SIM card slot in iPhone 15 pro

sim card in iPhone 15 pro it’s possible? Right now?

Posted on Sep 30, 2023 10:26 AM

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Posted on Jan 8, 2024 11:49 AM

can i order iphone 15 pro with sim slot in US?


No


But, if you have friend that lives in another country, they could buy an iPhone 15 Pro for you and ship it to you.


The downside......there will be no warranty on the phone in the U.S.

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Dec 24, 2023 2:09 PM in response to Pennstatenickalva

Pennstatenickalva wrote:

Whatever you do, do not buy the iPhone 15! Do not buy this phone if you’re someone who travels. This phone is weird, it doesn’t have a SIM card slot. At all. Do not buy. e-sim won’t work. Ask me why?

That's an odd statement. I'm in the US and eSim works just fine on our iPhone 15 Pro and Pro max and it worked just fine on our 12 Pro and Pro Max, 13 Pro and Pro Max and 14 Pro and 14 Pro Max.


To say eSim doesn't work is a false statement, unless your carrier doesn't support eSim or you buy an iPhone manufactured for the US and you take it to a different country which doesn't support eSim.

Jan 8, 2024 12:29 PM in response to Lrnznvn

Apple has never been big on people’s preferences. Remember when Apple eliminated the diskette slot, and users complained that the world was coming to an end? Or even before that, the original 1984 Macintosh had a diskette slot, but not a 5 1/4" floppy disk slot. Or when iMacs stopped shipping with CD/DVD drives? Or when Apple stopped shipping USB power sources? Yet the world survived all of these disasters, and even emulated Apple in all of these advances. I even remember when Apple introduced the “mouse” and industry pundits said it was cumbersome and would never catch on.


Then, of course, in 2007 Apple introduced the iPhone, and pretty much every industry analyst said it was a really stupid move and would be a flop. Fast forward to the iPad launch, which was treated similarly by the trade press, who even made questionable taste jokes about the name.


Apple has always led the industry with technological innovation, and the eSIM is just the latest example. It is more secure than a physical SIM (no one can steal it and put it in another phone), it can’t be lost or damaged, and you can have up to 8 installed without having to find a place to store those tiny SIM cards without losing them.


Apple probably chose the US for this launch because all US carriers support eSIMs, and the phones sold in the US are intended to be used only by US residents. But I think within the next couple of years all cell phones will be eSIM only. Here is a list of worldwide carriers that support eSIM→Find wireless carriers that offer eSIM service - Apple Support

Jan 2, 2024 11:40 AM in response to Pennstatenickalva

Pennstatenickalva wrote:

if you’re in the US, eSIM will work fine. It’s the moment you decide to be a tourist in another country. In order to get an eSIM in any country in Latin America, you need to be a citizen or a national resident. The carriers here won’t give you a eSIM without this. It’s a requirement. I had no idea, I’ve been here for a whole week now without a phone. Lea from customer relations talked to one of the managers from Apple, because I requested them to give me a refund since I had no use for it and Apple made no announcement that the eSIM was going to be eliminated. I came to South America and have been trying all sorts of things to get an eSIM. I am currently down here right now without a phone.

The phone should still work through your U.S. carrier. Most now have pretty reasonable international roaming rates.

Feb 21, 2024 12:25 PM in response to Pennstatenickalva

I have to respectfully disagree with your statements and the fact that you need to be a national or resident is 110% false. again i say this with all due respect and do not mean to argue or be disrespectful. I just want to help guide those reading. At the time of your post i was actually in Columbia on a work visa for “doctors without borders” and there were many instances where our work was brought to Venezuela, Honduras, Panama, Mexico, the Dominican, Belize, chile and literally almost every country in central/South America except Brazil Guinea and some other small countries. But I went down with my regular iPhone 15 pro max from the U.S. with eSIM. I had no intent on using any of my other eSIM slots but I eventually did because even though work told us they would cover the charge it was to help the residents down there get ahold of me at little to no charge. Every country I went to I got an eSIM temporarily activated and never once had an issue. So I think you need to get a better hold on how this phone works and talk to legitimate cell providers in these areas.

Dec 25, 2023 3:20 AM in response to lobsterghost1

if you’re in the US, eSIM will work fine. It’s the moment you decide to be a tourist in another country. In order to get an eSIM in any country in Latin America, you need to be a citizen or a national resident. The carriers here won’t give you a eSIM without this. It’s a requirement. I had no idea, I’ve been here for a whole week now without a phone. Lea from customer relations talked to one of the managers from Apple, because I requested them to give me a refund since I had no use for it and Apple made no announcement that the eSIM was going to be eliminated. I came to South America and have been trying all sorts of things to get an eSIM. I am currently down here right now without a phone.

Feb 21, 2024 1:10 PM in response to Cms916

Cms916 wrote:

I have to respectfully disagree with your statements and the fact that you need to be a national or resident is 110% false. again i say this with all due respect and do not mean to argue or be disrespectful. I just want to help guide those reading. At the time of your post i was actually in Columbia on a work visa for “doctors without borders” and there were many instances where our work was brought to Venezuela, Honduras, Panama, Mexico, the Dominican, Belize, chile and literally almost every country in central/South America except Brazil Guinea and some other small countries. But I went down with my regular iPhone 15 pro max from the U.S. with eSIM. I had no intent on using any of my other eSIM slots but I eventually did because even though work told us they would cover the charge it was to help the residents down there get ahold of me at little to no charge. Every country I went to I got an eSIM temporarily activated and never once had an issue. So I think you need to get a better hold on how this phone works and talk to legitimate cell providers in these areas.

Thanks for the first-hand report.

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