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Soldato
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UK eSim -
EE
O2
Truphone
Ubigi
Vodafone
Also worth noting -
United Kingdom
3
BT
EE
Giffgaff
O2
Sky
Talk Mobile
Virgin Mobile UK
Vodafone
O2 then Vodafone. Companies that piggy back off of other networks i.e talk or giffgaff while cheaper have relatively no features.
EE
O2
Truphone
Ubigi
Vodafone
Also worth noting -
United Kingdom
3
- 5G9
- Advanced Mobile Location (AML)7
- FaceTime over Mobile1
- LTE
- Personal Hotspot2
- Unlocking2
- VoLTE5
- Wi-Fi Calling
BT
- 5G9
- Advanced Mobile Location (AML)7
- FaceTime over Mobile1
- LTE
- Personal Hotspot2
- VoLTE5
- Wi-Fi Calling
EE
- 5G9
- Advanced Mobile Location (AML)7
- eSIM
- FaceTime over Mobile1
- LTE
- Personal Hotspot2
- Unlocking2
- Visual Voicemail
- VoLTE5
- Wi-Fi Calling
- Wi-Fi Calling on supported iCloud-connected devices
Giffgaff
- Advanced Mobile Location (AML)7
- FaceTime over Mobile1
- LTE
- Personal Hotspot2
O2
- 5G9
- Advanced Mobile Location (AML)7
- eSIM
- FaceTime over Mobile1
- LTE
- Personal Hotspot2
- Unlocking2
- Visual Voicemail
- VoLTE
- Wi-Fi Calling
Sky
- 5G9
- Advanced Mobile Location (AML)7
- FaceTime
- LTE
- Personal Hotspot
- Visual Voicemail
- VoLTE5
- Wi-Fi Calling
Talk Mobile
- Advanced Mobile Location (AML)7
- FaceTime over Mobile1
Virgin Mobile UK
- 5G9
- Advanced Mobile Location (AML)7
- FaceTime over Mobile1
- LTE
- Personal Hotspot2
Vodafone
- 5G9
- Advanced Mobile Location (AML)7
- eSIM
- FaceTime over Mobile1
- LTE
- Personal Hotspot2
- Unlocking2
- VoLTE5
- Wi-Fi Calling
O2 then Vodafone. Companies that piggy back off of other networks i.e talk or giffgaff while cheaper have relatively no features.
Soldato
I’m going to see how the 14 pro fairs compared to the 12 pro I have currently.
I’ve been tempted to jump ship over to android/Samsung but unsure.
I’ve been tempted to jump ship over to android/Samsung but unsure.
Visual voicemail still only available on EE and O2 after all these years.
Soldato
Three don't officially support it yet annoyingly.
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Those MVNOs will all have to support VoLTE soon as the networks have committed to turning off 3G, Vodafone by mid 2023, same for Three and EE. Only O2 has yet to set a date but it will come.
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And Vodafone supports Visual Voicemail @HACO. But weirdly it doesn't work over Wi-Fi Calling (doesn't on O2 either). It does for EE.
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14 Pro should have the newer Qualcomm modem which apparently is very good in Snapdragon S22 models
I wonder if there will be anything about the much rumoured VR headset. That intrigues me.
It does not intrigue me, VR can get in the sea
Soldato
Not really any downsides but not really any upsides either, unless you want the physical sim slot for another network.
Regarding the Apple event looks like Air Pod Pro 2 will be getting announced.
Regarding the Apple event looks like Air Pod Pro 2 will be getting announced.
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Nice, will be getting those then. I like their update cycle for the pods. Suits me perfectly.
Caporegime
Looking forward to this as it's quite likely going to result in my first ever purchase of an iPhone. Held off from getting a smartphone right from the beginning but it's almost starting to become a requirement to have one these days (or at least it feels like it). I've been getting on perfectly fine with an iPod and an ancient Nokia phone but with Apple discontinuing the iPod, that scenario is not possible.
I started switch today as I hadn't realised my XS has an eSIM. The switch failed, so I tried a couple more times but still failed and also deactivated the physical SIM, which was needed to receive an activation code in a text
got onto their tech support on a webchat and the person said if I hadn't tried so many times they could have sorted it immediately, but instead I now have to wait 24 hours haha. Never mind.Looks like I can just Bluetooth the eSIM over to the new iPhone when the 14s release! Not that it's a hardship to eject two SIM trays, but I imagine eSIM will be the only offering in a couple of years so might as well get on it now.
Lol might give that a miss for now - did see a rumour that iphone 15 may not have a sim slot..I started switch today as I hadn't realised my XS has an eSIM. The switch failed, so I tried a couple more times but still failed and also deactivated the physical SIM, which was needed to receive an activation code in a text
Looks like I can just Bluetooth the eSIM over to the new iPhone when the 14s release! Not that it's a hardship to eject two SIM trays, but I imagine eSIM will be the only offering in a couple of years so might as well get on it now.
To be fair, if I'd just been a bit patient, maybe the first attempt would have worked without issue
I had an EE eSIM a few years back because I wanted to keep the physical port clear to use a second SIM. However, it caused me an issue when switching to a new iPhone as I had to go to an EE shop to get a new eSIM linked to a QR code to scan on the new phone. Thankfully there was an EE store just round the corner from the Covent Garden Apple Store.. I still had to wait nearly 30mins for someone to see me. I reverted to a physical sim at the earliest convivence! I hope they have improved the process now. I remember thinking - why can't a new eSIM be delivered via the EE app or something?
In terms of the function and reliability of the eSIM, there was no difference, it was completely reliable and the dual sim functionality in IOS worked well, even in it's (then) first iteration.
Unless you are planning on using the dual SIM functionality, I would stick with a physical nano-SIM. Unless of course they have improved the process and you can self-provision a new eSIM without a visit to a physical store when changing phones. I'm sure Apple will one day do away with the physical port and eSIM will be the only option, until then.. I plan on keeping my nano-SIM.
Man of Honour
Normally just get the phone every year, but I'll be picking up the new watch (don't already have one), and some new AirPods if they're announced. My Sony XM4's just died so need some new ear buds