Can I ask where you are located? There's eSIM prepaid support all over Europe, South America, Africa. Just download apps like Airalo. They have plenty of options for travelers
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Apple Removes SIM Card Tray on All iPhone 14 Models in U.S.
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Yeah they added 5GB not too long back, versus just slow internet, and you'll get 5G if it's available. Adding even more argument against why even pay for a SIM change at-all.
eSIM is already everywhere. Download apps like airalo. They offer prepaid eSIMS from places all over the world.
You can store eight or more eSIMS, but only two can be active at the same time.
About eSIM on iPhone - Apple Support
Learn what an eSIM is, how to set up an eSIM on your iPhone, and how to transfer a physical SIM to an eSIM.
With my 12 I moved from my physical SIM to the eSIM in the phone with an online chat. I just had to give them some details from my Settings (I think it may have been the EID number?). If you buy through T-mobile or Apple I'm sure there will be an automated migration process. What's even cooler is that when I upgraded from my 12 to my 13 mini, I just did the automated migration where you point the new phone's camera at the swirling pattern on the old phone and they pair and transfer everything...during that process it asked if I wanted to move the eSIM to my new phone.
I think people are overly afraid of this change. Even for international travel....Apple knows what it's doing and I'm sure they know this is a way to push international carriers into adopting eSIM more quickly. You think those carriers don't want to be able to cater to US iPhone users when they show up? I'll bet eSIM becomes standard quickly....just like Apple pushed nano SIM support years ago.
You can store eight or more eSIMS, but only two can be active at the same time.
About eSIM on iPhone - Apple Support
Learn what an eSIM is, how to set up an eSIM on your iPhone, and how to transfer a physical SIM to an eSIM.support.apple.com
Yeah the dual-SIM is nice if you have say an iPhone plan offered by your employer, but maybe you still want to keep your personal number, so you can have both your business plan and a personal plan on the active dual SIM, even with different carriers. It was a great add with XS.
Have you used Arialo in Europe? How is it? I was thinking about traveling to Europe next spring and while I may stick to my T-Mobile global roaming plan which includes 5GB of high-speed data overseas, I may use Arialo as a backup if 5GB isn’t enough.
How do I get a phone number with Airalo? How do travelers make and receive phone calls to/from local numbers?
Well, I'm a native Indonesian and I may late to this comments party. But I'm gladly here to tell you that we have an operator providing eSIM if you're travelling here. Have a look at our local provider webpage.
Get a local SIM. I was in Germany last month and decided to get a Telekom.de prepaid SIM. I paid 99 EUR for unlimited everything in Germany and up to 68 GB in the EU and Switzerland. I was able to switch the physical SIM to an eSIM too despite being a prepaid plan. It was an amazing experience. In Germany I was getting 250 Mbps to 1 Gbps with a latency of 35 ms approx.
AT LEAST they had the common sense to still provide a sim tray in Europe.
I wouldn't have minded switching for a full eSIM setup if I was in the US...
But where I live my carrier still doesn't support the technology (rumoured to do so in the near future).
I was very afraid they'd release the phone without a sim tray here as well.
I wouldn't have minded switching for a full eSIM setup if I was in the US...
But where I live my carrier still doesn't support the technology (rumoured to do so in the near future).
I was very afraid they'd release the phone without a sim tray here as well.
Samsung will do what it always does.
It'll mock Apple with a few cringey commercials, only to follow its steps next year with their new flagship phone.
Find wireless carriers and worldwide service providers that offer eSIM service on iPhone - Apple Support
An eSIM is a digital SIM that allows you to activate a mobile data plan from your network provider without having to use a physical nano-SIM. Find out which wireless carriers in your country or region offer cellular plans on an eSIM, either activated by eSIM Carrier Activation, eSIM Quick...
Apple has a pretty long list of eSIM carriers.....not that I support the decision LOL
I would contact T-mobile now and have them move your service to the eSIM that is inside your 13 Pro. (Yes you already have an eSIM inside your current phone). You can do this over chat.
Then when you get your 14 from wherever....be it a T-mobile or any "no-carrier" iPhone, you simply bring the new phone near your old one and confirm that you want to move all your information over. As it is migrating, it will ask if you want to migrate your eSIM as well. Click yes and magically your new phone works! It's really way less of a hassle than you and everyone else here is envisioning!
Xfinity Mobile says it supports eSim.
But when I brought in my 13 Pro for account issues, the manager of the Xfinity store said that they were seeing issues with the eSim for many iPhone 13 models. Those issues disappeared when they used the physical sim cards.
Give the carriers some time to work out any eSim issues with their systems.
how-to-activate-phone I was an early adopter of Xfinity Mobile and suffered many growing pains over the years. I recently gave up on them and switched to US mobile a few months ago.
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I think that’s more than I need at a price I don’t need. TBH, when I used T-Mobile eight years ago in Germany which used Telekom’s network, it was slow but definitely usable for email, text messages, social media and even Google maps which only took a few extra seconds to load. Now, with 5GB high-speed data at LTE or 5G depending on availability recently added to their overseas data plan, it’s better. If necessary, there are cheaper eSim plans to be had if I need a backup plan.
Both Apple and Samsung use each other as a guide for future products, features, services and streamlining for improved efficiency/lower costs. A decade from now, SIM cards will be seen in the same light as optical media is seen today, maybe even sooner.
Well, don't buy a new iPhone until the local carriers support it or buy an international version. Most world travelers actually think theses things through before jumping on a plane.
Here’s a question? I live in the UK, but I’m in the US for a month atm..
$1099 plus tax or £1199!
It’s a no brainier to get the phone whilst I’m here, on my Chase Card; I can get it for £1010. Nearly £200 cheaper.
But - with US phones being eSIM only? Surely I can then set it up, here in the US, on my o2 account? (Prepared to move to a carrier that supports it because I’m SIM only anyway)
$1099 plus tax or £1199!
It’s a no brainier to get the phone whilst I’m here, on my Chase Card; I can get it for £1010. Nearly £200 cheaper.
But - with US phones being eSIM only? Surely I can then set it up, here in the US, on my o2 account? (Prepared to move to a carrier that supports it because I’m SIM only anyway)
I think the age of needing a local SIM is getting smaller and smaller. Personally, I travel a lot, and I use a VoIP company for a local number. (Instead of dual SIM/eSIM).
Someone has to push the boundaries; and is this case it’s iPhone 14. I also think people that travel will have already thought things like this out beforehand.
The only eSIM I know of is the M1 Prepaid Tourist SIM, which is good for 7 days. My problem is that I go to Singapore for 6 weeks at a time and have always purchased a physical prepaid SIM. Now I don't know what to do. I don't even think you can top up the tourist SIM, so I would have to go to the store every week to buy a new one.
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