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eSIM

my phone is iphone 11 and i can't activate eSIM because the eSIM command is missing.

iPhone 11

Posted on Mar 11, 2023 11:50 AM

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Mar 11, 2023 12:14 PM in response to arsen195

Often when you purchase a phone from a carrier, the phone is “locked” so as to work ONLY with that carrier.


This is generally known as “Carrier Locked.”


The locking carrier may - or may not - be willing to release their lock; or it may be tied to a certain length of service commitment.


See:


How to unlock your iPhone for use with a different carrier - Apple Support


Mar 12, 2023 7:43 AM in response to arsen195

This is Apple’s guidance on the matter:


About eSIM on iPhone - Apple Support


HOWEVER, different carriers implement eSIM provisioning differently.


This can be due to their own hardware, software, procedural standardization, or account security considerations.


Don’t get frustrated if you can’t make it work by yourself; rather, contact your carrier.

Mar 12, 2023 1:42 PM in response to arsen195

In that article you highlighted a portion of one of several possible methods a carrier might use to provision your eSIM.


Did you obtain a QR code directly fron your carrier? (you can’t just scan “any ol’ eSIM QR code)


After you scan a QR code, NUMEROUS complex events occur in your carrier’s provisioning system before the eSIM is “pushed-out” to your phone. (i.e. there are numerous technical pieces which ALL must work to complete the provisioning - your phone is only one “piece” of it)


Again, contact your carrier.


Also and somewhat unfortunately … posting images with - what I think are Cyrillic characters - is generally not helpful in this english-language community. Sorry. 🙁



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