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alexnapierholland t1_itzqayi wrote

I'm a 'digital nomad' and work in tech.

Most of my friends and I bounce between Asia and Europe - and we're all bullish on eSIM.

eSIM is a fundamentally superior and more flexible technology than dirty physical SIMs.

eSIM = I can buy my SIM BEFORE I fly and get data as I land - rather than dealing with some dodgy, lying SIM card merchant in an airport corridor who wants to rip me off and touch my phone to 'set my SIM card up'.

We mainly use Airalo to buy eSIMs right now.

Sure, right now there's less availability and higher costs than physical - but we can blame carriers for holding everything back.

Apple's fired shots - and the entire industry's going to have to rush to catch up.

It's highly likely that most of the rest of the world will get eSIM-only iPhones next year.

And that's awesome.

I'm happy to pay extra costs in the meantime in order to help starve carriers from physical SIM revenue and push the industry towards rapid adoption of eSIM.

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1AMA-CAT-AMA t1_itztes1 wrote

Its great that you love esims. What might be better for you and your use case might not be for someone else. Its why other phones have this thing called choice? Want a cheap airport sim? You got it. Want to set up an esim before you even get on a flight? You got it too.

You're acting like apple didn't support esims before today and forced you to buy an airport sim until now.

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plaid-knight t1_iu0axlh wrote

> cheap airport sim

SIM cards at the airport are notoriously overpriced compared to the options waiting for you if you buy your SIM card in town at a place like a carrier shop or convenience store.

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1AMA-CAT-AMA t1_iu0ig8f wrote

thats true. It doesn't have to be in an airport, but the benefit of having choice remains

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alexnapierholland t1_itzvo2t wrote

Now I can have two eSIMs at once - and a whole load racked up and ready to switch in.

How's that for choice?

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1AMA-CAT-AMA t1_iu0iag8 wrote

2 eSims at once and a bunch more deactivated is literally a software feature and doesn't have anything to do with the presence of a physical slot?

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mthornton91 t1_itzwiqp wrote

Apple didn’t force people to use physical sims, but supply from local carriers might. By phasing out physical cards local carriers are encouraged to provide more esim options to keep business from iPhone users, which opens more doors for everyone down the road.

I know people don’t like change and there is a learning curve, but this will ultimately be an improvement giving people more secure, convenient options to stay connected abroad.

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left_at_read t1_iu1phd7 wrote

What kinda ids do Esim providers ask for tho? Especially when you are international.

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