SIM PIN
Use a SIM PIN for your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Lock your SIM card with a PIN (personal identification number) to require an identification code for phone calls and cellular-data usage.
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Carrier eSIM Complaint Mega Thread (US)
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I still remember the time when I felt iPad would forever be associated with menstrual pads. I had that association for a while, but now, it doesn't even come up as a mental association any more! So...yeah.
Cool. I don't think I or anyone else I know used a SIM PIN because most are bound to forget it. That was way back in the early 2000s.
My mvno carrier doesn’t have esim I really like the service unlimited everything. Should I wait until after Monday to start esim service somewhere else to try it out with a new phone number until safelink gets esim or if they don’t then port out my number later? I don’t want to lose ACP and Lifeline once I port out my real phone number unless I’m sure I want to switch.
Would I be able to do call forward with my real number on 12 pro max to 14 pm?
Would I be able to do call forward with my real number on 12 pro max to 14 pm?
We’re almost there! Less than 24hrs for most…I’m genuinely curious if anything will happen.
They definitely do. Requires getting an eSIM QR code card from a store or contacting support to switch to an eSIM.
For me, it's the fact that I always buy iPhones in the US to give them as presents to direct family members abroad. Now? That is completely out of the question as they are eSIM only and there is no eSIM support in the region for any carrier.
Buying an iPhone locally usually runs an extra $500 + taxes on top of Apple's MSRP.
And how on earth having no headphone jack and no SIM slot improved people's lives in any way shape or form? Having less options than before isn't always a good thing.
Apple f'ed up the Macbooks so much they basically went back to the 2015 design for their current ones and added back all the stuff they took out.
naysayers will be naysayers.
I consider myself an early adopter.
What I will miss the most when I die is the new tech that will come after my death.
Remember the old saying: a watched iPhone never connects. 😜
Yeah, except no physical buttons, no headphone jack, and no SIM tray are indeed terrible ideas
Yeah, except no physical buttons, no headphone jack, and no SIM tray are indeed terrible ideas
To a minority… not to most normal users at this point.
Well, the time has come and gone and I didn't really see any huge outages or anything of that nature reported. Kudos to Apple and the carriers I guess. Sadly, I'm forced out of the iPhone market since my job still requires a physical sim and I refuse to go back to using two phones. My main concern is that while Apple has forced the US carriers to go to eSIM the simple fact they still have pSIM models outside the US means the rest of the world isn't forced to do it so the only market it hurts is the US one.
I have been on safelink with 13 pro max on an esim forever and switched safelink over to esim on 14 pro max this morning with no problem.I just found out my carrier Safelink no esim
I have zero problem with my 14 pro max not having any of the missing parts. heck, they can take the charger port next for all I care but they wont as off brand chargers are more reliable than off brand mag chargers right now and in such huge quantity. There are plenty of accessories and tech electronics that hook up via lightning cable to iphone.
I called Safelink many times and no one even knew what an eSIM was!
What number did you call? Was it a special number? What did you say?
Thank you in advance!
The first people you meet do not know how to set up esim. All of the first people I get have to forward me to the department. I called tech support to get transferred. It's 18003781684
I literally miss none of these things on my iphone the way I thought I did. People just simply dont like change. Lets be honest. Everybody at my job of all ages prefers their wireless earbuds, earphones, or headphones now that they see just how not in the way they are. And depending on the item, some havent had to charge their earphones for weeks-months. My bosses bose earbuds have lasted 3 months without needing a full charge. My JBL earbuds last about 3 days before needing a charge and they are in from 8-10 hours straight a day. I'm glad they got rid of the physical sim tray as well. I had on my 13PM a pSIM and 2 eSIMs, now i just have 3 eSIMs on my 14PM. Customers no longer have to deal with faulty sim trays.