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Perfect (lemmy.world)

submitted 5 days ago by A7thStone@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] hddsx@lemmy.ca 15 points 5 days ago (2 children)

I thought it was activation before the iPhone existed

[–] mercano@lemmy.world 7 points 4 days ago

Activation fees certainly did.

[–] throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works -3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Perhaps it isn't exactly a new term, but I hate that term regardless. A smartphone can do many things without a cellular connection, a cell plan is not an "activation" but a feature upgrade.

[–] deur@feddit.nl 15 points 4 days ago

You're not even right. You are genuinely activating the SIM card and anyone around you paraphrasing to "activating a phone" is also correct, because nobody cares what other meaning you personally wish to ascribe to the task.