Apple SIM

Post by dzhiurgis » Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 9:41 PM UTC

ivanstojic wrote: post #77

cosmie wrote: post #72

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I have T-Mobile's Simple Choice plan, and while I haven't flown too much internationally, the few times I have, my service has worked seamlessly. My plan includes 4G coverage in Mexico and Canada, and 2G coverage in 100+ other markets (with the option to upgrade for 3G and 4G rates in those markets). Looking at [1] it appears the current plans may not offer this for free anymore, but it's still available. [1] https:/…

I believe the above commenter talks about the ease/pricing of Fi as much as the experience. I'm using Fi on my iPhone (and have for a while) - and it works worldwide for $10 / 1Gb. It's actually downright magical compared to other offers (even the Apple SIM powered ones).

Post by dzhiurgis » Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 9:44 PM UTC

Faaak wrote: post #73

mvid wrote: post #31

I'm surprised Apple has created a proper Fi competitor yet. It would fit so well into their premium brand of "your iPhone works the moment you step off the plane wherever your amazing life takes you". They wouldn't have their UX tied to cell providers, who are some of the most unpleasant entities to interact with. They would probably be able to lean further into their personal security stance, by fully obfuscating th…

In the EU, you don't even need that. Roaming is included in all of EU's countries. My operator (Free) also includes the USA.

Post by megy » Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 9:55 PM UTC

swiley wrote: post #57

blhack wrote: post #53

I've always wished that apple would offer this in the macbook pros. A laptop that doesn't have to tether, but just carries its own internet connection with it would be really nice.

I know many thinkpads have an empty bay with a minipci connector that you can put modems in which do just that. I don't know why things like that aren't popular, I guess it looks "ugly?"

Post by paublyrne » Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 10:01 PM UTC

dzhiurgis wrote: post #83

Faaak wrote: post #73

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In the EU, you don't even need that. Roaming is included in all of EU's countries. My operator (Free) also includes the USA.

> Roaming is included in all of EU's countries Kind of - if you buy monthly plan that’s 2X more expensive (at least in Eastern Europe).

Post by fyfy18 » Tue, Mar 27, 2018, 10:10 PM UTC

untog wrote: post #41

oarsinsync wrote: post #35

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My slightly expensive hack-around is to have a second travel iPhone, and tether my primary phone to that when I travel. I used to swap SIM cards around so that my primary SIM ended up in my travel phone, and my region-specific SIM ended up in my primary phone, but ultimately that became more hassle than it was worth, and tethering was a less painful solution with the prevalence of wifi everywhere in most places I vis…

I wonder if anyone on HN can recommend a cheap-ish tethering device? That had occurred to me before - some little hotspot thing I can throw a SIM card into. Maybe annoying to keep charged, though.