Living in the US, but in my experience, T-Mobile has been extremely reliable with transferring eSIM from one phone to another since it was first introduced. No issues from me.
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Other UK iPhone Air /17/17 Pro/ 17 Max/ Pre-Release, Order And Dispatch Thread
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The monthly cost of Applecare+ doesn't change. It's £11.99 a month rolling.
So you either buy 2 years worth for £239 which equates to £9.99 a month or just pay it monthly. When you add Applecare+ on finance, it adds it as 2 years worth upfront, split into 24 monthly payments of £9.99 (£239 total)
So it does add a slight benefit taking it on finance.
Ah thank you.
So after the two years of £9.99, if I wanted to continue it would go up to £11.99 ongoing I guess.....
There is a benefit of adding on AC separately on the monthly basis - and that is that it then continues indefinitely, whereas the other methods (annual payment or spreading on finance) mean you only have cover for 2 years. Clearly not an issue if not going to keep phone for longer than 2 years - but if that is a possibility then paying as rolling monthly sub might be better option!
That's the problem. If you don't travel eSIM's are fine. I have an EE as an eSIM as it's my main country of residence, but if something happened to my phone overseas, with an eSIM there are more possibilities to be screwed.
Oh it cant be extended after the 2 years with other options??
Although I dont keep a phone more then 2 years generally, I do hand them down to family members so wanted to keep the Applecare+ (especially with all the London thefts etc!)
I thought it gave you the option to still extend after the 2 year period but I might be wrong.
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It does, they even pop up a notification I think when your existing plan is about the expire so you can take out the monthly one (IIRC that happened last year on my wife's phone).
What would happen if your iPhone died (happened with my XS Max), was lost, stolen etc. Would you be able to recover your eSIM remotely? This is my big issue them as neither of my operators facilitate this. With EE I believe it would involve visiting a store or, having it sent to my address. With the other network operator, DTAC, unless it's changed recently, it strictly involves a visit to their service centre.
Was more pondering because people who seemingly got in before me have longer lead times
Vodafone emails a qr code of you delete your esim. Nice and easy. O2, you can redownload through their app
That's how it should be done. Unfortunately other operators do it differently.
I've never seen that be an option before but maybe is something new they offer now - in which case the point I made earlier is irrelevant!!!!
Strangely, Three offer a pretty great process for eSIM. Log in on the app and they send you an email straight away and loads the eSIM directly into the phone.
Oh jeez is it? I switched to an eSIM some a few months ago and will be trying to do a phone transfer in the Apple Store next Friday.
Would it be better to change to eSIM on current phone then ask to transfer it, or wait for new phone, (if possible) connect using hotspot on old phone and use the App on the new phone to change to eSIM? Vodafone network and no wifi available.
We've previously extended A/C on a 13 Pro Max and about to hopefully do the same when the 2 year initial cover (bought with phone on Apple interest free over 24 months) expires on a 15 Pro Max. Have had to claim on every phone to date so very much needed for us!
