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Re:Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card s... by CraigRood on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @09:32AM (#29714129)
If a sim is digital, couldn't Apple put the eSim into your 'wallet' for example? I appreciate that it's not currently designed like that, but given we are just talking bits, just because it's not a fully baked system yet, it can't be?
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Re:Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card s... by izacus on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @09:36AM (#29714161)
How is an Apple proprietary wallet an improvement over a tiny chip that works in every phone brand?

You're looking for a solution created for a problem that doesn't need to exist.

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Re:Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card s... by smoovb on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @12:33PM (#29715888)
You get it. And this IS how it works now. You can have 10+ eSIM profiles on your iPhone with one of them active at a time. Just active the eSIM based on the country you are in. No more tracking plastic bits.
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