Re:Apple Removes SIM Card Tray on All iPhone 14 Models in U.S.
by addicted on Thursday September 08, 2022 @10:19AM
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One sees this logical fallacy so often with Apple and its fans. It’s almost certainly encouraged by Apple as well.
Let’s say there’s a product that has 2 similar features A & B.
For its next version of the product Apple removes feature B.
Then folks complain about how there are things they cannot do because feature B is missing.
The Apple fans respond by extolling the benefits of feature A.
The problem is that I already had all those benefits of feature A when Apple shipped the product with both A and B. The Apple fans convert the actual argument, which is (A AND B) vs (Only A) into a strawman argument, which is (Only B) vs (Only A).
Re:Apple Removes SIM Card Tray on All iPhone 14 Models in U.S.
by ericmay on Thursday September 08, 2022 @12:29PM
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I think if folks really want the feature of a physical SIM card they have other phone options out there. Maybe it's something available from Samsung or Google? Personally I think going to another country and buying a disposable SIM card and hoping I don't lose my other one and all of these other things is much more of a hassle than something like landing, turning off airplane mode, and then just selecting a plan that works for me all set up with Apple Pay that I could have done before I even get off the plane.
Then again, just using a carrier that has global coverage would be even better.
Does having a SIM tray stop you from replying to that prompt?
> and you could just opt-in to something straight from your phone and be connected before you even get off the plane without needing to buy a disposable SIM card.
Does having a SIM tray remove your ability to choose?
Meanwhile, people use multiple SIMs even without leaving their home town as some mobile internet providers offer better services than bundled voice+internet services, having to use multiple cellphone numbers is a reality, and actually subscribing to separate services in multiple countries is a thing as well.
For instance, right now I have two SIM cards from two separate operators from two separate countries in one of my phones, and I would have a third if that was an option. Why is this suddenly a bad thing?