iPhones have reached IP68 now. How much better do you really need?It doesn't seem sketchy to me. No SIM slot means better waterproofing.
iPhones have reached IP68 now. How much better do you really need?It doesn't seem sketchy to me. No SIM slot means better waterproofing.
True, this is a limitation. Fortunately, free WiFi is common nowadays at airports and malls.The major downside is that it needs active internet connection to program the eSIM, as the information is downloaded from the Internet.
Many carriers use apps instead of QR codes, too, and it works just by registering/logging in. You can then transfer the number simply by logging out and logging in on another phone. It's almost exactly like physical SIM, without the physical part.
But it wasn’t portable, and the whole phone was under the carrier’s control.CDMA was ahead of it’s time in this regard.
Do you remember the 3rd gen iPod Shuffle? Apple ended up backtracking and moved back to the 2nd gen design.Apple will remove those too. Everyone will have to use AirPods/TWS ear(head)phones via Bluetooth.
After that, it will be the power and volume buttons. Everything will be controlled via voice commands made to Siri
That sounds insanely inconvenient. I live in Europe and for travel I use my own sim. Within Europe, prices are normalized and many carriers have good plans for travel abroad as well.This is a terrible idea for those in Europe and some other areas. I know people there who have three, four, five and even more sims they carry around in a sim wallet. They travel for business and pleasure and need these from country to country.
It amazes me how many people think it's a good idea to be stuck with a single provider.That sounds insanely inconvenient. I live in Europe and for travel I use my own sim. Within Europe, prices are normalized and many carriers have good plans for travel abroad as well.
Because majority of carriers around the world don’t support eSIM. How can you expect people to use something that are not being offered by the service providers?If there’s a better solution, why would people continue to use SIM cards?
Wait, are you implying that only poor countries not adopting eSIM? eSIM has nothing to do with the status if the country. Take Singapore, richest country in SE Asia, more expensive than Tokyo, has 3 Apple stores. Yet the top 2 carriers there don’t even support eSIM on iPhones.Not going to happen outside the US and maybe some part of Europe but there are poor counties over here.
They would be locking out most undeveloped countries.
I have been to alot of countries in africa and south asia and a lot of countrie are very poor they don’t even have normal stable 3g connection.
These countries are not going to upgrade very soon to eSim.
Apple would be locking out alot of people worldwide.
You can have more than one eSIM profile on an iPhone. But you can only use one at a time.That would be much more than that. The esim might be convinient if you live in 1 country but I work in 3 of them have 2 phones and 6 or 7 sim cards. For me it would not be viable to have an esim. Its just way easier to swap card in 3 seconds than deal with esim.
Essentially, yeah, the bottleneck will be the carriers. And I don’t think Apple wanted that yet, so I doubt this rumor is valid.Dealing with Vodafone I can see this being a problem, not with Apple , with them ….
It is the other way around. The lazy/slow carriers will limit their market. No carrier can stay relevant and competitive if they can't support THE iPhone. If Apple finally pulls the plug, eSIM will become the standard extremely quickly.If they did that they would be severely limiting their market. Many providers still don’t provide e sim options, mine don’t and I’m not about to leave them because a phone won’t support the standard usual SIM cards.
I am pretty sure it doesn't need to be a qr-code: apps can upload the eSIM directly to the OS.Anyone who travels knows that this is a horrible idea. It's much easier to carry SIMs inside the phone than cards to scan the SIMs.
You dont have to stick with single provider. But the prices are more less the same in Europe. I pay around 40 USD for everything unlimited no matter which country (Norway, Sweden, Poland) and that is as cheap as it gets so there is no reason to switch really.It amazes me how many people think it's a good idea to be stuck with a single provider.
Open market - heard of it? Competition between providers is the only reason Europe has cheap data.
If they manage to eSim the phones and monopolize data plans, look at Canadian prices for phone plans - or USA for that matter. US users of course don't mind eSim cards, since they don't leave the USA, and they have no choice in the USA.
Just switched to eSIM on one of my lines, so NO, it's not even close. Don't spread false info.It's almost exactly like physical SIM, without the physical part.
Apple is not the majority in many countries. Take my country. The top 3 carriers don't even support VoLTE on iPhones (let alone eSIM). Apple might have some say in the US and some western European countries, but it has to follow the market in others. Take China. Apple even makes special iPhones with dual physical SIM slots for China/HK.It is the other way around. The lazy/slow carriers will limit their market. No carrier can stay relevant and competitive if they can't support THE iPhone. If Apple finally pulls the plug, eSIM will become the standard extremely quickly.
40 USD is insanely expensive in Poland where you normally get 30GB+unlimited everything for 7-8 USD.You dont have to stick with single provider. But the prices are more less the same in Europe. I pay around 40 USD for everything unlimited no matter which country (Norway, Sweden, Poland) and that is as cheap as it gets so there is no reason to switch really.
No I’m not but it was easier to say that so people got the point. I’ve not been to Singapore but that does sound like the carrier lacking especially if they are top 2.Wait, are you implying that only poor countries not adopting eSIM? eSIM has nothing to do with the status if the country. Take Singapore, richest country in SE Asia, more expensive than Tokyo, has 3 Apple stores. Yet the top 2 carriers there don’t even support eSIM on iPhones.
That’s not for market reasons, it’s for regulatory reasons.Apple is not the majority in many countries. Take my country. The top 3 carriers don't even support VoLTE on iPhones (let alone eSIM). Apple might have some say in the US and some western European countries, but it has to follow the market in others. Take China. Apple even makes special iPhones with dual physical SIM slots for China/HK.
Almost:Do you remember the 3rd gen iPod Shuffle? Apple ended up backtracking and moved back to the 2nd gen design.
If Jonny Ive were still around, then I can see Apple doing it though.
Hmm i'm nit an exoert but I susoect thst cariers ( subject to regulations ofc) can route any number to any sim, ei you can lrobably chang number without changing your sim, in fact the only reason I can see orneeding to change a sim outside of sim faliure is a mno/vnmo change ( apoart ftom internal careier poletics) the sim realy onlu authenticates you yo the network an says bill subscriber number x fir services used from this terminal. That tge nerwork than sugnals so that calls to tel nr arives at that phone is not realy that relevant ( in fact it's justbanother service provided with certain parameters, qos etc). The awful sim locked phones ( that tankfully are now ilegal at least in the EU
/EEA) can probably be implemented on eSim as well as physical sims, but beond a transition leriod ( where not ol carriers have implemented eSims snd som un avoidable implementation gluches are worked out both on the hansets and carrier side i see no isdues for the was majorette of mobile users. Tha said there are allwas cases that fall outside the mojority and the may or may not have longer term problems. If the sim slot removal causes problems for to nany exsisting and/or potential Apple costumers they might do a limmited re introduction. Or tha same will happen with thus as the 3.5mm beadphone. Coplaints and micery from the rest if the industry, then eventual wider adaptation