 

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It was only an incoming call that it worked.
What number would they call to call my spare phone without a SIM card?

I could see it happening if you used it as a VoIP line like with Skype or something. But you still need that number the account it is running from.
 
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What number would they call to call my spare phone without a SIM card?

I could see it happening if you used it as a VoIP line like with Skype or something. But you still need that number the account it is running from.
On my SE: Settings/Cellular/Calls on Other Devices.
It seems to have to do with the settings on the iPhone that I use (the SE) and both phones be near by each other and both signed into iCloud with the same account and on the same WiFi.
From what I see I should have been able to make calls out on the one without the SIM but it failed.
 

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