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Mahesh

23/09/22 22:55 PM IST

eSIMs

In News 
  • With the iPhone 14 series, Apple has made a big change to the devices being sold in the US. These come without a physical SIM slot and a user will have to rely on an eSIM in order to access mobile networks.
eSIM 
  • eSIMs were first established in 2012.
  • eSIM is an industry-standard digital SIM supported by carriers”.
  • It also goes on to add that eSIM will offer more benefits, especially when travelling abroad because if your iPhone is stolen.
  • That’s because the thieves cannot remove the SIM and access that, especially if your iPhone is locked.
  • Apple says customers can store eight or more eSIMs on an iPhone 14 series.
  • But a user can have two eSIMs active on supported iPhone models at the same time.
  • So you can store multiple eSIMs but only use two of these at any given time
  • Users will be able to swap between active eSIMs by changing selections in Settings.
Disadvantages 
  • If your phone stops working, runs out of battery or simply falls and gets a cracked screen, your communication is brought to a complete standstill with eSIMs. Traditional SIMs, meanwhile, can be quickly pulled out of the affected phone and into another backup device or secondary phone.
  • eSIM phones cannot be used in a country where the telecom operators simply don’t support the technology yet.
  • This isn’t an issue if your phone supports both eSIM and traditional SIMs, but is a problem on devices like the US-version iPhone 14, which will solely rely on eSIM alone.
Source- Indian Express 

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