Re:Regarding the eSIM-only iPhone 14 models in the U.S.
by bestham on Saturday September 10, 2022 @01:54AM
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All this is possible with standard SIMs. The SIM is just a trust anchor, a token. What that token means for the telco in terms of services and pricing is entirely up to the telco. eSIM is just a way to connect to the HSM that is already soldered on the phone at manufacture. The only problem is that if you damage your phone you have to bootstrap a new “onboarding” and cannot just extract the SIM and put it in a new phone.
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Re:Regarding the eSIM-only iPhone 14 models in the U.S.
by addicted on Saturday September 10, 2022 @07:04AM
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Ah yes, the old Apple fan trick of comparing feature B to feature A, when the real comparison is feature B to (feature A + feature B).
Apple is not taking us from a physical SIM to an eSIM world.
Apple is taking us from a physical SIM + eSIM to an only eSIM world.
All the arguments in this thread so far in favor of Apple’s decision fail when considering this reality.