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iPhone 15 series - eSIM only in Europe ?
I have to agree, re Apple products.
The price difference between the US and here is bonkers.
The 256 GB iPhone 13 mini I bought in Arizona was $729 which is £565.
The same model here is £759 !
If I wouldn’t have been connecting the Arizona purchased iPhone 13 mini to AT&T, T-Mobile or Verizon, it would have been $699, had to pay $30 extra to buy an unlocked version.
The sales assistant was very amused that I was buying the iPhone in the USA to use in the UK. 😂
JJP2 Many moons ago (when I was young and innocent....maybe!) I purchased a MacAir from a US source. I couldn't believe the price differential (Pound was stronger then!). The sales assistant looked at me strangely when I asked if it was the same spec as a UK model - he showed me the web page for comparison. The only issue was the plug on the charger, but a couple of quid bought me an adaptor.
It just shows the power and popularity of the product that we mugs/customers will pay for the products. Shame about the iPhone 14 only accepting sim otherwise I would've considered asking a friend to bring one.
I THINK it was on Money Saving Expert recently, there is a company in the US that you will let you their address to buy items in the US, have it shipped to them, and they will send it on you. Their fees were resolvable too.
EDIT : This is the company : “MyUS”
JJP2 Thanks for that info - very useful.
Luckily, we have some friends in the US who will happily do the same for no fee 😜
Unfortunately, if the new US versions of iPhone are going to be esim onlymy cunning plan to save a load of dosh won't work 😩
I do think eSIM will become more widely available, certainly here and also in Europe.
A few years ago, I went to Poland, bought a Polish SIM card on the “Play” network. I still keep it alive by sending a text to my usual English number once a month, as it only costs a few grosz (100 grosz = 1 Złoty)
I have just converted my physical SIM card into an eSIM.
