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Terretta wrote: post #213
bluetidepro wrote: post #52

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Traveled to Central America, North America, UK, and various parts of EU, and I've never had any problems at all getting an eSIM sorted out. When I do upgrade to this new iPhone 14 Pro I will likely still bring my old iPhone 12 Pro that does have a physical sim slot JUST IN CASE, but in the past I've had no troubles with eSIMs. I think this is a non-issue from what I've seen, assuming it's not too remote of an area yo…

All the people saying there are no eSIMs, I don’t know where they are traveling. I for reasons kept physical sim as US domestic, and used the eSIM internationally for years, popping into any random local phone store and getting dirt cheap local numbers with a QR code. As a backup, a half dozen apps like GigSky or Nomad that manage eSIMs for countries or regions in case you just can’t find anything (search eSIM in app…

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cromka wrote: post #260
skohan wrote: post #255

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That's $44 for 15 days and 6 GB! If I recall correctly, I was paying like a dollar a gigabyte or something on a local sim. You would go to any market and there would be these guys walking around with rolls of activation codes which you could buy for like $0.10 each and they were good for 100MB or a certain number of minutes when you typed it in the phone. This is exactly what I'm talking about: if you have this phone…

> https://twitter.com/airtel_ug/status/1499288905446739973?lan... Airtel, for example, said it was work in progress, as of March this year. Seriously, when it comes to application of new technology, the world isn't as behind the US as US might think. Often times, they actually get years ahead. I think you overestimate how long it's gonna take Africa or Asia to get eSIM up and running. They have a clear incentive now,…

Do they have a clear incentive? We're only talking about iPhones purchased in the US, so basically this only affects US tourists or expats in Africa which is going to be a tiny number of potential customers.

It remains to be seen if Android will copy this move, as Apple is even hesitant to roll it out anywhere besides the US. I almost wonder if there is something else motivating it, like pressures to prevent iPhones intended for the US market from being sold overseas.

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Post by Havoc »

dougmwne wrote: post #86
chadlavi wrote: post #73

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My carrier/plan has service anywhere I go, so I'm not particularly concerned about it. I'm using my US sim card in Europe right now to post this comment.

Roaming is fine for short trips, but you are typically pretty badly de-prioritized and your connection is usually routed through US servers giving you a bad ping. Eventually the carrier is going to boot you off if you stay too long. Grabbing a local sim card is a must for me since I rely on the data plan for work. It also tends to be much cheaper to get 20 or 30 gigs of 5g data. eSim is making this much more convenie…

>Eventually the carrier is going to boot you off if you stay too long.

Spent multiple years on roaming data permanently & was fine (UK vodafone)

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47rufhdhsjsjdbb wrote: post #235
Terretta wrote: post #213

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All the people saying there are no eSIMs, I don’t know where they are traveling. I for reasons kept physical sim as US domestic, and used the eSIM internationally for years, popping into any random local phone store and getting dirt cheap local numbers with a QR code. As a backup, a half dozen apps like GigSky or Nomad that manage eSIMs for countries or regions in case you just can’t find anything (search eSIM in app…

I've yet to see any local eSIMs for sale in Asia. Where were you?

Similar approach for Hong Kong, Singapore, Philippines, Korea, Japan.

First, check if any of the big few domestic carriers have a temporary or contract free esim. In Japan, for example, NTT Docomo does.

When you get to Japan you are going to find an operator NTT Docomo physical store, the second most popular. The virtual SIM cards of this company have the following characteristics:

    - Data plans of 1 to 7 GB.
    - 4G LTE connection.
    - No minimum clause or contracts.
    - Exclusive virtual SIM cards for 5G devices.
Otherwise, Google "esim Japan" and use any of the gazillion variations of esimjapan, or use a trusted one you have an account with like GigSky, Truphone, or HolaFly.

Same approach anywhere, in my experience.

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Post by krzyk »

shard wrote: post #70
HatchedLake721 wrote: post #31

It's weird, while Google struggles to make basic Emergency Services calling to work reliably[1], Apple keeps adding life saving features from detecting falls and car crashes to ability to call Emergency Services via satellite. Just shows you how companies are different in focus, quality control and attention to detail. [1] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32713375

FYI car crash detection had been available since Pixel 5.

> FYI car crash detection had been available since Pixel 5.

Since Pixel 3, so 4 years ago.

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gregsadetsky wrote: post #177
quixoticelixer- wrote: post #174

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https://images.anandtech.com/doci/17563/36082843_575px.jpg

Right, that's a Bayer arrangement. But... previous (iPhone 13) sensors also presumably have a similar Bayer arrangements and also group the sensor's pixels (which we could call "sub-pixels") into "effective pixels", right? So what's different here? Are there truly 4 times more sub-pixels? Or is this a new algorithm to interpret the sub-pixels data...? But the sensor is the same as the previous generation?

No it's not a bayer arrangement. There are 4 times as many pixels, they are just being over-sampled. The sensor is not the same as the previous generation.

Each pixel is grouped together with three others for most applications (taking photos etc) but they can also be used individually (It said it could do 48MP videos)

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skohan wrote: post #282
cromka wrote: post #260

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> https://twitter.com/airtel_ug/status/1499288905446739973?lan... Airtel, for example, said it was work in progress, as of March this year. Seriously, when it comes to application of new technology, the world isn't as behind the US as US might think. Often times, they actually get years ahead. I think you overestimate how long it's gonna take Africa or Asia to get eSIM up and running. They have a clear incentive now,…

Do they have a clear incentive? We're only talking about iPhones purchased in the US, so basically this only affects US tourists or expats in Africa which is going to be a tiny number of potential customers. It remains to be seen if Android will copy this move, as Apple is even hesitant to roll it out anywhere besides the US. I almost wonder if there is something else motivating it, like pressures to prevent iPhones…

eSIMs were being rolled out in many markets before Apple gave up the physical SIM completely. Clearly there’s been other incentive than sustaining iPhone users. With Apple’s move, they just have one more: the impending technological change, for which Apple, fortunately or not, is some kind of Messiah. They have a proven track of crating such momentum, and they just sent a clear message: adapt.

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Post by Rebelgecko »

fakethenews2022 wrote: post #270
Rebelgecko wrote: post #198

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How do I sign up? Their website gives the impression it's not available until next year.

From your Tesla.

I don't have one. If there's 100k people in the beta, do you have a link to reviews or anything? I'm curious how well it works, compared to Apple's version where you apparently have to wave your phone in the air a certain way. Maybe with LEO receivers that isn't necessary?

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Post by nunez »

ajoseps wrote: post #271
nunez wrote: post #241

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eSIM isn't nearly as easy to get outside of the US as it is from the inside. I can't imagine getting an eSIM if/when I go to India again in the future. Getting a physical SIM was REALLY REALLY difficult. that said, all of the US carriers have extensive international roaming agreements and international data/voice is much cheaper these days.

how was getting a physical SIM difficult? There are stalls at every airport I’ve been to India

it's impossible once you _leave_ the airport

also, if you're like me and get in at 0200, no stalls for you

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