08-07-2023 16:46 PM
As per $subject. It is now inexcusable for Smarty to not support eSIM. 3 UK support it, yet are limiting it to post-paid, with prepaid excluded. This is not acceptable.
Why are *all* US carriers supporting eSIM for post *and* pre-paid, even before Apple forced their hand, yet the UK - again - lags behind?
08-07-2023
20:49 PM
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09-07-2023
12:59 PM
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YulianK
Do as you wish, be argumentative, whatever, if it makes you feel better !
Voxi is most definitely an MVNO
Whatever, you do you, but it won’t suddenly magic into life eSIMs for Smarty customers !
If you want eSIM, then obviously, at the current time, you need to choose another mobile company !
Oh and if you can be bothered, look at Whistleout on YouTube. They know the US cellphone market, and not all US carriers offer eSIM. Even if all US carriers did offer eSIM, what good is that to you in the UK ?! Maybe you should move to the USA if you, in the UK, think the use of eSIM’s in the USA have any bearing on the use of eSIM’s in the UK and elsewhere.
13-09-2023 02:31 AM
If you work in telecoms you know that traditionally the US is far far behind the UK in telecoms adoption, but not in eSIMs preincipally thanks to apple.
Trying to argue that we are about as bad as the USA (which isnt accurate by the way) re eSIMs just diminishes your credibility
08-07-2023
21:09 PM
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09-07-2023
13:02 PM
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YulianK
> Voxi is most definitely an MVNO
Voxi & Smarty are 'experimental' brands of Vodafone and 3 UK respectively. They're the equivalent of Cricket Wireless or Visible here. A carrier can't be an 'MVNO' when they are *literally the carrier*.
> Whatever, you do you, but it won’t suddenly magic into life eSIMs for Smarty customers !
I'm not asking for help. I'm better informed than every single person that comments on this forum. I'm now publicly vocalising for others considering Smarty that 3 not supporting eSIM for prepaid is now wildly unacceptable. The new iPhone will be sim tray free in Europe from September, so they're going to be forced to adopt it. Good.
> Oh and if you can be bothered, look at Whistleout on YouTube. They know the US >cellphone market,
LOL. You just keep on, don't you? The US is my home market. I work for one of the major carriers.
> and not all US carriers offer eSIM.
*Yes*. *They*. *Do*. I'm really tired of telling you this, yet you continue to say otherwise. You are yet to name me a *single* US carrier that doesn't support eSIM.
> Even if all US carriers did offer eSIM, what good is that to you in the UK ?!
It's of no use. That's entirely my point.
> Maybe you should move to the USA
I did. I'm an American.