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[Ronald Epstein]

This is how I’ve rolled last two years!

I take it that's when you simply bring your new phone close to your old one? That starts the transfer process.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I know you mentioned it earlier, but I never saw or was offered an opportunity to pick it up direct from UPS. But practically, I wouldn't have taken that if it required being somewhere at 7am this morning.

What you would have had to done, first thing this morning (or last night) is go to the UPS website where you put in your tracking number. Beneath it would have been an option to divert the delivery to another location for pickup.

Up until 6 months ago, you could have it ready to be be picked up at the local UPS store. We have a processing plant in our area where I would go pick it up.

Now they charge you $5 to do it.

The pickup would be at 9am when UPS opens. That also means having to get to the location early as most certainly, you are standing on line with a dozen other Apple geeks waiting to pick their device up as well.

I have just learned to be *somewhat* patient (like Ted Knight in your post above). However, our UPS delivery most certainly always comes at 7pm at night.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

This is terrific news

iPhone 13 Pro Max sets record in smartphone battery stress test, with almost ten hours of continuous use - 9to5Mac

The YouTube channel Mrwhosetheboss always runs strenuous battery tests when the new iPhones come out. Of course, they are highly...

9to5mac.com

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Mine just arrived. Packaging is slimmer than I expected...

This is how I’ve rolled last two years!

I take it that's when you simply bring your new phone close to your old one? That starts the transfer process.

IIRC, that even transfers all your music (synched from iTunes), which iCloud doesn't back up.

Unfortunately, I've already done a phone wipe the week before in order to pass it to my 14-yo... I kinda needed to resynch my music anyway...

_Man_

 

[DaveF]

Tom’s Guide also found great battery life.

iPhone 13 battery life tested: All four models compared

The iPhone 13 series offers a battery life boost across the board

www.tomsguide.com

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

Now that I have it, I'm kinda debating whether I should just wait for my Spigen clear case to arrive before I switch to using it (from the beat-up old 7 I got back from my 14-yo) -- don't really wanna go out w/ it w/out a case. ETA on the case is Tues (because I ended up having to cancel and reorder)...

_Man_

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Now that I have it, I'm kinda debating whether I should just wait for my Spigen clear case to arrive before I switch to using it (from the beat-up old 7 I got back from my 14-yo) -- don't really wanna go out w/ it w/out a case. ETA on the case is Tues (because I ended up having to cancel and reorder)...

_Man_

I feel the same way. I have a week until my Caudabe case arrives.

However, it's kind of hard to keep a new phone just sitting there. Once you set it up doesn't it disable the old one?

My UPS delivery should be here within 30 minutes. Map shows it in the area.

 

[ManW_TheUncool]

However, it's kind of hard to keep a new phone just sitting there. Once you set it up doesn't it disable the old one?

Yeah, I'm resisting setting it up for the moment, LOL... though I did unbox it, haha...

_Man_

 

[DaveF]

Arrived ten minutes ago. Thankfully it arrived before I head out for an appointment. I've got it transferring data and will hopfully complete while I'm out.

 

[DaveF]

Now that I have it, I'm kinda debating whether I should just wait for my Spigen clear case to arrive before I switch to using it (from the beat-up old 7 I got back from my 14-yo) -- don't really wanna go out w/ it w/out a case. ETA on the case is Tues (because I ended up having to cancel and reorder)...

_Man_

That's just crazy talk.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

That's just crazy talk.

That is crazy talk.

Who is going to resist using their new iPhone?

It's just that there's a very real risk involved here. Putting that unprotected phone in your pocket and hoping it doesn't fall out for the next week until you get your new case.

BTW, congrats DAVE and MAN on your new phones. Wish your UPS delivery was as quick as mine however the truck is in the adjoining development so I should have it shortly.

 

[Sam Posten]

Whoopsie!

 

[DaveF]

Transfer complete.

No cell service. Verizon App can't connect it to the line either. Don't know what's going on.

Apple Watch didn't transfer. It's doing it now after the fact. But then iPhone Watch app came up asking to pair and I said yes, but then it didn't know how to connect. So I quit that and am letting the watch do whatever it's doing currently. Confusing systems.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

 

[Ronald Epstein]

Transfer complete.

No cell service. Verizon App can't connect it to the line either. Don't know what's going on.

Apple Watch didn't transfer. It's doing it now after the fact. But then iPhone Watch app came up asking to pair and I said yes, but then it didn't know how to connect. So I quit that and am letting the watch do whatever it's doing currently. Confusing systems.

I have 90 minutes of transfer to go. I am doing it directly from my original phone as Sam instructed (with meme) above.

Will let you know how it turns out.

Dave, keep us updated

 

[Clinton McClure]

This is how I’ve rolled last two years!

I did this the last time and never will again. It absolutely choked and hosed up my carefully curated Music / iTunes library which I then spent the better part of an entire day fixing.

 

[Ronald Epstein]

I did this the last time and never will again. It absolutely choked and hosed up my carefully curated Music / iTunes library which I then spent the better part of an entire day fixing.

Yeah, this is an awful method of setting up the phone.

Halfway through the setup the connection was lost to my original phone (even though it was a few inches away) and I had to start from scratch.

Just set your phone up using iCloud restore for God's sake. Avoid the pain.

 

[DaveF]

Transfer complete.

No cell service. Verizon App can't connect it to the line either. Don't know what's going on.

Apple Watch didn't transfer. It's doing it now after the fact. But then iPhone Watch app came up asking to pair and I said yes, but then it didn't know how to connect. So I quit that and am letting the watch do whatever it's doing currently. Confusing systems.

Called Verizon. 15 minute wait. 7 minute call. They got my cell service transferred. <whew>

Now to figure out the Watch.

 

[DaveF]

(I wonder what it's like for Apple stuff to "just work" circa 2021? That would be a novel experience.)

 

[Clinton McClure]

My last iPhone transfer was the only time Apple stuff didn’t “just work”.