Yeah its crazy. When they said no price increase I was happy but now thats just killed the mood.Wow Apple, £1199 for Pro Max here in UK![]()
Knock yourself out.They don’t have to justify anything. And you don’t have to spend or upgrade. It is a new iteration with improvments.
Thank you! That was a much more insightful and clear and concise explanation than two other commercial articles I just read, which left me confused. I get it now. So I guess dumping the physical SIM isn't quite as dreadful as I thought, though it is still more hoops to jump through. eSIM nevertheless still isn't supported by many carriers, including in the US, so I still see it as an overall big negative.I have an iPhone 12 Pro Max. It has a physical sim slot and 1 eSim slot. The 13 Pro max has 1 physical and 2 esim slots.
Basically, you run your US carrier the way you always do so in the case of new phone in eSim slot 1. Esim slot 2 you then activate an eSim from an app like Airalo or dozens of others. Esims can be downloaded via apps, scanned via QR codes, or provisioned via manually typing in some info. You can have literally dozens of inactive eSim profiles. However you can only have two sims active at a given time. One for voice, one for data.
Worked great for me on a recent overseas trip. I had my voice line on Visible at the time (testing it out) which didn't support any roaming. For data I downloaded an eSim for the country. The iPhone automagically used the data connection of the eSim line to enable a pseudo "wifi calling" for my Visible data line. I was able to keep using my iPhone as I do at home making and receiving voice calls, as well as sending texts and using data. Was brilliant.
While stateside, I'm using T-Mobile on the physical sim and Visible (verizon) on the eSim. This gives me coverage everywhere. If one carrier has no coverage and the other does, everything fails over. It is great.
Wow Apple, £1199 for Pro Max here in UK![]()
It's not free. It's part of the reason why this plan costs $85 per month for a single line.Hopefully you have a carrier with free data roaming. My T-Mobile Magenta Max plan gives me 5GB of highspeed data and unlimited super-low-speed data in 215 countries.
Aye, I was so excited but I just don't understand why we have to pay extra here in the UK? If we look at the conversion rate it should come cheaper for us.Yeah its crazy. When they said no price increase I was happy but now thats just killed the mood.
I think it’s genius…the way they’ve made it a software/hardware thing!DYNAMIC ISLAND. brilliant
Short term negative for sure. In the US, things are getting better and better. I experimented with many US carriers over the Covid downturn as I stopped traveling.Thank you! That was a much more insightful and clear and concise explanation than two other commercial articles I just read, which left me confused. I get it now. So I guess dumping the physical SIM isn't quite as dreadful as I thought, though it is still more hoops to jump through. eSIM nevertheless still isn't supported by many carriers, including in the US, so I still see it as an overall big negative.
Apple is taking a mickI’m probably not going to upgrade now and wait another year. I’ve got the cash but it feels like a micky take to be honest.
Expectations for the future are normally already priced-in in currency rates. But Apple is probably hedging against the possibility.Well the expectation is that euro is going to keep on falling the coming months, and Apple's prices factor that in.
It will have a Dynamic Archipelago.Well, that’s over. New cycle: Any word yet on the iPhone 15 yet?
One of, if not the least impressive September events ever. I was not excited. Really no compelling reason to buy any of the products just announced. The only compelling reason to buy any of them is replacing an older model that’s on it’s last legs, likely 4 years or older, or because you’ve never purchased an earlier version.Watched it. Not impressed. The presentation was obviously not designed for older folks like me. That said, my next purchase will be the rugged Apple Watch, not because I need ruggedness, but because I think it's cool.
Expectations differ ;-) Apple's analysts are excellent.Expectations for the future are normally already priced-in in currency rates. But Apple is probably hedging against the possibility.
Exactly! Now that's not to say that it it not a good phone, but apple knows how to sell its products through great advertising, like showing a person making a movie using the phone...and how realistic is that, it isn't??Tik Tok videos will be better than ever before though
Wifi 7 and an awesome 3nm a17!Well, that’s over. New cycle: Any word yet on the iPhone 15 yet?
True. They invest an equal amount of money on the presentations vids and special effects. It’s absolutely bonkers how professional everything looks. A bit misleading at times. But hey they’re sitting on billions of cash so ya can’t blame them, ey.Exactly! Now that's not to say that it it not a good phone, but apple knows how to sell its products through great advertising, like showing a person making a movie using the phone...and how realistic is that, it isn't??
As a Nike watch owner because of the straps and extra watch faces I did think it was a bit odd.Since Nike faces can be used on any Apple Watch. Is there any benefit to getting a Nike Apple Watch? Maybe getting to choose a Nike watch band?