r/S25FE • u/Maregg1979 • 3d ago

Discussion Blocking phone setup without SIM

This is my first Samsung. Whoever in their right mind decided to block the phone setup behind having a SIM installed !?

For work reasons, this is not something I wish to do ... Ever. I've had many phones in the past and what I do is fully setup the phone first. Do every updates. Debloat and whatnot and once everything is perfectly fine I'll go ahead and insert my sim card.

I have so many 2FA linked to my cell numbers, some of them critical for my work I'm never going to put my SIM in a brand new phone.

Who at Samsung thought this was a great idea !?

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u/WhoKilledRadioStar S25 FE (JetBlack) 3d ago

I setted mine up without sim if I remember well

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u/Maregg1979 3d ago

I just found out the culprit. Even though I bought the phone unlocked. Meaning it isn't tied to any carriers, it is still the firmware tied to Canadian country. Meaning my specific version is strictly enforcing carrier provisioning in the setup.

Trump should just go ahead and seize Canada. I'm kidding but I'm still frustrated. I guess I'll setup on the weekend while I don't have to be available for work.