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Preparing your cell phone for personal use is a ritual everyone goes through when purchasing a new phone. Despite being of a flexible range, there are common things to do when preparing your cell phone for serving you.
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Insert a SIM card. A cell phone will always include a SIM tray to house the SIM card. It is where your cell data is stored, and it enables people to contact you through your selected network provider.
- Locate the SIM tray. If you’re having difficulty identifying it, see your phone’s manual. It should look like a slot exactly the size of your SIM card and features golden terminals where the SIM data is read.
- Insert your SIM card carefully.
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Power on your phone. Hold the Power button to boot up the phone.
- Newly bought cell phones will typically be somewhere around the 50% battery charge, so you don’t have to worry about charging your phone yet.
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Manage your contacts. Enter the contacts manager on your phone and add new contacts that you will be communicating with on your phone.
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Set up e-mail addresses. If your phone is Wi-Fi capable, you will be able to receive and send e-mails through your phone. Set your e-mail up with your phone’s e-mail app.
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Configure other settings. Personalizing settings, like wallpaper, ringtones, alarms, and that sort of thing, can be done last. This usually takes the most time as you will be figuring out which sounds and wallpapers work for you.
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QuestionHow do I rearrange apps on my screen?Community AnswerOn most phones, press and hold the app and drag it to the desired location.
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- If your cell phone is of recent make and features an advanced operating system such as Android, you will be taken to a series of setup wizards that will help you get the phone setup.Thanks
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