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Apple SIM No Longer Available for Activating New Cellular Data Plans on iPads
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They were not free, they were at least $10 iirc. You can (or could have at least) bought them from the Apple Store individually.
It’s way more reliable than wireless and much faster than lightning. What’s your problem with it?
I answer myself, as it is a forum of coffee analysts and fanboys: Apple SIM was included in iPads only in the USA and UK.
In addition to having plans given by prohibitive costs, all the other countries in the world even had to spend money to buy this garbage, who knows why in ten years it did not have good results.
Go ahead so Apple, proceed as you are doing that I foresee a bright future. Without you.
iPad might be losing the physical SIM slot in the near future and have only eSIM like the new iPhones in the US.
Hey engineering that block of plastic took a lot of work, they can only do so much in one year.
All three should be a thing of the past by now.
If they want real waterproofing iPhones, they will need to come out with something better than USB-C. At least a better way to connect it.
The USB-C connector is very difficult to remove and requires a lot more force than Lightning. Every time I unplug my MacBook, I feel like I'm using the force it'd take to tear a phone book before the connector finally detaches.
Also, the tongue being inside the connector port is more fragile and costly to replace if broken. Lightning puts the connector pins on the cable, which if broken off is an inexpensive and easy replacement.
Hmmm, that will be another hit to my small business if Apple removes the physical SIM card option from US iPads Like they did from the iPhone 14’s. The developing nations we do relief work in do not offer e-SIM options for non monthly contract users. Being able to simply use their local SIM card is really a big issue for us.
I have a business account with Apple, when I discussed my situation with Apple support, while trying to buying 10 iPhone 14’s with a physical SIM, Support told me they hadn‘t thought about this being an issue.
The eBay resellers are making a killing selling Canadian iPhone 14’s to the US.
I have a business account with Apple, when I discussed my situation with Apple support, while trying to buying 10 iPhone 14’s with a physical SIM, Support told me they hadn‘t thought about this being an issue.
The eBay resellers are making a killing selling Canadian iPhone 14’s to the US.
The physical connection is unreliable and it's difficult to know when it's fully seated, unlike Lightning.
They were $5. Even some people at the Apple Store didn't know they had them. I bought 5 of them last year after I realized that carriers could vendor lock an Apple SIM.
It was actually really great because you could provision with any of the major carriers in seconds with great data rates and then use that SIM for whatever. Shame to see it go. Now I've got 4 useless cards.
The irony of this discussion (and the forced migration to e-SIM) is that my M1 iPad Pro 5th gen. could not activate a cellular plan on an e-SIM. I had to go in to the AT&T Store and have them put a physical SIM in it for it to work. 🤷♂️
That is much better value than any plans I’ve had access to when investigating Apple SIM. I’ve never had reason to use it in the USA.
It's an iPad exclusive plan that only shows up when you sign up via Settings - Cellular. I don't think this one shows up on T-Mobile's website.
This is an excellent point. Apple really does not want you spending extended time abroad with these devices. Or they want you to get a new phone for the local sim. It’s like you squash one proprietary connectivity issue and they have to come up with something to replace it.
Personally, this effects me. Apple sim was great for traveling when I didn’t want the hassle of finding a sim in an unfamiliar place.
I had to replace one a few months ago. It took arguing with 3 store employees before the 4th knew what I was talking about.