Sim card slot for macbook

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Sim card slot for macbook

I’ve seen posts over 6 years old asking if there is a sim card slot on a macbook. And the answer remains the same. My 2014 Audi has a sim card slot. My wifi router has a sim card slot. My watch even has a sim card slot. Why can’t a 2019 Macbook have one? I am so sick of trying to get my macbook to tether or wifi when I am on the road - which is always. Adding a sim to my macbook would not cost me a cent extra and would save me heaps of hassels.

Does anyone know if there is a good third party usbc dongle that works?

Posted on Feb 22, 2019 8:16 PM

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Trafficlaw Author

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Feb 24, 2019 7:31 PM in response to leroydouglas

You missed the bit about how Dell, HP, Microsoft, Google, Lenovo, Panasonic, ASUS, Acer etc etc all sell laptops which accept a sim or e-sim (and touch screen!) and don't require their users to mess around with portable wifi, dongles, bluetooth pairing, usb cables, perpetual hot-spot reactivation and reconnection, network passwords, over-burdened free networks, drained iPhone batteries, etc etc. If cellular is easy enough on an iPad, why is it not good enough for a MacBook?

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Feb 22, 2019 8:36 PM in response to Trafficlaw

Hmm.. maybe I am missing something.

Connect your Mac to the Internet

https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/connect-to-the-internet-mchld1690538/mac

Personal Hotspot.w/ wifi, USB, bluetooth

If Personal Hotspot is not working on your iPhone or iPad

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT203302

Make and receive calls on your Mac, iPad, or iPod touch

https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT209456

You can always submit your Apple Feedback http://www.apple.com/feedback

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Feb 24, 2019 7:33 PM in response to Trafficlaw

You missed the bit about how Dell, HP, Microsoft, Google, Lenovo, Panasonic, ASUS, Acer etc etc all sell laptops which accept a sim or e-sim (and touch screen!) and don't require their users to mess around with portable wifi, dongles, bluetooth pairing, usb cables, perpetual hot-spot reactivation and reconnection, network passwords, over-burdened free networks, drained iPhone batteries, etc etc. If cellular is easy enough on an iPad, why is it not good enough for a MacBook?

Thanks. Best you can do in a user to user forum is submit your Apple Feedback http://www.apple.com/feedback

to make your voice heard

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Feb 24, 2019 7:39 PM in response to Trafficlaw

The current models of MacBook Pro do not have a cellular Radio, so providing a SIM card slot gets you exactly nowhere.

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Trafficlaw Author

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Feb 25, 2019 8:14 PM in response to Grant Bennet-Alder

so you’re saying it’s possible they left out the sim card slot because the cellular radio was not installed....

But if they could just start with a sim card slot it might one day encourage them to add the cellular modem. Small steps!

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Tesserax

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Feb 26, 2019 9:46 AM in response to Trafficlaw

I suggest that you let Apple know directly by using the following link: Product Feedback - Apple

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Feb 26, 2019 7:30 AM in response to Trafficlaw

All the best with your Dell, HP, Microsoft, Google, Lenovo, Panasonic, ASUS, Acer etc.

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Sim card slot for macbook

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