iPhone 13 Pro Max No more swapping SIMs?

[spinedoc77]

So in preordering my 13 pro max it says that it will automatically be tied to my Verizon account through the e-SIM, although I know it also will have a physical SIM card. Anyone know if I can switch that to a physical SIM so I can swap it in and out? Also if I do switch it, will the e-SIM then be available to use on another carrier or another number with the same carrier?

 

[now i see it]

I'd like to know how all these details work too

 

[Vegasryn]

an e-SIM contains a SIM card number just like a physical sim. You should be able to call Verizon to activate the physical SIM so that you can swap at your leisure.

The e-sim will be available again, and I believe with Verizon - the device comes unlocked, which means you can activate the e-sim on any carrier that has the capability to us an e-sim

 

[walds11]

an e-SIM contains a SIM card number just like a physical sim. You should be able to call Verizon to activate the physical SIM so that you can swap at your leisure.

The e-sim will be available again, and I believe with Verizon - the device comes unlocked, which means you can activate the e-sim on any carrier that has the capability to us an e-sim

Good to know. What about for AT&T Wireless?

 

[LSUstang05]

Good to know. What about for AT&T Wireless?

Should be the same. On my 12 Pro it came with a physical sim, went to the store and got an esim so I could swap in my Verizon physical sim from my work phone.

 

[now i see it]

Can a new iPhone run an eSim on one carrier and physical SIM card on another carrier simultaneously?
Have two lines on one phone — one with AT&T & the other with Verizon (for example)

 

[BugeyeSTI]

Can a new iPhone run an eSim on one carrier and physical SIM card on another carrier simultaneously?
Have two lines on one phone — one with AT&T & the other with Verizon (for example)

Seems Verizon and AT&T aren't sending phones with a physical SIM so I think the answer to your question is yes.

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[walds11]

Should be the same. On my 12 Pro it came with a physical sim, went to the store and got an esim so I could swap in my Verizon physical sim from my work phone.

I don’t necessarily want an esim. I am upgrading using my daughter’s line on our family plan and doing a cross-upgrade. How do I go about doing that? Take SIM card out of my current device and put in it new device? And take the SIM card from the new device and put it in my daughter’s device?

 

[rui no onna]

Can a new iPhone run an eSim on one carrier and physical SIM card on another carrier simultaneously?
Have two lines on one phone — one with AT&T & the other with Verizon (for example)

Yes. Dual active for eSIM + physical SIM has been available since the first dual SIM iPhones. With the iPhone 13 series, you now also have the same functionality with 2x eSIMs.

 

[rui no onna]

I don’t necessarily want an esim. I am upgrading using my daughter’s line on our family plan and doing a cross-upgrade. How do I go about doing that? Take SIM card out of my current device and put in it new device? And take the SIM card from the new device and put it in my daughter’s device?

The iPhone 13 series don't ship with physical SIM card. You'll need to go to your carrier to switch the number from eSIM to physical before you can swap SIMs with your daughter's phone.

 

[johnny hotsauce]

I’m planning on getting the unlocked 13pro or PM and just swapping the nano sim from my Verizon 11PM. Hopefully that works, I want to avoid the stupid activation fee…

 

[JennyG1000]

I have an esim now on my phone. I am ordering unlocked version as well. I think I can remove the plan from the old phone and add it to the new one, since I still have the esim activation code card.
I have been buing unlocked phones in the past and just swapping sim cards before I got esim. And yes you can have different providers on a phone which is not locked by some kind of provider promotion/payment plan.

 

[Wags]

duplicate.

 

[Wags]

I’m planning on getting the unlocked 13pro or PM and just swapping the nano sim from my Verizon 11PM. Hopefully that works, I want to avoid the stupid activation fee…

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

So with iPhone 13 being unlocked. I no longer need to insert my iPhone 12 physical sim anymore?

I can just call AT&T and have them activate the esim? Also, how easy is it to activate the esim?

 

[Vegasryn]

So with iPhone 13 being unlocked. I no longer need to insert my iPhone 12 physical sim anymore?

I can just call AT&T and have them activate the esim? Also, how easy is it to activate the esim?

Its the exact same process - no different. Think of an e-sim as a physical sim that you cant remove

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Its the exact same process - no different. Think of an e-sim as a physical sim that you cant remove

How do you activate it under your carrier?

 

[rui no onna]

How do you activate it under your carrier?

Depends on the carrier. Some have apps. Some you have to call. If either/both fail, then that means a trip to a corporate store.

 

[kevink2]

Can a new iPhone run an eSim on one carrier and physical SIM card on another carrier simultaneously?
Have two lines on one phone — one with AT&T & the other with Verizon (for example)

only if unlocked. So if on ATT installments no.

 

[now i see it]

if a new iPhone 13 is purchased which doesn't use a nano sim, all of my older iPhones that do will no longer be able to hot swap my sim from one phone to the next because the esim in the 13 will lock the sim number down to the 13.

Is this correct?

 

[omizzle]

could you just put your old sim in the new phone?

 

[titoaida2078]

So in preordering my 13 pro max it says that it will automatically be tied to my Verizon account through the e-SIM, although I know it also will have a physical SIM card. Anyone know if I can switch that to a physical SIM so I can swap it in and out? Also if I do switch it, will the e-SIM then be available to use on another carrier or another number with the same carrier?

Are we sure both the esim and physical sim is unlocked? At least with my iPad pros 2021 only the physical sim was unlocked but not the esim

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

Are we sure both the esim and physical sim is unlocked? At least with my iPad pros 2021 only the physical sim was unlocked but not the esim

If you are buying under “connect under your own later” that means it’s fully unlocked right?

 

[BreakingKayfabe]

If you are buying under “connect under your own later” that means it’s fully unlocked right?

Yes. In your case, just pop your SIM card in the new phone.

if you really want eSIM just call up ATT later and give them the digital imei of the phone to activate the eSIM.

 

[xenoako]

My memory is faint on details, but when I went from the 11 Pro to 12 Pro there were issues because the 12 Pro had only an e-sims and it was for a dual line. There were issues with things like SMS messages so I ended up going to AT&T for a physical sims that would handle 5G. AT&T charged me for that sims.
If I have an issue today with the 13 Pro can I not simply transfer the sims from the 12 Pro to the 13 Pro?
(I do not know when the 13 Pro will arrive as UPS struck down 1 pm delivery and went back to 7 pm.)