iPad Pro iPad Pro 11

[gbf]

So I bought this little spitfire last night in New York city’s Apple store.

I bought the cell version but they said I don’t need a physical SIM card?

I have Verizon and want to activate it on my account and they say I can use the esim???

Is this true? Do I not need a nano sim for 5G and everything can be done off of the esim?

 

[Shirasaki]

Yes. Data only but you don’t need a physical sim for that.
Pity Telstra in Australia gave up eSIM support. They used to be able to.

 

[gbf]

I’m confused. Please excuse my ignorance. I don’t need a 5G SIM card? All I have to do is call Verizon and give them the esim info and it will have cell service? Data only of course.

 

[rui no onna]

I’m confused. Please excuse my ignorance. I don’t need a 5G SIM card? All I have to do is call Verizon and give them the esim info and it will have cell service? Data only of course.

No need to call Verizon. Chances are phone customer service would be clueless anyway.

You can sign up for a Verizon plan (including postpaid) directly from your iPad (Settings - Cellular).

 

[gbf]

Thank you! So why do we need SIM cards for our iPhone 12’s when they have sims

 

[rui no onna]

Thank you! So why do we need SIM cards for our iPhone 12’s when they have sims

iPhones are dual SIM (eSIM + Nano-SIM, or 2x Nano-SIM in China).

I like using the eSIM for my main US number and the physical SIM slot for local SIM/number when traveling.

 

[gbf]

So is the iPad Pro. It’s dual sim. Has a nano slot and esim

 

[Shirasaki]

So is the iPad Pro. It’s dual sim. Has a nano slot and esim

Yes.
But for US customers, they just need to add a plan straight from carrier.

 

[rui no onna]

So is the iPad Pro. It’s dual sim. Has a nano slot and esim

iPhone is dual-SIM standby. You can receive phone calls and messages to two different without needing to switch.

iPad is data-only so only one SIM active at a time.

And really, there are lotsa countries where eSIM support is either lacking or limited so the physical SIM slot on both iPad and iPhone are pretty useful in those cases.