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Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card slot in 2022

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Re: Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card slot in 2022

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Post by TheSpiceIsLife »

Grakel wrote: post #2

Thank God, the current versions are just so thick, I can barely hold it. I really hope they can remove some more stuff and make it thinner.

Hopefully they make the battery smaller and the glass thinner, all the current iPhones are too heavy and durable and I miss charging.

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Post by comboy »

lifty wrote: post #3

Is there a good reason why mobile phones still have SIM cards, besides the historical reasons?

One I can think of is operator providing you a software package to make use of his special services (and whatnot).

Did you know your simcard contains Java Runtime Environment?

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Post by lmm »

Dylan16807 wrote: post #5
Grakel wrote: post #2

Thank God, the current versions are just so thick, I can barely hold it. I really hope they can remove some more stuff and make it thinner.

Though imagine if they actually replaced it with microsd support. It would certainly be against the industry as a whole!

Several of my android phones have come with a slot that can take either a microSD or a second SIM, so they wouldn't have to remove it if that's what they were going for.

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Post by vbo »

sz4kerto wrote: post #8
johnebgd wrote: post #4

Esim is a mature and excellent technology. This is overdue.

In my country the third major provider still doesn’t support it, the second (Vodafone) started supporting it in 2021. (EU member state.)

They will if Apple does this.

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Post by th3iedkid »

eSIMs are good but it doesn't eliminate the bureaucracy/paper work involved with acquiring an actual network connection, esp for those traveling across countries. Unless ofcourse you are willing to pay those listed roaming charges(some of which appear as hidden charges). Not sure what eSims or even Apple as a company can do about that?

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Post by sytelus »

durnygbur wrote: post #10

Out of half dozen of mobile service providers I have used in 3 different EU countries, ONE provides eSIM.

Thanks to Apple, this industry won't make any progress otherwise. You can watch all 3 service providers finally waking up and provide eSIM. You can even watch all the Android manufacturer follow the suit. I am tired of using u-pins to change sim cards. Buying physical circuit to put in the phone just to communicate some numbers is barbaric.

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Post by _1tan »

sz4kerto wrote: post #8
johnebgd wrote: post #4

Esim is a mature and excellent technology. This is overdue.

In my country the third major provider still doesn’t support it, the second (Vodafone) started supporting it in 2021. (EU member state.)

Let me guess: Germany?
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