New iPhone 15 arrived 新的iPhone 15 到了

(Update 11-13-2023) Migrated most everything. The sticking point is the Microsoft Authenticator app (for work and school), and the RSA SecurID app (for work).

For Microsoft Office 365 etc., I found this link is important and useful. It will save the user some trouble and basically it will allow the use to self serve (setup the app on the new device). The trick is to add the phone (text message) number to the account, before deleting the authenticator app on the old iPhone and on the myaccount.microsoft.com web page. Deleting it from the web page and re-add the authenticator app will prompt the user to scan the QR code and setup the authenticator on the new phone. Without adding the phone number, we will likely need the help from helpdesk (they will need to do a reset of the Microsoft account). I did this successfully for two accounts (out of 3), and I messed up another one and had to get help from the Helpdesk (basically they need to reset the account/MFA for me).

(Original 11-11-2023) 新手機來了，比計劃早兩天。也大致完成了遷移工作（除了幾個預料中會有問題的app)。從實體的SIM卡到eSIM 稍有折騰，不過Mint Mobile 總的來說還是給力的，在她家的app 裏直接完成了（圖一是新手機）。順便說一下：好像15以上這邊的愛瘋都是eSIM, 而國內還是實體的SIM卡，所以帶手機可能用不了。|| 總體上來說，感覺從12 （圖二）到15 沒有太大差別，不過個人喜歡三的倍數[微笑]。損壞的XR 嚴格來說應該是11, 蘋果店說後麵也破了，換一個新的XR大概是$399，果子店旁邊的一個修理攤一開始報價$300修正反兩麵。後來我說這老手機能用的狀況，也就值兩百塊錢。他們就說兩百也可以修/我查了一下亞馬遜材料費大概是四十幾塊美元。我可能會自己修修看。圖四和五是12和15的包裝。我老大把新的盒子給收藏了：她說好看。可能哪天我們可以把她包回去，幾十年以後，也許會值點錢[捂臉]。圖六是2007的iPhone 首發版，圖七是一個著名油管博主花了四萬美元買了一個原裝的（未開封的）這樣一個手機，在油管上拆給大家看。我覺得貧困限製了我的想象[呲牙]。

Btw, I realized there is AppleCare+ (insurance provided through Apple) for iPhone, and for that matter other Apple products too. It's not too expensive. There are other insurance offered by insurance companies too.

AppleCare+ for iPhone

Also Mint Mobile has a plan for me :-) I think if one decides to buy, the Apple's plan probably is better.

The insurance offer from Mint Mobile

I think I will probably pass on both for now: I am going to self insure my iPhone. In my past, I had two instances that I dropped iPhone into water or other liquids, and I was able to dry it out myself. For this episode (the XR screen break), it's my 13 year old's fault, and I still have to pay, the cost is about $200, because the phone in its working condition would be worth $200.

One thing to take note though, with the protection of iCloud, the iPhone thief cannot use the stolen iPhone directly (they could disassemble them and potentially use it for parts). Here is an example I am aware in which the victim likely got killed due to a robbery of iPhone (in year 2012).

"According to police, a man later identified as 18-year-old Keith Esters confessed to having targeted Megan after seeing her talking on her iPhone, for which she had replaced her Blackberry just a month earlier. In the process of the robbery, Esters shot her twice and killed her, police said."