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Re:Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card s... by lotsofpulp on Tuesday December 28, 2021 @11:22AM (#29715118)
That experience has nothing to do with eSIM or physical SIM. It has to do with current protocols that mobile networks use to transfer phone numbers.

Which can, and should change to something better than providing the SSN and passcode of the mobile network primary account holder who “owns” that phone number.

If anything, your experience should lead you to advocate to a quicker change to eSIM, so that your dad can control his phone number without needing someone else’s SSN.

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Re:Apple said to be preparing for iPhones without SIM card s... by kop316 on Thursday December 30, 2021 @09:14AM (#29736840)
> That experience has nothing to do with eSIM or physical SIM. It has to do with current protocols that mobile networks use to transfer phone numbers.

Given that so many things are tied to a phone number (they shouldn't, but are), there should be strong authentication measures to transfer phone numbers.

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