I don’t know, the SIM card is still very much used in many countries. It seems a bit premature to think about removing it, if you ask me.
Then I truly do not believe this story at all. I currently have two numbers on one iPhone ... my personal and my business. And so far dual-SIM has only ever worked perfectly ... or at all ... on iPhones ... for years. Dual-SIM on Android phones has been hot garbage. So I've only stuck with iPhone for this very pertinent and crucial reason. If they get rid of dual SIM, that would be awful. I don't see them doing this. But then again, they have taken away ridiculous things before. I know there are other services for providing a second number on a phone, but I don't want to go through an extra step to do so. It's always been so simple on the iPhone.
I’m sure if it happens it will be a dual or multi e-sim solution and the implementation will be much improved. I think they’ll implement a method of user swapping to another phone and configuration of each of the e-sims dependant of factors such as current locstion.Then I truly do not believe this story at all. I currently have two numbers on one iPhone ... my personal and my business. And so far dual-SIM has only ever worked perfectly ... or at all ... on iPhones ... for years. Dual-SIM on Android phones has been hot garbage. So I've only stuck with iPhone for this very pertinent and crucial reason. If they get rid of dual SIM, that would be awful. I don't see them doing this. But then again, they have taken away ridiculous things before. I know there are other services for providing a second number on a phone, but I don't want to go through an extra step to do so. It's always been so simple on the iPhone.
I think the modem cost is too high in apples opinion currently, once apple has developed their own chip then we’ll see it first on iOS devices and then on Mac laptops.It's time for Macs to have cellular connectivity as a standard feature. Long overdue.
Aus Telco only allow eSIM in-store iirc. Good luck trying to get a new iPhone while outside business hours.This would be stupid. It's nice to buy a new phone and just be able to swap SIMs to have the number on the new phone without having to call support. Or being able to swap SIMs between two phones.
Who says there won’t be a user method of swapping from one phone to another with some sort of 2 factor authentication?This would be stupid. It's nice to buy a new phone and just be able to swap SIMs to have the number on the new phone without having to call support. Or being able to swap SIMs between two phones.
I haven’t used dual-SIM on Android in years because Verizon kept screwing it up and it would never work correctly. When it worked just fine with the iPhone, I haven’t bothered trying Android again. Yes, the most annoying thing with dual-SIM on iPhone is that I can’t have two lines going at once, which is incredibly inconvenient. Everything else has worked well though. I might try Android again just to see how it works. I’m not sure why you’re doubting I use it much. I use it all day long every day. I’ve just never had a good experience with trying to get it to work on Android. I’m glad that it does actually work because I don’t like being locked into the iPhone for this feature. But that’s why the discussions are good. I’ve had a good experience on iPhone, but bad on Android and you’ve had the opposite. My fav phone was the Samsung Note 10. Only reason keeping me on iPhone was the crappy dual SIM experience on Android.This makes me seriously doubt you use dual-SIM that much.
The iPhone is lightyears behind the competition in this area. The iPhone still only has one radio for 2 SIMs. This means that if one line is busy, the other line isn't "busy", it's offline! There are tons of other drawbacks to using one radio for 2 SIMs. Apple was very late into the dual-SIM-game, and it's only halfhearted executed (OMG the line selector is in an awkward place in the phone-app). My Samsung S10 had dual radio, and so does most "flagship" Android phone, and has had for quite some time. Granted, bringing dual-SIM to the iPhone at least gives me the ability to use an iPhone, but it's a lot more of a "hot mess" on the iPhone than on a flagship Android.
🤦♂️ Carriers don't make iPhone specific SIM cards. There are other handsets that use nano-SIM cards.Hahaha! Pretty sure this will save Apple lots of money. They don't have to tell the carriers to make the SIM cards along with the Sim tool.
Actually there are. We have that in Ukraine. I can choose a phone number and have it on my phone in 10 minutes (but what is odd we do not have Apple Watch e-sim, but I am afraid it is just an Apple problem, maybe they do not consider this as a big enough market to try).Interesting. I have yet to find a country that offers eSims for prepaid
You must not be on AT&T's Cricket wireless pre-paid service then because they don't support eSIM, nor does Metro by T-Mobile or Tracfone (now owned by Verizon).I’m in the US and have been using my eSim for prepaid (AT&T) since the day my iPhone 13 released.
Interesting. I have yet to find a country that offers eSims for prepaid
Don’t panic, you will still be able to have two lines on your iPhone. ? The speculation here is that they might become two eSIM lines, vs nano-SIM and eSIM as it is now.
This would be stupid. It's nice to buy a new phone and just be able to swap SIMs to have the number on the new phone without having to call support. Or being able to swap SIMs between two phones.
When is Apple going to solve a REAL problem, like Touch ID under the screen now that everyone will be back to wearing 3 masks again?
It will be interesting to see how FirstNet handles this. They are SIM only at this time.
I remember using a T-Mobile eSIM tourist plan in the US back in 2019 already?And that includes the US. Without the physical SIM I won't be able to upgrade with my cheap T-Mobile $15/mo plan.
Technically it has already happened:Don’t panic, you will still be able to have two lines on your iPhone. ? The speculation here is that they might become two eSIM lines, vs nano-SIM and eSIM as it is now.
Pre-paid is being phased out because carriers prefer us to be in their pocket for a larger amount every month.Interesting. I have yet to find a country that offers eSims for prepaid
I’m saying I prefer SIM cards. It’s very convenient when getting a new device or having multiple devices. SIM-swapping is a huge convenience for me. I’m not sure if that convenience will disappear if they get rid of SIM cards. Unless all of that was asking EmotionalSnow, then never mind!@EmotionalSnow which part of this are you disagreeing with, might you tell?
I’m interested in knowing if you’re disagreeing with the convenience with which you can swap physical SIM lines between phones in a household.