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Re:Apple Watch 3 by JigglyGigalo on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @05:53PM (#15233207)
So it has a software SIM? If so it's the first time I've heard of a device with one.
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Re:Apple Watch 3 by et-al on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @06:03PM (#15233312)
Yup. They call it an eSIM: https://techcrunch.com/2017/09/12/the-cellular-enabled-apple...

"The eSIM has to be provisioned via the device itself, which is handy if you want to switch between T-Mobile and AT&T in a hurry, but not handy if you want to switch to a carrier not supported by Apple, or sell your device to someone on a different carrier."

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Re:Apple Watch 3 by mark212 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @10:29PM (#15235042)
During the demo they described a small chip built in that worked as a SIM so I don't think it's purely software / eSIM.
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