I guess, UNLOCKED model should have a tray,
Because it is for the frequent traveler, if not, they are just stupid, that is all.
Because it is for the frequent traveler, if not, they are just stupid, that is all.
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Apple Removes SIM Card Tray on All iPhone 14 Models in U.S.
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It’s not really a good solution, AT&T and Verizon are really picky about supporting non-us iPhones.
This is not a good decision for frequent travellers.
I hope so. Samsung tried talking to the top carriers over here for adopting eSIM with their foldable launch, but it fell on deaf ears. Maybe Apple has better luck.
This is really stupid. Just in the past couple months we've needed to get SIM cards in Italy and India. Unless we're sure this tech proliferates around the world right away, I'm either not going to upgrade our phones (which are getting long in the tooth) or we're going to need to keep our old phones for travel purposes.
Prepaid eSim (T-Mobile for instance). Apple's decision will force all US carriers to adopt eSim only service.
They said you can store multiple esims, didn’t say how many can be online at the same time though
Unlike you and me, they are not living in the commoner's world.
This is totally ridiculous.
I am not paying $10 a day to AT&T when that same amount of money basically covers a whole week of unlimited call and data by popping in a local SIM card.
It will be interesting to see how T-Mobile US will transfer the physical SIM information on my iPhone 12 to an iPhone 14/14 Pro model. Will I have to do it at a T-Mobile store or at an Apple Store?
The Apple exec will spend hundreds or thousands of dollars in roaming charges and bill it to the company - I.e. indirectly to Apple’s customers.
But yes, for most people it is a ridiculous omission. And it gives Apple a lot of commercial leverage as eventually if no iPhone has sim slot anymore, network carriers will need Apple‘s approval to be supported on iPhones (with physical sims it is not really practical to blacklist carriers).
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I work internationally and literally cannot buy this phone anymore. I’ll either have to buy outside of the US or switch phones manufacturers.
This is truly the most short sighted decision Apple has made in a long while.
And it’s not global so this won’t spur esim adoption globally.
Edit: I stopped being lazy and googled it and apparently the country I’m working in currently does support esims. So my complaint was void.
This is truly the most short sighted decision Apple has made in a long while.
And it’s not global so this won’t spur esim adoption globally.
Edit: I stopped being lazy and googled it and apparently the country I’m working in currently does support esims. So my complaint was void.
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Same question here (for my wife and I). I'm hoping I can just do it over the phone or something, I don't want to have to go into the store for that.
You buy another phone, apparently. They basically just made US-purchased iPhones useless for global travelers.
One of the most idiotic moves Apple has ever made, but hey, it only impacts a small number of us and the US carriers have such a good eSIM implementation (sarcasm - it's still a total mess that can involve extensive in-person travel) that a SIM tray isn't needed.
I wonder if we are going to see a reverse import with US consumers actually importing foreign iPhones with physical SIM slot.
Pro tip: Hong Kong version has dual physical nano SIM slot instead of eSIM.
Pro tip: Hong Kong version has dual physical nano SIM slot instead of eSIM.
Could this not be done by the user? I mean, in iOS 15.6.1 on my 11 Pro I see the means to transfer everything from one phone to another, and I would assume that would work, physical SIM, eSIM, or otherwise... Should that still not apply?
BL.
I wonder how easy it is to remove the eSIM and add a different one. How many eSIMs can you have?
Your phone will have multiple eSIMS. Just get a prepaid eSIM when you travel.Unlike you and me, they are not living in the commoner's world.
This is totally ridiculous.
I am not paying $10 a day to AT&T when that same amount of money basically covers a whole week of unlimited call and data by popping in a local SIM card.