esim

Kinda ridiculous. A true dual SIM phone would be really useful for us world travelers. Too bad only China gets it. E-SIM is like a throwback--being tied to a carrier. Practically useless.

This post is a wiki, so if you have an eSIM, see a question and know the answer, feel free to add the question and the answer. This WikiPost will focus on all the questions not covered by Apple in the support documents below. Table of Contents General Info Support documents from Apple about...

If Apple is adopting the GSMA eSIM standard (QR Code Scan to add a provider) why doesn't the iPad Pro with eSIM support it like the iPhone XS on iOS 12.1 β?

Multiple sources I asked at AT&T - while generally saying that they hadn't been given much/any information yet - all seemed to conclude that a phone locked to AT&T would have the eSim locked as well, and that to unlock the eSim for use overseas, you'd need to purchase the phone outright...

hopefully our American cousins can help with this one. Planning to visit the states in October with my iPhone XS and while my UK plan let's me use my phone and data it treats it as if I'm in the UK. So to call an American number is still really expensive. Do any us carriers offer a pay as...

According to the footnotes on the iPhone XS page: 11. eSIM will be available later this year through a software update. Use of eSIM requires a wireless service plan (which may include restrictions on switching service providers and roaming, even after contract expiration). Not all carriers...

i will be interested what, if any, progress is made in making apple's eSIM more broadly available. apple watch: - currently needs pairing with an iPhone contract - can only pair it with iPhones that have contracts with a limited list of authorized carriers right now, apple watch cant be used...

Good morning from Grecia. Im a bit confused about how the new apple watch will work with esim. Tim said that the series 3 will have esim, so we can use it for calls and for data. Also said that the series 3 with esim will share the same number with iphone. So, do i still need to have an iphone...